The following are previous events that took place from 2011-2013:
Spring 2013
Date: March 12, 2013
Title: “Shattering Families: How Mass Incarceration Harms Parents and Children”
Speaker: Gail T. Smith, Senior Policy Director, Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers (CLAIM)
Fall 2012
Date: September 26, 2012
Time: 1:00pm-2:30pm
Title: I Can Problem Solve (ICPS): Enhancing Interpersonal Cognitive Processes & Problem-Solving Skills of Children
Speaker: Felicia Roberson, M.A., C.S.A.D.P., Manager, Training at Prevention First
Spring 2012
CoP Conference Call Series: Leading with Authenticity
Date: May 15, 2012
Time 3pm-4pm CST
Summary: The authenticity group will lead participants in a discussion about Brene Brown’s speech on TED talk “The Power of Vulnerability”.
Dates: June 26, 2012
Time: 3pm-4pm CST
Summary: Participants discussed Brene Brown's book, "The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are".
Date: Feburary 23, 2012
Speaker/Organization: Nikki Lively, MA
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Date: March 15, 2012
Speaker/Organization: Bekeela Watson, MPH
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Date: April 5, 2012
Speakers/Organizations: Mayra Estrella, MPH, PhD Candidate, UIC School of Public Health, Division of Community Health Sciences/Jon Pounds, Executive Director, Chicago Public Art Group/Gail Roy, ATR-BC, LCPC: Core Faculty & Board-Certified Registered Art Therapist, Adler School of Psychology, Master’s in Counseling Psychology and Art Therapy Program/Carrie Sandahl, MA, PhD, Associate Professor, UIC Department of Disability and Human Development & Program on Disability Art, Culture, and Humanities
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Dates: March 28, 2012 & April 25, 2012
Time (for both sessions): 3:00pm-4:00pm CST (4:00pm-5:00pm EST)
Title: Contemplative Practices, Self-Care and Mindful Leadership
Speaker: Joanne Bagshaw, MA, LMHC, Associate Professor of Psychology at Montgomery College
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Fall 2011
Date: September 1, 2011
Speaker/Organization: Lindsay Avner, Bright Pink, Founder and Executive Director
MCHP partnered with the UIC Center for Research on Women and Gender for this event.
Date: October 14, 2011
Title: Exploring Time Spirits: Addressing Various “-isms” in a Novel Way
Facilitators: Grace Flannery, MS, CPCC, ORSCC & Marita Fridjhon, ORSCC, MSW, PCC, CPCCS
Sponsored by: MidAmerica Public Health Training Center (MAPHTC), UIC Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND), UIC Maternal and Child Health Program, and the University of Wisconsin Pediatric Pulmonary Center (UW PCC).
Spring 2011
Date: April 26, 2011
Title: Why Religion Matters: The Connection Between Religion and Public Health
Panelists: Ayesha Akhtar, HEART Women & Girls, Co-Founder & Director of Policy and Research/ Chisina Kapungu, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, Assistant Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology/ Rev. Kirsten Peachey, MSW, MDiv, DMin, Director, Congregational Health Partnerships, Co-Director, The Center for Faith and Community Health Transformation, Advocate Health Care
Date: February 17, 2011
Title: Supporting Parent-Child Relationships: Opportunities for Promoting Future Mental Health
Speaker: Nikki Lively, MA, LCSW, Psychiatric Social Worker, UIC Department of Psychiatry
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Date: March 14, 2011
Subject: Breastfeeding and Autism
Speaker(s): Ruth Lucas, LEND Fellow and Doctoral Candidate in Nursing
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