Keynote Speaker: Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg
Dr. Ken Ginsburg is a pediatrician specializing in Adolescent Medicine at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He also serves as Director of Health Services at Covenant House Pennsylvania, an agency that serves Philadelphia’s youth enduring homelessness.
His research over the last 30 years has focused on facilitating youth to develop their own solutions to social problems and to teach clinicians how to better serve them. He co-developed the Teen-Centered Method, a mixed qualitative/quantitative methodology that enables youth to generate, prioritize, and explain their own ideas. Dr. Ginsburg has more than 200 publications, including 42 original research articles, clinical practice articles, eight parenting books, and a multimedia toolkit for professionals.
This year’s conference will be held virtually and will be free to all attendees due to generous support from Region V and funding from the SAMHSA School-Based Disaster Response Grant. Registration is required.