Youth Connect 2023 Education Forum – Life Ed.SA
- Date:
- Time
- 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
- Location
- Hectorville Sports & Community Club
- Cost
- $200 + Service fee
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Life Ed. SA, are hosting the Youth Connect Education Forum, an event for teachers, wellbeing leaders, and coordinators to stay updated with the challenges facing young people today.
Join Life Ed. SA to explore a range of essential topics, including:
○ Clearing the vaping haze
○ School violence: First-order and second-order change
○ Relationships & sexuality education in action
○ Gaming in tweens/teens and strategies for schools
And something just for you:
○ Applying positive psychology to your world
‘One of the best PD’s I have done in a long time’
2022 participant
‘I loved it, I felt like I was part of a groundbreaking day in this space, amazing!’
2022 participant
Morning tea + lunch | PD Certificate
On-site parking | Door prizes | Coffee van on arrival
Opening words by The Hon Blair Boyer MP Minister for Education, Training & Skills.
Welcome to Country by Kuma Kaaru Cultural Services
THOUGHT LEADERS
Dr. Huu Kim Le
Gaming in tweens/teens and strategies for schools
Dr. Huu Kim Le is an Australian Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist who offers a telehealth service for individuals residing throughout Australia. Along with his expertise in working with children and families, he has a particular focus on gaming disorder, also known as video gaming addiction.
Professor Phillip Slee – Flinders University
School Violence: First-order and second-order change
Phillip Slee is a Professor of Human Development in the School of Education and is a trained teacher and registered psychologist. He is also Director of the Student Wellbeing & Prevention of Violence (SWAPv) Research Centre at Flinders.
Christine Morris – Cancer Council
Clearing the vaping haze: How teachers can make a difference
Christine (MPH, FPHAA, CF) is a Public Health practitioner who has worked in health promotion and public health across a range of settings including tobacco control, oral health, advocacy, consumer engagement and LGBTIQ+. She is the Manager of Prevention and Advocacy at Cancer Council SA.
Jane Wundersitz
Live Life Forward – Applying positive psychology
Award-winning Speaker, Master Trainer and Founder of WunderTraining, Jane Wundersitz, has 25 years of experience in people and culture development and has worked internationally and nationally as a Regional and State Business Leader. Jane is known for high energy and engaging deliveries to drive peak performance, build strengths, grow extraordinary leaders, and build resilient teams.
Hanna Saltis – Curtin University
Relationships & sexuality education in action: best practices
Hanna Saltis is a research assistant at Curtin University and one of the thought leaders behind the RSE Project, which provides a range of professional development opportunities to Western Australian schools (K-12) in the area of relationships and sexuality education. Respectful relationship education (RRE) is fundamental to all levels of our practice. They work with various local and national organisations to ensure that all information is current and evidence-based.