Pongo Teen Writing
 

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The Institute for Psychosocial Health is proud to present a special training and consultation with Richard Gold, MA, Founder and Director of the Pongo Teen Writing Project. The event will be held from 3 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9, in Room 343 at the Tulane School of Social Work. Registration will begin at 2:30 p.m.

The workshop will include a 3-hour presentation by Pongo Teen Writing Project founder and director Richard Gold and Dr. Jane Parker about the training, methods and practice specific application of Pongo Writing. Participants will receive 3 social work CEUs, pending state board approval.

Presenters
Richard Gold, MA, is the founder and director of the “PONGO Teen Writing Project”. The Project was founded as a non-profit corporation in 1995 to teach therapeutic writing to youth inside juvenile detention centers, homeless shelters, and psychiatric hospitals, etc; those youth who in most ways lead difficult lives. The Writing with At-Risk Youth makes a wonderful contribution to those who have suffered childhood trauma, abuse, and exposure to violent death. The writing gives the youth an avenue to express and better understand their feelings. Richard has trained hundreds of counselors, teachers, students and artists in Pongo writing methods over the years.

Jane Parker, Ph.D., LCSW, MPH, is the Director of the Institute for Psychosocial Health at Tulane School of Social Work. Dr. Parker teaches masters and doctorate courses for the School of Social Work and the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. She is the founder of the Certificate for Disaster Mental Health and Trauma Studies at the School of Social Work. She is the recipient of numerous awards including the “Hy Weiner National Leadership Award” from the Society for Social Work Leadership in Healthcare.

Registration Fees and Payment
Please fill out the online form to register. Payment must be made via check or money order (payable to Tulane School of Social Work). Payment should be mailed immediately after completing the online registration form. Please mail your payment to:

Tulane School of Social Work -- 8906
ATTN: PONGO Workshop
127 Elk Place
New Orleans, LA 70112-2627

Once your payment is received, you will receive an e-mail confirming your registration into the program.

Parking Information
The Tulane School of Social Work is located at 127 Elk Place. Please see the location map.

There are two entrances to the school. You can enter through the main entrance located at 127 Elk Place or via the second floor skywalk from the Saratoga Parking Garage, located at 111 S. Saratoga St. 

There are various surface lots in close proximity to the school that you can use if you would like. The average price to park in a ground level lot is $4 per day. If you park in a ground lot, please use the school’s main entrance located at 127 Elk Place and take the elevator to the third floor. The Saratoga Parking Garage is the closest parking garage and is located at 111 S. Saratoga St. The daily rate for the garage is $7, but the garage does have direct access to the school via the skywalk on the second floor. To find the skywalk, just follow the yellow posts in the parking garage once you exit the elevator lobby on the second floor in the garage. Once you enter 127 Elk Place, go down the hall to the elevators and take them to the third floor. 

Questions
For more information, contact Cindy Sykes at csykes@tulane.edu or 1-800-631-8234.

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