Talks offered by Michael Carr-Gregg
Michael offers a range of individual
talks on a variety of subjects. Some of the most requested appear
below.
To book a talk click
here
to go to Michael's Agent (Saxton).
To
see a typical staff development day just click here.
For Parents (Time: 1.5 hours)
"The Princess Bitch face Syndrome"What every parent needs to know about parenting teenage girls
"How to raise happy teenagers"
The latest news from the science of positive psychology applied to nringing up teenagers
"Real Wired Child - what kids are doing online and how to keep them safe"
A summary of what the latest research says kids are doing online and how to keep them safe. Includes everything parents need to know about social networking sites, cyberbullying, internet addiction, filtering software and online games.
"The Five greatest challenges for parents in 2009"
What every parent needs to know about milennial parenting, covering alcohol, online safety, sleep and other key issues.
A crash course in the developmental psychology of
adolescents - how to understand and communicate
effectively with young people.
"Mental Health Issues for Young People"
What parents need to know about Depression, suicide, eating disorders, deliberate self-harm and other mental health problems in young people.
"Coping with the VCE/HSC Years"
A night for parents and students to prepare them for the VCE/HSC years with practical tips and strategies from the applied psychological research, for both student and parents designed to reduce stress and increase productivity.
"Coping with Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drugs"
What parents need to know about contemporary adolescent drug use and their role in reducing the harms from alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. Contains the latest research and statistics on teenage drug use.
For Teaching Staff (Time: 1.5 hours)
"Mental Health Issues for Young people"What teaching staff need to know about mental health problems in schools. Including practical strategies on how to recognise depression. There is a major emphasis on the role of depression in youth suicide, eating disorders, deliberate self-harm and other mental health problems in young people.Strategies for schools to enhance the mental health of students - How schools can work together with parents and the community to develop resilience-promoting structures and process in secondary schools. Very practical session with concrete suggestions for involving staff, students and parents.
"Mental Health Issues for Staff"
Never has teaching been such a stressful profession. This talk covers the major stressors, signs of burnout, stress management techniques and concrete strategies tio improve individual staff member's coping strategies, including advice on how to sleep better.
"Boys Issue"
Looking at the evidence which confronts us of so many young men suiciding, being suspended from school, in trouble on the streets and struggling to achieve at school, any sensible person would have to conclude that young males are in considerable difficulties. Not all young men, but sufficient young men to cause concern. The puzzle for future generations will be why it took governments so long to act. This workshop examines the nature ands extent of the problem and looks at what the latest research is saying schools and parents might do to help.
"Cybersafety"
Outlines the nature and extent of the problem, the latest research and practical strategies to deal with problematic behaviours online and mobiles. A large section deals with what schools can do to keep the community safe and reduce the risk of litigation.
"Coping with
Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drugs"
What schools need to know about contemporary adolescent
drug use and their role in reducing the harms from
alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. Contains the latest
research and statistics on teenage drug use.
"Hypotheticals"
For conferences and
training days. An entertaining and informative addition to
a staff-training day or conference. An opportunity to
examine some of the ethical, moral and legal dilemmas in
working with young people. These can be customised to
particular issues (eg: mental health, drugs, bullying) and
year level if required. Want to read one of Michael's
hypotheticals broadcast by the ABC? Just click here.
Interractive Quizes
For conferences and training days. An entertaining and informative addition to a staff-training day or conference, where Michael engages the participants in an informatiove and entertaining series of sessions on what workers with young people need to know about the latest developments in adolescent psychology.For Student Welfare Staff (Time: 1.5 hours)
"Screening for the Adolescent at risk"Practical, no-nonsense strategies for welfare staff, year level co-ordinators, house masters, school chaplains and other welfare staff.
"Dealing with Loss and Grief in Adolescents"
How to recognise and manage the young person coping with loss.
For Students (Time: 45 mins + 15 mins for questions)
"Coping with the VCE/HSC/SACE?TEE/ IB Years"A session for students to prepare them for the VCE/HSC/IB years with practical tips and strategies to reduce stress and increase productivity.