A concurrent conference for youth attendees will bring 100 youth together to attend keynote and break-out sessions on the areas of Youth Leadership, Violence Prevention, Technology, and Achieving Goals and Dreams.  Encourage the youth you work with to attend the “THRIVE!” conference by helping them secure local sponsorships or donations, transportation and accommodations.   Click here for more information about the THRIVE! conference.

**CONFERENCE UPDATES **
7/24/09: Announcing the 43 breakout sessions: Full descriptions and conference schedule available here.

CONFERENCE GOAL
The 2009 Youth Intervention Conference will bring together youth service professionals for 40+ breakout sessions, keynote addresses from nationally known experts in various youth intervention fields, a resource and program-sharing exhibitors hall and intimate round table lunch conversations.  This conference will provide take-home resources to help all youth “thrive in changing times” and is especially applicable to the work of social workers, educators and administrators, youth program professionals, law enforcement, mental health professionals and all who work with youth.  Participants will leave with the skills needed to develop action plans to improve their services to youth and their families by applying the principles and exercises in this conference.

COMPLETE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE & BREAKOUT DESCRIPTIONS IS NOW AVAILABLE.

OBJECTIVES

• Participants will acquire take-home resources to improve their services to youth and their families
• Participants will learn from local and national experts in the track areas of academic achievement, safety and violence prevention, mental and physical health of all children and youth, developing and enhancing family and community support and working with specific populations.
• Participants will gain an increased understanding of current challenges in working with youth
• Participants also gain knowledge of proactive solutions and best practices for meeting the serious challenges faced by many of our youth today
• Participants will have an opportunity for networking and program-sharing

CEU's
MN Board of Social Work -12.0
MN Board of Psychology -12.0
MN Marriage & Family -12.0
MN Child Protection -12.0
MN POST -12.0
MN Board of School Admin. -12.0
ND Board of Social Work -12.0
ND POST -12.0
ND Board of Psychology -12.0

If you have any questions, please call 888-945-YIPA.
Attendance certificates will be available at the conclusion of the conference.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

• Jerry Tello, National Compadres Network & National Latino Fatherhood and Family Institute – “Forging New Frontiers: Working with Children and Adolescents in Changing Times”
• Dr. Marc Mannes, formerly the Director of Applied Research at Search Institute and currently Senior Associate and Lead of the Chicago Booz Allen Hamilton Office - “Sparks: Igniting the Hidden Strengths of Teenagers”
• Dr. Verna Cornelia Price, J. Cameron & Associates – “The Power of People: Four Kinds of People Who Can Change a Youth’s Life”
• Jonathan Mooney, Writer & Activist – “Redrawing the Lines – Neurodiversity: A Compass to a Changing World.”

BREAKOUT SESSIONS
40+ Breakout sessions will focus on Academic Achievement, Safety & Violence Prevention, Mental and Physical Health of All Children and Youth, Developing and Enhancing Family and Community Support and Working with Specific Populations.

RESOURCE & PROGRAM SHARING EXHIBIT HALL
A Resource and & Program Sharing Exhibit Hall will feature vendors, consultants and booths that offer services and products for youth-service professionals, in addition to a program-sharing area that will highlight specific programs or practices or about specific topics being presented. Exhibitors may register by submitting this form. 

LOCATION
University of MN Continuing Education & Conference Center
1890 Buford Ave
St. Paul, MN 

TIME & DATE
October 27-28, 2009
7:00 a.m.- Check-in will begin
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.- Speakers

REGISTRATION PROCEDURE AND DEADLINE
Pre-registration is required. Space is limited. The registration is $175 per person for YIPA members and $215 per person for non-YIPA members.  A group rate is available for 5 or more people registering together from the same organization.  Call for details.  Fee includes materials, lunch and refreshments.  Registrations are due by October 20.  Refunds, less a $25.00 processing fee, will be granted if reservations are cancelled 10 days or more prior to the event. Refund requests made after the event will not be considered. Receipts for payment can be requested at the conference registration.  Questions: Call 1-888-945-YIPA.
 
To REGISTER Go to Online Registration or Print a Registration Form. Choose "Register Now" for either option. You may register for both days, day one only or day two only.

To JOIN YIPA, Go to Online Membership Application.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

A block of rooms has been reserved for the conference at the Holiday Inn Express in Roseville.  The rate will be $74 (plus tax) for standard single king or double queen rooms.  Guests can make reservations by calling 800-451-7258 and asking for rooms in the YIPA block.  Unreserved rooms will dropped from the block on Oct. 17. 

A block of rooms has been reserved for the conference at the Country Inn & Suites in Roseville.  The rate will be $88.20 for a standard double queen room.  Guests can make reservations by calling 651-628-3500 and asking for rooms in the MN Youth Intervention Programs Association (YIPA) block.  Unreserved rooms will be dropped from the block on September 26.

COST-
-2 days
Non -YIPA Member Registration - $215
YIPA Member Registration - $175

1 day
Non-YIPA Member Registration - $125
YIPA Member Registration - $100

Group Rate (5+) – Call for Details

AGENDA
Coming Soon!

SPONSORS

      

C.H. Robinson      

Hennepin County Children's Mental Health Collaborative                  

     
QUESTIONS? 
Call: 888-945-YIPA
Email: jstrinmoen@mnyipa.org
Youth Intervention Programs Association - Regional Office
303 15th Ave NW, Kasson, MN 55944
Fax: 507-634-6210   Phone: 888-945-YIPA

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