[Sbbh] REMINDER and LOCATION CHANGE for Save the Children's Presentation on December 8, 2009!

[Samra, Harpreet]

Good Morning!  

We thought we would send out a reminder for the evaluation presentation
taking place next Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 from 9am-12pm and also let
you know that there has been a LOCATION CHANGE, the presentation will no
longer be at the Lavin-Bernick Center but the Tulane School of Social
Work in Room 103! 

We hope you can join us!

The Psychosocial Team at Save the Children <<EvaluationInvite.doc>> 

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Here is the original email:

Attached is your invitation to "Building Children's and Communities'
Resilience:  An Evaluation of Save the Children's Programming in New
Orleans."  An event to be held on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at the
Tulane School of Social Work, Room #103 at Tulane University from
9am-12pm.

When Save the Children responded to Hurricane Katrina in the fall of
2005, it was the first time Save the Children had responded to a
domestic disaster.  They had originally begun their psychosocial
programming in the Gulf Coast using a curriculum implemented
internationally.  After an evaluation conducted by Rally (affiliated
with Tulane School of Public Health), it became clear that this
curriculum was not very effective locally.  In 2006, our Psychosocial
team in New Orleans began to create a new curriculum that adhered better
to the behaviors being represented by children in the Gulf Coast.  The
outcome was the Junior Journey of Hope, Elementary Journey of Hope, and
Adolescent Journey of Hope programs.   Although Save the Children was
receiving excellent feedback from schools and partners where the
programs were being implemented, we needed our programs to be
evidence-based.  Over the last year, the curriculum has been evaluated
by the International Institute on Children's Rights and Development. The
principle investigator, Dr. Natasha Blanchet-Cohen will be in New
Orleans on December 8, 2009 and is extremely interested in reporting
back to participants in the research as well as stakeholders in the
areas of behavioral health and education.  

The outcomes of the evaluation are phenomenal!

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Natasha Blanchet-Cohen and celebrating
the accomplishments of Save the Children and its partners here in New
Orleans!

If you would like to attend, please RSVP Preet Samra at
hsamra at savechildren.org or (225) 288-5957.

Coffee and refreshments will be provided! 

Cordially,

Kathleen Whalen, LCSW, Med,
Harpreet Samra, GSW
Katie Brown, GSW

Harpreet Samra, MSW 
Senior Specialist, Psychosocial Curriculum Trainer \ Domestic
Emergencies Unit  
Save the Children USA  225.288.5957  
Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating
lasting change for children in need in the United States and around the
world.  Celebrating 75+ years of service to children. 


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