Adolescent Health Symposium

Lifelong Learning and

Continuing Education

Adolescent Health Symposium

Feb. 8?9, 2018

The Symposium is presented in cooperation with the UW-La Crosse Department of Health Education and Health Promotion and Community Health, Continuing Education and Extension, UW Oshkosh Online and Continuing Education and the Wisconsin Health and Physical Education, Inc. We gratefully acknowledge support for the Symposium that was provided by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Welcome to the 2018 Adolescent Health Symposium!

This annual gathering of educators, youth workers and health and human service professionals brings forward key topics in the areas of health education and adolescent wellness. We are honored to have three renowned keynote presenters and a diverse assortment of breakout sessions focused on our three symposium tracks:

Track Risk Factors Track Health Promotion and Protective Factors Track Emerging Issues

Please select the breakout sessions that best meet your personal and professional needs and interests. Enjoy the networking opportunities, engage in active learning, and prepare to return to your organization, community and family with new and exciting strategies for working with youth.

Keynote Speakers For full keynote speaker bios, visit uwosh.edu/go/ahs

Kent Pekel began his career as a high school social studies teacher in his home state of Minnesota. He holds a B.A. in East Asian Studies from Yale University, a Master's in Education from Harvard University, and a Doctorate in Education from the University of Minnesota.

Pekel is currently President and CEO of Search Institute, an internationally recognized research organization that studies and works to strengthen youth outcomes in schools, families, out-of-school time programs and communities.

Deborah Tackmann has more than 30 years' experience as a health and physical education instructor in Wisconsin. She was recognized by USA Today as one of the top teachers in the nation and has been awarded two National Health Educator of the Year Awards by the American School Health Association and American Association of Health Educators. An author, health consultant, coach, university faculty member and mother, Tackmann is an exemplary teacher with a passion to inspire and empower others to be happy, healthy and successful in life. She has presented hundreds of cutting edge seminars and keynotes in more than 35 states, and in 2012, was the first teacher from Wisconsin to be inducted into the National Teacher Hall of Fame.

Ryan A. McKelley, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist and chair of the Department of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. He teaches courses on health psychology, behavior modification, abnormal psychology, group counseling, and men and masculinities. He has co-authored over 20 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, mostly in the area of men and masculinity.

Specific research and presentation topics include men's helpseeking, alternative treatment models, nontraditional work and family roles, fatherhood, men and depression, marketing mental health, and health psychology. In addition to his teaching and research, McKelley has provided clinical services in a community mental health center, three university counseling centers and a pain clinic, and currently maintains a small private practice providing individual and group therapy.

He is a member of the Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity and the Society for Health Psychology, both divisions of the American Psychological Association. McKelley has been interviewed extensively in the area of mental health and changing gender roles. In the last few years, he has been quoted in print outlets including the New York Times, USA Today, and local papers in both U.S. and Australian cities.

Conference Agenda

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2018

7:15?8:15 a.m. Registration and Refreshments--Salon E 8:15?9:30 a.m. Welcome and Keynote Presentation--Salon E

Like Fluoride in Toothpaste: The Role of Developmental Relationships in Preparing Young People to Thrive--Dr. Kent Pekel, President and CEO, Search Institute

A large body of research has shown that relationships really matter. For example, in 2004 the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child concluded that, "relationships are the `active ingredients' of the environment's influence on healthy human development." More recently, researchers Junlei Li and Megan Julian have argued that schools and youth programs that don't focus on relationships are as effective as toothpaste without fluoride ? especially for young people who must overcome poverty and other obstacles to success.

Ongoing studies being conducted at Search Institute are finding that adults who work in the fields of education and youth development instinctively understand the conclusions and implications of that research. Many went into their jobs precisely because they enjoy building relationships with and among adolescents, and they report that the organizations where they work ? from schools to out-ofschool time programs to social service agencies ? also value relationships.

However, Search Institute's studies are also finding that many youth-serving organizations devote far fewer human and financial resources to building relationships than to other aspects of their work. Some have not defined the type of relationships they seek to build with young people, don't dedicate significant time to building relationships, don't provide staff with tools for and training on

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strengthening relationships, don't collect data on how young people experience relationships in their organizations, and don't explicitly include relational skills in their processes for hiring, training, and evaluating staff.

In 2013, Search Institute launched a major initiative to help youth-serving organizations activate the active ingredient of developmental relationships in young people's lives. That initiative builds on the extensive research that Search Institute has conducted since 1990 on the developmental assets that help young people grow and thrive.

During his keynote presentation, Dr. Pekel will share the five essential elements of a developmental relationship that have emerged through the organization's work to date: expressing care, the challenge of growth, providing support, sharing power and expanding possibilities. He will describe which of those elements young people experience most often and most intensively, and which elements have the strongest connections to positive youth outcomes. In addition, he will provide an overview of the practical tools and techniques that Search Institute is developing to help individual adults and entire organizations start and strengthen developmental relationships with and among the young people they serve.

9:30?9:45 a.m. Break and Visit Exhibitors

9:45?10:45 a.m. Presentation and Interaction Sessions

Greenway Room

1. Listening to Voices from Latin America: Stategies for Reducing Adolescent Pregnancy

Track --Jody Gan, Instructor, American University

Although teen pregnancy rates have declined in recent decades, the U.S. rate is still one of the highest in the developed world, and the pregnancy rate for Latina youth in Wisconsin is almost triple the rate for non-Hispanic white youth in the state (Guttmacher Institute). In Latin America, promotores de salud--lay health workers who are members of the community--have been providing trusted community leadership for decades, although not routinely addressing pregnancy prevention among youth. Interventions with promotores de salud are gaining momentum in the U.S. and there is much potential for new opportunities.

This presentation and discussion will review the development, implementation, and evaluation of a brief intervention involving teen leaders, parents, and promotores designed to assist a community in rural Honduras working to reduce its high teen pregnancy rate. You will learn more about this health educator-led community-based participatory research project and sample the handouts, videos, and interactive games that comprised the intervention. Gan will share recommendations that were made to the community in Honduras and a summary of the rich responses of teens and promotores to open-ended questions reflecting their aspirations and how their community can support adolescents in delaying parenthood. Participants will brainstorm how to meet the needs of recent teen arrivals in their own communities while considering Latin American values and other important factors when designing programs to promote adolescent health in the State of Wisconsin.

Green Bay/Milwaukee Room2. Socratic Journaling Track --Christiane Schau, Family and Community Engagement Specialist, Clark County (Nevada) School District

Schau uses socratic journaling (targeting social and emotional health) as a way to build connections with, solicit information from, and provide life coaching to adolescent students. Participants will receive samples of student journaling, so they can see how Schau responds to students' thinking. In this session, participants will receive a series of quotes and matching thought-provoking questions and will be asked to share their thoughts and ideas depending upon their comfort levels in small groups and then in a larger group format. Schau will provide verbal feedback as she circulates throughout the small groups and to the group as a whole. Participants will also be given the option to respond to quotes and questions in writing and submit their writing to Schau. Since the session is early in the day, Schau will make arrangements to meet with participants later in the day to provide them with individual verbal and written feedback. Thus, participants can have a personal example of how Schau responds to students in writing which allows relationships to build, conversations to carry on, issues to be uncovered, referrals to be made for professional help when necessary, and most importantly, a bond to be made rooted in trust and compassion.

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 Salon F/G3. Applying the Developmental Relationships Framework to Your Work Track -- Dr. Kent Pekel, President and CEO, Search Institute

During a breakout session following his keynote speech, Dr. Pekel will engage participants in activities that help them apply Search Institute's Developmental Relationships Framework to their personal and professional lives. Participants will leave the breakout session with a deeper understanding of what it means to express care, challenge growth, provide support, share power, and expand possibility, and select one of these five elements as the starting point for their own efforts to build developmental relationships with and among young people.

10:45?11 a.m. Break and Visit Exhibitors

11 a.m.?Noon Presentation and Interaction Sessions

Green Bay/Milwaukee Room4. Mindfullness Prevention for Youth Suicide Track --Alex Galston, Outreach Coordinator, Together for Jackson County Kids; and Nicole Fumo, Project Evaluator, Medical College of Wisconsin Injury Resource Center

Learn about how one rural Wisconsin county introduced mindfulness practices/techniques in a longterm project to prevent suicides, especially among young people. Presenters will share background and insights about partnership coalition development, systems change and alignment, mindfulnessbased education in a variety of venues, and the process being used to achieve goals. Participants will have the opportunity to examine how tools and resources may be adapted to suit the needs of their home communities.

Greenway Room5. Creating a Cohesive Learning Environment for Adolescents with Diverse Cognitive

Abilities and Learning Styles Track --Patricia Humphrey, Psy.D., Licensed Clinical

Psychologist; and Brenda Kepler Leske, Psy.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Counseling Resources Neuropsychological Associates, Madison, WI

This presentation focuses on helping educators who work with adolescents with diverse cognitive abilities, as well as various learning styles. Educators often find themselves in classrooms with students with an array of cognitive abilities, including adolescents with learning disabilities, gifted and talented students, and students with varied learning styles. The content of this presentation aims to help educators learn about different types of cognitive abilities and learners, as well as provide strategies in the classroom for working with various types of abilities and learning styles. It will also provide information about how neuropsychological and school psychological evaluations can offer valuable ideas for teachers to adapt school programming to fit the needs of adolescents with diverse cognitive abilities.

Salon F/G6. Emerging Drug Trends and What You Can Do About It Track --Jason Weber, Public Safety Training Coordinator, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

Weber will cover some of the emerging drug trends that are impacting our communities throughout Wisconsin. He will also focus on some innovative ideas that other communities are using to raise the awareness and combat this epidemic. In this session, participants will:

? Increase their knowledge of some of the major threats to our adolescents ? Review some ideas that other communities and school districts are implementing.

Noon?12:30 p.m. Lunch--Salon E

12:30?1:45 p.m. Keynote Presentation--Salon E

Mindfulness Matters: Using the Present to Unlock Your Gifts--Dr. Ryan McKelley, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

A recent University of California-San Diego study found that our consumption of information has increased almost 400% in the past three decades while our mental downtime continues to decrease. Adolescents are already living in and preparing for a hyper-connected world, and in need of cultivating regular habits that support attention, focus, and stress reduction. Research has been building on the positive effects of mindfulness meditation on cognitive, emotional, and social functioning. Using biofeedback equipment, Dr. McKelley will demonstrate how meditation can improve nervous system functioning. This keynote presentation will explore the neuroscience of mindfulness, summarize the fascinating research on its effects, and provide tips on how to live more mindfully in our daily lives. At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

? Summarize key findings from the science of mindfulness for mental and physical health ? List contemporary cultural barriers to self-awareness ? Describe several practices to help develop the habit of mindfulness

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1:45?2 p.m. Break and Visit Exhibitors

2?3 p.m. Presentation and Interaction Sessions

Greenway Room7. Best Practices in Sex Education for Adolescents Track --Meghan Benson,

Director of Community Education, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin

While rates of teen pregnancy across the U.S. ? including in Wisconsin ? have decreased to an all-time low, rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among adolescents are on the rise. Additionally, adolescents in recent years continue to report experiences of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, exposure to sexually explicit materials, sexism, homophobia, and transphobia. Some adolescents ? such as girls, youth of color, and LGBTQ youth ? experience negative sexual and reproductive health outcomes at much higher rates than their peers. Sex education that is comprehensive, inclusive, and based on research can help prevent these negative health outcomes. This presentation will review a variety of resources and tools ? for example, the National Sexuality Education Standards ? that can be used to ensure that the most effective sex education programs for adolescents are being offered in school and community settings.

Salon F/G8. Developing the Habit of Self-Awareness through Mindfulness Meditation Track --Dr. Ryan McKelley, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Building on information from the keynote presentation, this breakout session will explore the

adolescent culture of busyness, divided attention, and emotional dysregulation. We will review the basic tenets of mindfulness (i.e., paying attention in the present moment without judgment) and common practices used to develop self-awareness. Participants will learn several simple mindfulness interventions that can be taught to adolescents at home, school, or in clinical settings.

Green Bay/Milwaukee Room 9. Grant-Writing for Community Organizations and Professionals Track --Nicole Wykowski, Program Manager, University of Wisconsin Extension This session will highlight grant opportunities that can fund children and youth wellness programs. We

will discuss how to form community and regional partnerships to support your grant seeking activities, as well as tools that are available to help find appropriate grant opportunities. We will also discuss strategies for preparing a strong, competitive proposal, as well as how the peer review process works for state and federal grant opportunities.

3?3:15 p.m. Break and Visit Exhibitors

3:15?4:15 p.m. Presentation and Interaction Sessions

Green Bay/Milwaukee Room10. Empowering Teens to Be Well in Key Areas of Life Track --Holly Hughes Stoner, Co-Director, Samaritan Family Wellness

In this interactive session, Hughes Stoner will explore the multiple health decisions teens are faced with each day, such as:

? Should I stay up late texting my friends or get enough sleep?

? Should I have sex?

? Should I do drugs or use alcohol?

? Should I date someone who has a violent temper?

? Should I take several AP classes and play a sport knowing they will exhaust me? Through group work and discussion, participants will take a holistic look at the eight areas of wellness

and explore ways to empower teens to make healthy decisions. Examples of motivational interviewing techniques will be shared.

Salon F/G11. Health Promotion Interventions for Preventing Childhood Obesity: What's Hot,

What's Not Track --Dr. Julie Zuleger, Senior Lecturer; and Christopher Stratton,

Lecturer, Human Kinetics and Health Education, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Childhood obesity has risen to epidemic proportions in the United States with short- and long-term

health and wellness consequences. There are many programs and theories that address childhood obesity--but which of these programs are successful, and why are they successful? This workshop will look at a variety of programs and health promotion theories, and provide participants with strategies to prevent and reduce childhood obesity.

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