One Day Conference
Friday, February 5, 2010
8:30am-3:30pm Conference Fee:
$59 Attendee Rate (includes lunch and 5 Continuing Education Units)
$19 Student Rate (includes lunch, but not Continuing Education Units)
Click here to see the conference brochure
Welcome to World Relief DuPage/Aurora's Second Annual Conference, From Overseas to the Chicago Suburbs, and join us in Looking Toward the Future of working with immigrants and refugees in our suburban communities.
Plenary Speaker: Mawi Asgedom
As a child, Mawi fled civil war in Ethiopia and survived a Sudanese refugee camp for three years. After being resettled in Wheaton, IL., Mawi overcame welfare, language barriers and personal tragedy to graduate from Harvard University. Since 1999, Mawi has dedicated himself to uplifting America's teenagers. Mawi's bestselling memoir, "Of Beetles and Angels: A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard", has been read by hundreds of schools and communities.
"Of Beetles and Angels" will be on sale at the conference.
A book signing will follow Mawi's address.
Workshop Tracks:
- Immigration Issues
- US Immigration Policy: Past and Present (and Future?)
- Serving Undocumented Immigrants
- Advocacy & Community Engagement
- Resettlement Overview & Dynamics
- Intro to Refugee Resettlement & Adjustment
- In Our Own Words: A Panel Discussion of Refugee Culture
- Refugee Health and Nutrition
- Refugee Youth and Families
- One House, Two Worlds
- Best Practices & Resource Sharing
- Mental Health of Refugee Students
World Relief DuPage/Aurora is partnering with Family Counseling Service in Aurora to offer CEUs to teachers, LCPCs, LCSWs and LMFTs, and would like to thank the following organizations for their support:
  
 
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