Raising Resilient Teens
Tue, May 7 6:30 PM - Event
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145 Rainbow Drive Hamilton L8K4G1 * Room: Cafeteria
Mary Ann Starcevic
mstarcev@hwdsb.on.ca9055607343
During Mental Wellness Week (May 6th-12), Glendale's School Council is proud to offer a free interactive workshop for all parents, caregivers, and staff in our community. The event will take place on Tuesday, May 7th from 6:30-8:30 and will be led by Carla LaBella, a Professor of Psychology in the School of Liberal Studies at Mohawk College. Her bio is included below.
The presentation will focus on how to raise resilient teenagers. It will offer suggestions for how to help teens embrace disappointments in life and how to grow from them.
In addition to the workshop, we will have a number of storefront displays from community partners such as CAMH, Alternatives for Youth, HPL, The Schizophrenia Society, Riverdale Community Center, CMHA, Public Health, Kiwanis Boys and Girls Club, Suicide Prevention Community Council and more.
Our ESL teacher, Marjorie Hewitt, is reaching out to community translators for anyone who may need help during the evening.
We look forward to seeing you!
Speaker Bio:
Carla LaBella (M.A., CAPP) is a Professor of Psychology in the School of Liberal Studies at Mohawk College. She teaches a variety of psychology-related courses (including Introductory Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Positive Psychology, and Human Sexuality) to various programs within the College and to the Collaborative Nursing (BScN) program at the IAHS campus, McMaster University. She is the co-facilitator and co-founder of the Happiness (Wellness) Series for students and staff and offers a number of wellness sessions throughout the College. She is also active in her community, acting as Vice-Chair for the Suicide Prevention Community Council of Hamilton (SPCCH) and board member for the Hamilton Program for Schizophrenia (HPS). She was recently nominated for the YWCA Women of Distinction Award (2018). She obtained her Honours B.A. in Psychology from McMaster University (1997) and her Master's in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Waterloo (2000). More recently, she obtained a Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology (CAPP) at the New York Open Center (2014). Aside from being a teacher, she is a mom to two active boys and a partner to her husband.
