DWS News Release
January 23, 2008
Contact: George Angerbauer (801) 526-9884
Salt Lake City - The Utah Department of Workforce Services and the
Utah Department of Health are hosting training seminars on February 1 and 2
for professional therapists, counselors, faith-based counselors, child care
professionals, and family life educators.
In conjunction with Marriage Week USA, the Department of Workforce Services’
Healthy Marriage Initiative has invited Scott Stanley, Ph.D., to present "Sliding
vs. Deciding™, Commitment, Cohabitation, and Marriage in Today’s
World" on Friday, February 1, at the Salt Palace Convention Center
ballroom. Dr. Stanley is a research professor and co-director of the Center
of Marital and Family Studies at the University of Denver. He specializes in
research on the prevention of marital distress and divorce, commitment, and
couple development. He is a co-founder of PREP® (Prevention and Relationship
Enhancement Program).
The Utah Department of Health, Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (ECCS)
Initiative and Utah’s Partnership for Promoting Child and Adolescent Mental
Health welcomes Deborah Perry, Ph.D., on Saturday, February 2. Dr. Perry will
present "Addressing Mental Health Concerns in Early Childcare
and Education Settings" at the Salt Palace ballroom. Dr. Perry is an
assistant professor in the Department of Population, Family and Reproductive
Health, as well as the director of the Women’s and Children’s Health
Policy Center at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Attendees are eligible to earn five continuing education units each day from
the Utah Psychological Association and the National Association of Social Workers
and nine licensure points from the Utah State Office of Education. The cost
is $40 per day. Both seminars will run from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and include
lunch.
Information about these seminars can be found at www.utahmarriage.org
under upcoming events. Tickets are available through SmithsTix at 1-800-888-TIXX
(or 467-8499 if calling from Salt Lake).
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