2 0 1 5 C h i l d A b u s e C o u n c i l A n n u a l S p r i n g C o n fe r e n c e

Supporting Children,
Building Community
Every child deserves an equal opportunity for healthy growth and development.
The Child Abuse Council annual spring conference focuses on
childrens health through the use of protective factors.
Date/Time:

Friday, April 17, 2015, 8:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (breakfast and lunch provided)

Location:

North Central Michigan College, Petoskey

Conference Rooms 3 and 4 in the Student Center/Cafeteria

Audience:

Teachers, Nurses, Social Workers, Caregivers, Parents and anyone working

with children and families

Description: Participants will attend a keynote and 2 additional plenary sessions with
author, Charlie Appelstein, MSW. Break-out sessions by local community
professionals will also be offered. Detailed descriptions of each session are
available on-line and on the registration form. Attendees will have an
opportunity to earn Social Work CEs and Educator SCECHs. The conference is
recognized as nursing continuing education by the State of Michigan under
Rule 2(l) of LARA Continuing Education Requirements for Michigan Nurses.

Cost:

$55 (Save $10 if you register by March 15th)

Fee is waived for foster and teen parents. Char-Em personnel and any K-12
personnel within Char-Em ISD are sponsored by Char-Em ISD. Scholarships
offering a reduced registration rate are available by request by emailing
ChildAbuseCouncil@gmail.com.

Registration: Deadline is April 6th. All attendees please download a registration form at:
www.UpNorthChildAbuseCouncil.org. Completed registration forms and
payments should be mailed to:
Child Abuse Council, P.O. Box 414, Petoskey, MI 49770

Sponsors:

Charlie Appelstein
Charlie Appelstein, MSW, is a
nationally prominent youth care
specialist and author whose
primary focus is on training
parents and professionals to use
positive, strength-based theories
and techniques with at-risk
children, youth and families.
President of Appelstein Training
Resources, LLC, Charlie trains and
consults throughout the United
States as well as internationally
with treatment facilities, foster
care and mentor programs, parent
groups, regular and special
education schools, and juvenile
justice facilities. He has authored
youth care books that are widely
used within the field, including No
Such Thing as a Bad Kid:
Understanding and Responding to
the Challenging Behavior of
Troubled Children and Youth and
The Gus Chronicles Reflections
From An Abused Kid I. He resides
in Southern New Hampshire with
his wife and teenage daughter.

Child Abuse Council serving Charlevoix and Emmet Counties, Char-Em ISD,
Char-Em Great Start Collaborative and Parent Coalition, Childrens Trust Fund,
and St. Johns Episcopal Church of Harbor Springs

F o r m o r e i n f o r m a ti o n v i s i t w w w . U p N o r t h C h i l d A b u s e C o u n c i l . o r g