Attend this Co-Learning Seminar -
Building Partnerships to support
Wellness of Children and Families!

Friday March 28th
11:30AM-4:00PM
 Puget Sound Industrial Excellence Center
SSCC Georgetown Campus, 
Gene Colin Building, Room C-110
 6737 Corson Ave
Seattle, 98108

Lunch & Learn about powerful tools and practices in an interactive workshop!

FREE - Register Now

Lunch will be provided

Agenda

11:30AM-Noon - Registration & Networking Lunch

12:15-1:15 - Presentation by Al Duchnowski, PhD with Q&A

1:30-4:00  Co-Learning Workshop facilitated by Ursula Roosen-Runge

Key Note Speaker: Albert J. Duchnowski, PhD from the University of South Florida will talk about "Family Support - What does the Research Say?"

Al Duchnowski is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Child and Family Studies at the University of South Florida. He received his doctorate in clinical child psychology from Vanderbilt University with a minor concentration in special education at Peabody College. For 25 years he served as Deputy Director of the Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental Health at USF where he conducted research, training, and consultation on the System of Care for Children and Their Families, publishing numerous articles and co-editing five books. He also held a joint appointment as professor in the Department of Special Education where he trained doctoral students in a multi-disciplinary program aimed at improving outcomes for children who have emotional disabilities and their families. Previous to his position at USF, he was Director of Pupil Services and Special Education for a school district in Pennsylvania. He is the parent of a child who has mental health challenges and is one of the founders of the National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health. He is a mental health advocate and consults with family organizations and service providers, especially on peer to peer support.   

Facilitator: Ursula Roosen-Runge from Strategic Learning Resources will lead the workshop on Co-Learning 

Ursula Roosen-Runge is one of the original founders of Strategic Learning Resources, Langley, WA.  She has more than 30 years of experience as an administrator, planner, consultant, and facilitator of discovery. Co-learning is built on the principle that families and providers both bring expertise. The co-learning process joins parent/youth peers and providers together in a circle of awareness, humility, openness, trust and hope to collaborate and co-create tools that support the wellness of children and their families.