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You should attend Emotional Poverty in All Demographics with Dr. Ruby Payne
Dr. Payne will present an eye-opening keynote on schools trying to address emotional issues with discipline strategies and why it might not be working. Social and emotional learning programs are critical for addressing emotional challenges, but we must also rethink our discipline procedures and policies. Her keynote address will be based on her new book "Emotional Poverty in All Demographics," exploring the concepts and providing understanding, tools and strategies that are more effective that those currently in use in most classrooms.Every evening on the news, there are multiple stories about violence and anger erupting. Workplace and school violence are increasingly a reality. Using a brain-based approach, this session looks at the underlying causes of anger, anxiety and violence; how these emotions develop; and the tools that can be used to change the responses. Emotions are processed 200 to 5,000 times faster than thought. To change behavior, the motivation for the behavior must be changed. This session will provide understandings on how that can be used with family, relationships, institutions, and oneself.