Dr. Brooks addresses essential themes in his presentations, including strategies for nurturing confidence and resilience in ourselves, our children, and in others; balancing our personal and professional lives; managing stress more effectively; creating positive work and school environments; and enriching family relationships. His emphasis is on identifying and reinforcing the strengths or “islands of competence” in ourselves and others so that we may all lead more meaningful, successful lives.
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to January 27, “Are Schools Failing Our Kids? The Truth Behind Kids’ Apathy & What We Can Do to Change It,” as part of a five-day virtual conference, “Thrive in 2025: Empowered Parents Summit” sponsored by Strategic Parenting. Register for this free event and view the many speakers and topics at the conference by clicking on the following link: https://strategicparenting-tracking.tracknow.info/s/liDFZ
New Orleans, LA, “Creating Positive Emotions: A Foundation for Learning, Motivation, and Resilience,” 8:00-9:00 a.m. (Keynote), at the three-day, 30th Anniversary of the Plain Talk About Literacy and Learning Conference sponsored by The Center for Literacy and Learning, Metarie, LA. Register at https://web.cvent.com/event/611e5332-ffe3-45dc-a153-321c53addff9/regProcessStep1
Needham, MA, “The Lost Art of Civility: Raising Respectful Kids,” 3:00-4:00 p.m. ET, Podcast with Dr. Sam Goldstein, for the ParentED Talks series sponsored by ParentMap. Register at https://www.parentmap.com/talks/parent-ed-virtual-parenting-speaker-series
Needham, MA, “Can You Take Care of Students if You Don’t Take Care of Yourself?” 4:00-5:30 p.m. ET, Virtual event as part of the EF Academy sponsored by the Research Institute for Learning & Development, Lexington, MA. The Academy includes six sessions beginning on February 4 through March 6, 2025. Register at https://researchild.org/for-educators/2025-ef-academy/
Newton, MA, “Creating Positive Emotions: A Foundation for Motivation and Resilience in Students,” 1:15-3:30 p.m., for the staff at Dearborn Academy, www.dearbornacademy.org
Belmont, MA, “A Strength-Based Approach for Nurturing Resilience,” 3:00-4:00 p.m., as part of a Special Topics Seminar for psychology interns in the Adult Program at McLean Hospital
Needham, MA, “Creating Positive Emotions: A Foundation for Learning, Motivation, and Resilience in Our Schools,” 8:00-9:15 a.m. ET (Keynote) at the Virtual Professional Development Day sponsored by the Penobscot River Educational Partnership, Ellsworth, ME www.prep-maine.org/
Needham, MA, “Caring for Oneself so that We Can Care for Our Students,” (Breakout Session) 9:30-10:30 a.m. and repeated from 10:45-11:45 a.m. ET at the Virtual Professional Development Day sponsored by the Penobscot River Educational Partnership, Ellsworth, ME www.prep-maine.org/
Hershey, PA, “Creating Positive Emotions: A Foundation for Learning, Motivation, and Resilience,” 10:00 a.m.-noon, for the staff at the Milton Hershey School, mhskids.org
Hershey, PA, “Creating Positive Emotions: A Foundation for Learning, Motivation, and Resilience,” 3:00-5:00 p.m., for the Board of Managers at the Milton Hershey School, mhskids.org
