Cultivating Wellness: Helping You Help Your Children (Chicago)


The Naomi Ruth Cohen Institute for Mental Health Education
invites you to attend a free conference on September 17th.

A healthy family is critically important to African American life.
  • Learn about ways to increase family connection and togetherness.
  • Explore how ones ideas about mental illness can help or hold you back.
  • What can be done to promote communication with my family members?
  • How to I start building or rebuilding the family I want?
Date: Saturday, September 17, 2011
 Location: Apostolic Faith Church (3823 S. Indiana Blvd.)
 Time: 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Guest speakers:
 Dr. Ken Cole (Psy.D. '97) is a psychologist providing therapy to children, adolescents and families in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In addition to his clinical work, he is the author of the published children's book, "No Bad News."
Minister Geraldine Peacock is the Lay Director who coordinates the service ministries and is a Lay Counselor with women and children in crisis at Apostolic Faith Church.

Dr. Denise Ross is the Principal of Garfield Park Preparatory Academy, a public elementary school affiliated with The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She is also an Associate Professor at The Chicago School.

Dr. Traci E. Powell is the Clinical Director at Hartgrove Hospital and she is in private practice at Beverly Behavioral Health, Ltd. She is also a diplomat for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Space is limited. Please register online at www.eventbrite.com.

Questions? Contact Nancy Curotto, Director of NRCI, at ncurotto@thechicagoschool.edu or 312.467.2552.

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When & Where

Date: 9/17/2011
Time: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: Apostolic Faith Church
3823 S. Indiana Blvd
Chicago, IL 60653