WORKSHOP: G.A.N.G.S. AND YOU (GUARDING AGAINST NEGATIVE GROUPINGS IN SOCIETY)
Learn about characteristics, risk factors and challenges associated with negative peer groupings such as youth gangs.

* 3-hour workshop in the evenings or on the weekend.

* location: at the sponoring agency's site

* cost:  $250

BIOGRAPHY:  Dr. Francis holds a Bachelors in Education, Masters in Educational Psychology, and Doctorate in Counseling. She has studied various languages in the past including ASL and Spanish. Pauline is in her 17th year teaching for the Edmonton Public School Board; 13 years & continuing of which is within the Edmonton Young Offenders Centre. She as well does Counseling, Notary Public, & Commissioner of Oath work in the community. Dr. Francis has presented and co-presented at a variety of conferences/workshops locally and provincially in the Human Services Sector around topics such as: Conflict Resolution, Reducing Barriers, Support Strategies At-risk Youth, Gang Culture, Conflict Resolution, Goal Setting, Sexual Abuse, Suicide Prevention & Intervention, Grief Cycle & Management, Anger Management, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and Languages. She holds a variety of certificates such as: America’s National Council on Family Relations; Sexual Abuse Awareness Conference; Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Possible Prenatal Alcohol-related Effects; Psychological and Civil Litigation: Assessing Emotional Damage and other Psycho-Legal Evaluations; Crisis Prevention Intervention; Suicide Prevention Training; and, Expanding Your Leadership Role. As well, she has sat/ sits on a variety of Community Advisory Boards inclusive being: ALBERTA GOVERNMENT STANDING COMMITTEES; ALBERTA CORRECTIONAL EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION; NORTHERN ALBERTA ALLIANCE ON RACE RELATIONS (NAAR). * CITY OF EDMONTON: SAFER CITIES. Sub-Committee: Community Initiative on Family Violence. Chair: Preventative Strategies; Chair: Public Education Committee. Member: Coordinating Board. Member: Protocol Working Group; EDMONTON CHINESE COMMUNITY CENTRE (Area: Youth Violence) Advisory Board Member. NORTHERN ALBERTA ALLIANCE ON RACE RELATIONS (NAAR); UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA LEGAL STUDIES PROGRAM: IMMIGRATION ISSUES; and The ALBERTA TEACHERS Association’s (Edmonton local) Communications Standing Committee. ************************ FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
(780) 399-1800 or learnitinadayconsulting@gmail.com.