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Workplace Bullying

Academe Presents:  Prevention of Bullying on Campus  Elizabeth Farrington, an expert on women in higher education, defines campus bullying as behavior at colleges and universities that tends “to threaten, to intimidate, to humiliate or to isolate members of the working university environment [and] that undermines reputation or job performance.” It occurs frequently, and very often we who work in these environments are unaware of it……. http://www.aaup.org/article/prevention-bullying-campus

DO NOT FORGET!!!!!

The Maryland Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development Presents: Annual Spring Conference: Evidence-Based Models of Substance Abuse Treatment for Culturally Diverse Youth and Their Families Friday, June 6, 2014, 8:30am - 3:30pm Bowie State University, Center for Learning and Technology (CLT) Building, Room 102 14000 Jericho Park Road, Bowie, MD 20715 Click here for a flyer with more information on this exciting event! Registration Deadline: June 4, 2014
Introductory 10% off on new mindfulness and meditation products featuring (Jack Kornfield , Jon Kabat-Zinn , Tara Brach, Brene Brown,  Peter Levine,  Dan Siegel and more!) For more information go to link below. http://links.mkt3532.com/servlet/MailView?ms=ODg2MDUyOQS2&r=NjI2NTk5Mjc1OTcS1&j=MjY0NjAzODYyS0&mt=1&rt=0 25 Annual Trauma Conference: Psychological, Attachment, And Therapeutic Interventions For the past 25 years we have examined how trauma affects psychological and biological processes, and how the damage caused by overwhelming life experiences can be reversed. This year many of the most important contributors of our generation will summarize their work. The study of psychological trauma has been accompanied by an explosion of knowledge about how experience shapes the central nervous system and the formation of the self. Developments in the neurosciences, developmental psychopathology and information processing have contributed to our understan
DON’T FORGET!!!!!! Delaware & Maryland  Upcoming Live Seminars For a complete list Click to View in Browser Serving and Supporting Low Income Students 2014: Next and Promising Practices Wednesday, May 7th • 2-3:30 pm (ET) T here has never been a more critical time to strive toward educating every student that enters into a post-secondary institution. At every government level, agendas contain educational attainment goals that address the importance of having an educated U.S. population approaching 60% in 2020/2025.      These ambitious goals will require higher education to demonstrate a focused and intentional support for all students, with special emphasis on low income students who have often not had the same resources or support systems their peers have had as they pursue a college degree.      Join us for an interactive webinar where you will learn about effective and adaptable strategies to provide assistance and guidance to low income students, validat