Saturday, October 18, 2014
8:00
Doors Open - Breakfast
8:00 - 8:50
Registration for Conference and for
Continuing Education Credits
9:00
Conference Starts, Doors Close
12:00 - 1:00
Lunch
5:30pm
End of Conference
Conference Program Agenda available here.
Continuing Education Credits
CE, CEU, CLE, CME, MPP offerings
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A Mindful Miami Conference - conference@mindfulkidsmiami.com
University of Miami Student Activities Center
1330 Miller Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33146
Valet Parking Available
Driving Directions
Join us for an extraordinary symposium of expert presentations and panel discussions about how to better serve our community of children as well as our community at large.
This powerful exploration will be led by distinguished experts in the fields of healthcare, education, criminal justice, mental illness, and mindfulness.
Speakers
Alberto M. Carvalho
Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Pascal J. Goldschmidt, M.D.
Senior Vice-President for Medical Affairs, Dean, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and CEO of the University of Miami Health System
Amishi Jha, Ph.D.
Co-Chair UMindfulness Research and Practice Initiative, Associate Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology,College of Arts and Sciences, University of Miami
David Lawrence Jr.
President of The Early Childhood Initiative Foundation, Education and Community Leadership Scholar, University of Miami School of Education and Human Development, Children's Movement of Florida
Ashwin Mehta, M.D., MPH.
Medical Director of Sylvester Integrative Medicine, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
The Honorable Steve Leifman
Miami-Dade County Court Judge; Chair, Florida Supreme Court Task Force on Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues in the Court
George Mumford
Sports Psychology Consultant and Mindfulness Trainer for the Chicago Bulls, L.A. Lakers and N.Y. Knicks
Panelists
The Honorable Jeri Beth Cohen
Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge, Dependency and Criminal Drug Court Division
Alan Delamater, Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics and Psychology, Mailman Center for Child Development, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Vera Hirsh
Principal, Academy of International Education (AIE) Charter School
David Lee, Ph.D.
Professor, Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Ashwin Mehta, M.D., MPH.
Medical Director of Sylvester Integrative Medicine, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Sports Psychology Consultant and Mindfulness Trainer for Chicago Bulls, L.A. Lakers, N.Y. Knicks
Scott Rogers, J.D.
Co-Chair of UMindfulness Research & Practice Initiative; Director, Mindfulness in Law Program, University of Miami School of Law
Radu Saveanu, M.D.
Professor and Vice-Chair of Education, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Jon Shaw, M.D.
Professor and Director, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Maria L. Shojaee, MBA, Conference Co-Chair
Adjunct Faculty, School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Miami
Ferris Buck Urbanowski, MA
Former Director of Training, Center for Mindfulness, University of Massachusetts Medical Center; Consultant, So. Burlington School District, Vermont Public Schools
Susan Woods, MSW, LICSW
Clinical Psychotherapist, UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness, Consultant for M-B Professional Training, MBSR/MBCT Supervisor and Advisor on Clinical Trials
Valerie York-Zimmerman, Conference Co-Chair
Founder and President, Mindful Kids Miami, CFM Certified MBSR Teacher, Center for Mindfulness, University of Massachusetts, and MTTP Trainer
Scott Rogers, J.D.
Co-Chair of UMindfulness Research & Practice Initiative, Director, Mindfulness in Law Program
Trudy Novicki, J.D.
Executive Director, Kristi House Child Advocacy Center
Honorable Steve Leifman
Miami-Dade County Court Judge; Chair, Florida Supreme Court Task Force on Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues in the Court