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Tuesday, June 16 • 1:30pm - 5:30pm
Pre-Conference Concurrent Workshops - Afternoon

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Enjoy an afternoon of pre-conference workshops presented by the leaders in their fields!
Presentations include:

Cross-Cultural Measurement of Protective Factors
Presenter: Fons van de Vijver

Diagnosing, Nurturing, and Facilititating Resilience Across Cultures and Contexts
Presenter: Michael Ungar

Resilience and People With Disabilities
Presenter: Robyn Mundford

Resilience in the Schools: Understanding and Fostering Positive Adaptation in At-Risk Students
Presenter: Amity Noltemeyer

Using Visual Methods to Study Resilience
Presenters: Linda Theron, Linda Liebenberg 
Presenters
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Linda Liebenberg

Linda Liebenberg, PhD., Co-Director Resilience Research Centre, Dalhousie University, is a researcher and evaluator with a core interest in children and youth with complex needs. Her work explores the promotion of positive youth development and mental health, using formal and informal... Read More →
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Linda Theron

Professor, North-West University
Linda Theron is a full professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Pretoria; an associate of the Centre for the Study of Resilience, University of Pretoria; and an extraordinary professor in Optentia Research Focus Area, North-West University... Read More →

Speakers
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Robyn Munford

Professor of Social Work. Key areas of interest are: social and community work practice, theory and research; community development; disability; strengths and citizenship approaches; reflective practice; children, youth and families; family support and wellbeing; bicultural frameworks... Read More →
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Amity Noltemeyer

Degrees: Ph.D., Kent State UniversityEd.S., Miami UniversityM.S., Miami UniversityB.S., Xavier University
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Michael Ungar

Dr. Michael Ungar wears many professional hats. He is equally well known as the author of books for parents and caregivers as he is for his world-renowned research on the topic of resilience. As a writer he has adapted ideas from his research and clinical practice into best selling... Read More →
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Fons van de Vijver

Professor at Department of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Tilburg University, The Netherlands Fons van de Vijver holds a chair in cross-cultural psychology at Tilburg University, the Netherlands and an extraordinary chair at North-West University, South Africa, and the University of... Read More →

Tuesday June 16, 2015 1:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
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