1. family and parenting

WE ARE EXCITED TO INVITE YOU
TO JOIN US FOR THE GEMINUS COMMUNITY PARTNERS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2015
“Fatherhood and Its Direct Impact An Invitation from the Director of Geminus Family Services
Nicholas M. Neal
Noted sociologist in the field of fatherhood, David Popenoe stated that “Fathers are more than just a second adult in the home. Involved fathers bring positive benefits to their children that no other person is as likely to bring.” How true! Fathers have a real and direct Impact on the well-being of their children.
There is a definite connection between involved fathers and positive child outcomes, including cognitive ability, educational achievement, psychological well-being, and social behavior. The Geminus Community Partners 2015 Conference will help us understand the importance of an involved father in successful child outcomes. We hope you mark your calendar and plan to join
us for this informative conference!
2 2015 Conference Participant Essential Information
Wednesday, April 1, 2015 Avalon Manor 3550 East U.S. 30 Merrillville, Indiana
Registration 7:45 am Conference 8:30 am to 4:00 pm
“Fatherhood and Its Direct Impact on the Well-Being of Children”
April 1, 2015 - Registration 7:45 am - Conference 8:30 am to 4:00 pm - Avalon Manor
C O N F E R E N C E A G E N D A
CEUs 6 CEUs will be provided through the Indiana Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist and Mental Health Counselor Board to provide Category 1 Continuing Education Programs for
LSW, LCSW LMFT and LMHC. W E L C O M E 8:30 am
Nicholas M. Neal - Director, Geminus Family Services
8:40 am
Sanford R. Kauffman - President, Geminus Corporation
8:50 am
Judge Mary Beth Bonaventura - Director, Indiana Department of Child Services
9:05 am
Richard Ban, Regional Manager, Lake County Department of Child Services
9:20 am
Judge Thomas Stefaniak, Superior Court of Lake County
KEYNOTE ADDRESS - “WHY FATHERS MATTER IN CARING FOR THEIR CHILDREN”
KEYNOTE SPEAKER - Dr. Jeffery M. Johnson
President & CEO, National Partnership for Community Leadership 9:30 am
10:45 am
“A CHILD’S REFLECTION”
Brandy Jania, Program Manager, Geminus Community Partners
10:50 am
B R E A K
11:00 am
BUILDING RESILIENCY IN TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN:
“THE SIGNIFICANCE OF FATHERHOOD AND MALE ROLE MODELS”
Dr. James Henry, Professor/Director
Child Trauma Assessment Center, Western Michigan University
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
2:15 pm
L U N C H
“UNLEASH THE REAL DAD IN YOU”
Ty Howard - Motivational Speaker - InspiraGen Institute
B R E A K SILENT AUCTION ENDS
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm B R E A K O U T S E S S I O N S RSVP by March 9, 2015 (seats limited to 400) COST $35.00 payable by check/money order
Send to: Geminus Community Partners 8400 Louisiana Street Merrillville, Indiana 46410
R E G I S T R A T I O N 7:45 am
R O O M
COOPERATIVE)PARENTING (What you should know as a practitioner)
Dr. Jeffery Johnson M A I N President & CEO National Partnership for Community Leadership
ENGAGING DAD AS A NURTURER
Lara Bruce, Program Manager & John Niedfeldt, Training Specialist
Butler Institute for Families
G R A N D V I E W
FATHERHOOD PROGRAMS - THEN AND NOW Richard Ban, Regional Manager Indiana Department of Child Services Lake County C A R L I S L E
Terrence Velligan, Geminus REAL Fathers Initiative Program Manager Nicholas M. Neal, Director, Geminus Family Services - MODERATOR
“Fatherhood and its Direct Impact on the Well-Being of Children” April 1, 2015 7: 45 am to 4:00 pm — Avalon Manor, Merrillville
R S V P BY MARCH 9, 2015
and
Department of Child Services, Lake County, are committed
to keeping children safe, and strengthening families.
22015 CONFERENCE SPEAKERS 2015 KEYNOTE SPEAKER
DR. JEFFERY JOHNSON IS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP (NPCL A NATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN THE SERVICE CAPACITY OF NONPROFIT AND COMMUNITY-BASED AGENCIES, TO EMPOWER LOW-INCOME PARENTS AND YOUTH THROUGH INNOVATIVE TRAINING TECHNIQUES, EFFECTIVE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT TOOLS, AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES. AS PRESIDENT OF NPCL, DR. JOHNSON HAS OVERSEEN THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TWO OF THE NATION'S LARGEST SOCIAL WELFARE RESEARCH PROJECTS INVOLVING MEN AND FATHERS. SINCE 1997, DR. JOHNSON AND NPCL CONVENE AN ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FATHERHOOD CONFERENCE THAT ATTRACTS POLICY MAKERS, FAMILY PRACTITIONERS, AND PARENTS FROM AROUND “Fatherhood and its Direct Impact on the Well-Being of Children” THE WORLD. HE WAS ALSO THE VISIONARY AND THE NATIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE CHAIR FOR THE 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF FATHER’S DAY HELD AT THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL ON JUNE 19, 2009. DR. JOHNSON ALSO PRESIDED OVER THE NATIONAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS INSTITUTE UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
DR. JOHNSON HAS PRESENTED AT MORE THAN 300 CONFERENCES AND IS A RECOGNIZED AUTHORITY ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO FATHERS AND FAMILIES, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, URBAN POVERTY, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. A FOCUS OF HIS WORK HAS BEEN DEVOTED TO THE PLIGHT OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEN AND FAMILIES. HE HAS WRITTEN NUMEROUS ARTICLES AND PUBLICATIONS AND IS REGULARLY INVITED TO TESTIFY BEFORE THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS ON NATIONAL POLICY AFFECTING FATHERS AND LOW INCOME FAMILIES.
Dr. Jeffery Johnson
President & CEO
National Partnership
for Community
Leadership
DR. JOHNSON HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS. HE IS ONE OF TEN CHILDREN, INCLUDING EIGHT BOYS. HE IS MARRIED AND HAS TWO CHILDREN, JEFFERY AND JASMIN. DR. JOHNSON RECEIVED HIS FORMAL EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN WHERE HE “Tell me and I may forget;;
Teach me and I may remember;;
Involve me and I learn.”
RECEIVED BACHELOR OF ARTS, MASTER OF ARTS, AND DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREES IN URBAN EDUCATION.
ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
RICHARD BAN, REGIONAL MANAGER, LAKE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES
JUDGE MARY BETH BONAVENTURA, DIRECTOR, INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES
LARA BRUCE, PROGRAM SPECIALIST, BUTLER INSTITUTE FOR FAMILIES
DR. JAMES HENRY, PROFESSOR/DIRECTOR - CHILD TRAUMA ASSESSMENT CENTER WESTERN
MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
TY HOWARD, MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER - INSPIRAGEN INSTITUTE
BRANDY JANIA, PROGRAM MANAGER, GEMINUS COMMUNITY PARTNERS
SANFORD R. KAUFFMAN, PRESIDENT, GEMINUS CORPORATION
April 1, 2015 - 7:45 am to 4:00 pm
Avalon Manor - Merrillville, Indiana
NICHOLAS M. NEAL, DIRECTOR, GEMINUS FAMILY SERVICES
JOHN NIEDFELDT, TRAINING SPECIALIST, BUTLER INSTITUTE FOR FAMILIES
JUDGE THOMAS STEFANIAK, SUPERIOR COURT OF LAKE COUNTY
TERRENCE VELLIGAN, PROGRAM MANAGER, GEMINUS REAL FATHERS INITIATIVE
Sponsored by
Geminus Community Partners
and
Indiana Department of Child
Services, Lake County, Indiana