Wisconsin Council on Family Relations 

When

Thursday, April 5, 2018 at 8:00 AM CDT
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Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 12:00 PM CDT
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Where

Great Wolf Lodge, Wisconsin Dells 
1400 Great Wolf Dr
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965

 

 
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Contact

Alaria Petrulis 
Wisconsin Council on Family Relations 
262-224-5811 
alaria.petrulis@gmail.com 

                                                                     

Questions about joining?

Contact our Membership Chair, Madyson Main at wicfrmembershipchair@gmail.com

 

 

The Wisconsin Council on Family Relations

2018 Spring Conference:

"Great Minds Think Differently" 

Pre-Conference Workshop (6 CEU's)
Thursday, April 5
8:30 AM -4:30 PM *Lunch Included

The Brain in Love: The Neurobiology of Close Relationships
Harvey Joanning, Ph.D.
Dr. Harvey Joanning is a psychologist specializing in marital, family, divorce, and sex therapy as well as a Family Life Educator who is also trained and experienced as a neuropsychologist. This workshop will trace the development and maintenance of intimate relationships from couples getting acquainted through marriage/cohabitating, parenting, and death. The focus will be on neurological and other physiological process that drive human behavior. Special attention will be given to how to help individuals, couples, and families cope with development and loss of love. This presentation is appropriate for health and mental health providers, family life educators, and anyone interested in understanding how our bodies push us to find love. The presenter will argue that much of what goes on in our love-life is outside our conscious awareness.

WICFR Conference (7 CEU's)
Friday, April 6 to Saturday, April 7
Join us in the Wisconsin Dells to hear from a collaborative group of presenters this spring. Explore the wonders of the brain, therapy techniques, and new research and developments in the field of neuroscience as it relates to families and people of all ages and stages of life. View the most updated schedule below:

Friday, April 6

  • 8:00-9:00  Breakfast and Booths. Registration in White Wolf. 

  • 9:00-9:15 Opening Remarks

  • 9:15-11:15 Keynote: Deborah McNelis, M.Ed. Neuro-Nurturing: Creating Great Connections.

  • 11:15-11:30 Break

  • 11:30-1:00 Lunch Social

  • 1:00-2:15 Breakout Session 1

    • Alexandria Ebert, B.S., In-Home Use of Personalized Music for Persons with Dementia. 

    • Kate Bennett, MSW, LCSW, PCIT & The Brain: CARE in the Community.

  • 2:15-2:30 Break

  • 2:30-3:45 Breakout Session 2

    • Jordyn Denzer, Parent Involvement: Importance of Engaging Fathers.

    • Marissa Heim, ACES to ACHIEVEMENT: How You Can Help Children Overcome Obstacles.

    • 4:00 Hor D'Oeuvres for Graduating Seniors of WICFR

Saturday, April 7

  • 8:00-9:00 Breakfast (Optional Morning Mindfulness Meditation)

  • 9:00-10:00 Breakout Session 3

    • Harvey Joanning, Ph.D., LMFT. Keeping Your Brain and Body Healthy.

    • Kristin Maple, M.S. The Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study: A Ten-Year, Multi-site Study of Adolescent Brain Development.

  • 10:00-10:30 WICFR Business. Tony Winslow, WICFR President.

  • 10:30-10:45 Break

  • 10:45-11:45 Closing Keynote. Heather Quackenboss & Nick Lechnir. Reframing Family Trauma: Overcoming Family Dysfunction and the Tools that Help.