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Register for MSCA Spring Conference

By MSCA | January 2019

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Registration is now open for the MSCA 2019 Spring Conference, April 4 and 5 at the DoubleTree in Billings. Register by March 7 to be eligible to win an ECHO Dot, Pub Crawl Tickets and more.
 
Program Highlights
 
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Chris Cavanaugh, DEA: Drugs – What’s New, What’s Different and How It Affects Kids and Families
 
Earl Campbell, BPS Police Internet Crime Against Children Task Force: How Criminal Minds Use Social Media to Target our Youth.
Receive information on the new apps and digital opportunities that criminals use to attack our youth and learn tools they can use to protect themselves.
 
Afternoon: choose from great sectionals
 
Friday, April 5, 2019
Julia V. Taylor, Ph.D., offers two great sessions:
 
Strengthening Sisterhood: Empowering Girls to Resist Societal Pressures, Fight Unrealistic Media Standards and Develop a Healthy Body Image
This session will address these important issues, with a focus on helping girls develop leadership skills to combat and revive a generation that has become exhausted by body bashing, social media saturation and the myth of perfection.
 
Self-Harm, Suicide & Social Media: Helping Students Ask for Help
This presentation will focus on helping students prevent, intervene, and break the code of silence regarding self-injurious and suicidal behavior. Participants will gain insight into the darker side of social media, including sensitive self-disclosures and anonymous communities of support, along with school-wide strategies to promote mental health literacy and encourage students to reach out for help.
 
Don’t miss the fun! Prizes ♦ Registration Night Social ♦ Thursday Night Social ♦ Pub Crawl