Gina Moore, LMSW, Director of Curriculum & Training, Crosswalk USA & ARTreach 180, McDonough, GA

The ability to identify and articulate specific emotions helps us make sense of and respond to emotional experiences, but when all we know is angry, sad, or happy, the result is often an impulsive reaction that does little to process the experience in a healthy way. In this high-energy, interactive session, we will explore how visual art can help adolescents become more emotionally aware so they can “name it to tame it.” Participants will leave with their own artistic creations and some new creative tools for building community in their own programs. Come ready to engage and get creative!

Dardi Hendershott, Certified Health & Wellness Coach, Co-Founder/Vice President, Hope 4 The Wounded, LLC, Columbus, OH

We can’t give what we don’t have! Expanding on information in the presenter’s book, attendees will participate in an engaging, validating, empowering format based on a practitioner-developed wellness model. We will discuss how trauma and/or secondary trauma can contribute to compassion fatigue and address other obstacles to implementing meaningful self-care. Participants will be resourced with strategies for mental, physical, emotional, and professional health to support overall wellness. You matter, what you do matters, and your hope matters, so let’s look at ways to support your journey.

Van Johnson, Mayor, Savannah, GA

Presentation Ron Alt Award

Dr. Jacqueline Ogden, Retired Teacher, Savannah Chatham County Public Schools

Introduction

Dr. Anne Levett

Joe Johnson

The world we live continues to evolve. However, the way students are taught and the knowledge received from traditional education does not always evolve at the same rate. What if educators were able to increase their own understanding of what’s needed to create the life and career they desire so they can better prepare students for their own future. Get ready to learn about the hidden curriculum that can take the educator and the student to their next level.