FOR OUR YOUTH-Partnering for Healing and Hope

FOR OUR YOUTH brings together several individuals whose personal and professional resources offer practical help for counselors & therapists
About this Event

Youth and crisis too often exhibit a troubling companionship. Counselors and therapists know this all too well. However, counselors and therapists can draw from important resources that help them to break youth free from crisis. This is the aim of the event on September 11.

FOR OUR YOUTH brings together several individuals whose personal and professional resources offer practical help for counselors and therapists, but also bring them healing, hope and inspiration.

Around thirty million (30,000,000) participate in sports during the year. Two of the sessions on September 11 invite counselors and therapists into the world of youth and sports, sharing information and resources that can be immediately useful in providing professional services to children and adolescents.

Along with bringing outstanding credentials, the presenters bring inspiring passion and practicality to their readiness to help the rest of us.

Agenda

🕑: 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
A conversation about the relationship between athletics and mental health.
Host: Reagan “Reggie” Kanagawa

Info: Ms. Kanagawa’s presentation is designed as a conversation about the relationship between athletics and mental health. She says, “Drawing from my personal experiences as an athlete. Rather than a traditional lecture, the session will encourage open dialogue about the challenges, pressures, and lessons that come with balancing performance, well-being, and personal growth. Attendees are invited to ask questions and share perspectives as we explore topics such as resilience, stress management, confidence, motivation, and the impact of mental health on athletic performance. Bob Martin will introduce The BMS Project as a source of important materials for youth in general, with emphasis on young athletes. Mr. Martin serves as executive director of The BMS Project where he is determined to be a valuable resource for counselors, families, and others.

🕑: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Helping divorced/divided parents raise healthy kids in complex families.
Host: Tammy and Jay S. Daughtry

Info: Tammy and Jay S. Daughtry developed CoParenting International because of their personal experiences with the necessities of sharing parenting, as adult children of divorce, single parents, and stepparents. Tammy and Jay have an immense passion for children and parents impacted by divorce and remarriage. Both express their passion through workshops and other resources that they created through Co-Parenting International (founded in 2003). Through CoParenting International, they aim to help divorced/divided parents raise healthy kids in complex families. Together they opened The Center for Modern Family Dynamics (2014) to provide counseling, relationship coaching, and support for individuals, couples, families, and leaders.

🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Building Better Humans Through the Power of Play
Host: Bill Brandmeyer

Info: Few individuals in America are making contributions that may compare with those of Bill Brandmeyer. Bringing considerable resources to his personal commitment, Bill Brandmeyer believes that every child deserves the opportunity to discover who they can become through the power of play. His presentation, Building Better Humans Through the Power of Play, will likely leave us wanting to know more about his work and find ways to share his commitment. More than inspiring speaker, Mr. Brandmeyer developed Share Waves and has aligned his influential organization with several major youth-serving organizations. Almost inevitably, those who hear from him leave with a deeper understanding of how play shapes lifelong development, practical strategies for supporting young people’s mental health and resilience, and actionable ideas to apply immediately in their schools, organizations and communities.

🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch
🕑: 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Equipping counselors and therapists to understand play therapy
Host: Dr. Rebekah Byrd

Info: Dr. Byrd serves as the Chair of the Department of Counselor Education and Professor and Director of Clinical Mental Health Counseling with Sacred Heart University. A major driver of her professional energy is training counselors and therapists to provide play therapy for their clients. Her presentation on September 11 gives attention to equipping counselors and therapists to understand play therapy and ways to integrate play therapy into their clinical practice.