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YOUTH TRACK DESCRIPTIONS
YOUTH TRACK #4 3:30 PM THURSDAY • EMERALD 4 • 8:30 AM SATURDAY • EMERALD 8
Stick It to the Shrink
Youth are asked all of the time to meet with psychiatrists, therapists and other adults who want to know about their
lives. If these conversations go well, you can have a strong voice in your own treatment. But sometimes they don’t.
Come to this workshop to learn more about how to bring issues up with providers, how to tell providers what you need
and how to listen to providers to build relationships and get what you need.
MODERATOR/PRESENTER: Ira Lourie, Partner, Human Service Collaborative, Hagerstown, MD
Tamara Johnson, Youth Program Director, University of Washington Department of Medicine—Division of Public
Behavioral Health and Justice Policy, Youth ‘N Action, Seattle, WA
YOUTH TRACK #5 3:30 PM THURSDAY • 10:30 AM SATURDAY • EMERALD 8
Digital Story Telling
Who hasn’t seen a digital story? But have you created one? Do you even know where to start? If you are interested in
knowing more about digital stories and how they can be used, come to this workshop. You will not only learn about
digital stories and how they came to play such an important part of change, but you will learn how to create your own.
You will learn about a model to draft your digital stories, the technology to create it and how to partner in your
community to fund training, equipment and the use of media technology to produce digital stories in our community.
MODERATOR/PRESENTER: Ke’von Beaver, Program Assistant, University of Washington Department of
Medicine—Division of Public Behavioral Health and Justice Policy, Youth ‘N Action, Seattle, WA
Evey Rund, Youth Advocate, Youth ‘N Action, Auburn, WA
RESOURCE PERSON: Tamara Johnson, Youth Program Director, University of Washington Department of
Medicine—Division of Public Behavioral Health and Justice Policy, Youth ‘N Action, Seattle, WA
YOUTH TRACK #6 8:30 AM FRIDAY • 3:30 PM SATURDAY • EMERALD 4
Leadership 101: Youth Voice, Leadership, Empowerment, and Advocacy
It’s one thing to care about an issue; it’s an entirely different thing to take the next step and initiate change. This
interactive workshop will help you unlock your leadership abilities and get engaged in change within your community.
You will learn how to recognize and address barriers to your leadership. Faculty from the Chautauqua Tapestry Youth
Leadership Group will help you get off to a good start by using small group activities, large group discussion,
storytelling, and a special video made by youth.
MODERATOR/PRESENTER: Victoria Patti, Youth Engagement Specialist, Chautauqua Tapestry, Mayville, NY
Lily Ellis, Youth Leader/Representative, Chautauqua Tapestry, Mayville, NY
YOUTH TRACK #7 8:30 AM FRIDAY • 3:30 PM SATURDAY • EMERALD 6
Trauma: A Youth Perspective
Many young people experience trauma. They also experience the hope of resiliency. Trauma does not have to have a
negative impact on the rest of a person’s life. In this workshop, you will learn what trauma is. You will also hear a story
of personal trauma and the path to resiliency. You will learn how to share stories of trauma in the right settings and
about some practices and supports in the community that help people recover from experiences of trauma.
MODERATOR/PRESENTER: Jeremy Jobst, Youth Coordinator, Project Connect, Egyptian Health Department,
Eldorado, IL
Ariel Alvey, Youth, Eldorado, IL
Cassie Young, Youth Intern, Egyptian Health Department, Eldorado, IL
RESOURCE PERSON: Mike Handwork, Egyptian Health Department, Eldorado, IL
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