October 6, 2006 Source: :
http://www.uregina.ca/news/releases/2006/october/6(b).shtml Reclaiming youth: strategies to
help young people at
risk Release:
October 6, 2006
Contact: Sabrina Cataldo, External Relations
E-mail: Sabrina.Cataldo@uregina.ca
Phone: (306) 585.5632
Mobile: (306) 536.4312
Fax: (306) 585.4997 Reclaiming youth: strategies to help young people at risk
Martin Brokenleg, director of native ministries and professor of First
Nations theology and ministry at the Vancouver School of Theology, will give
a seminar titled "Reclaiming Youth" on Thurs., Oct. 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
at the Queensbury Centre, Regina Exhibition Park. The seminar is presented
by the Centre for Continuing Education at the University of Regina, in
partnership with the Saskatchewan Association of Social Workers.
Registration is $150 and the deadline is
Oct. 11. Brokenleg’s seminar is aimed at those who work with youth at risk, including
health care workers, teachers, social workers, psychologists, and First
Nation bands. He will help participants identify ecological forces that
place children at risk, create environments in which youth can flourish,
foster pro-social values and behaviour, and explore innovative strategies
for talking to youth in conflict. Brokenleg serves as a vice-president of Reclaiming Youth International,
providing training for individuals who work with youth at risk. He holds a
doctorate in psychology and is a graduate of the Episcopal Divinity School.
For 30 years, Brokenleg was a professor of Native American studies at
Augustana College of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He has also been a director
of The Neighborhood Youth Corps, chaplain in a correctional setting, and has
extensive experience as an alcohol counselor. Brokenleg has consulted and
led training programs throughout North America, New Zealand, and South
Africa. He is the father of three children and an enrolled member of the
Rosebud Sioux Tribe practicing the culture of his Lakota people. For more information or to register for the seminar, call
585-5853 or visit www.uregina.ca/cce/business. -30-
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