Time is running out to register for the annual Black Hills Seminars, June 26-29, 2010 in Rapid City, South Dakota, near the beautiful Black Hills!

We are excited about this year's list of top-notch presenters at the Reclaiming Youth Conference. These dynamic and powerful presenters are experts in their field and offer insight into a wide array of topics.  We are pleased to welcome two world-renowned experts as featured speakers.  Dr. Temple Grandin, autism advocate, animal behavior expert and bestselling author, will keynote on Sunday, June 27th.  Dr. Sandra Bloom, psychiatrist, trauma expert and author, will keynote and receive the Spirit of Crazy Horse Award on Monday, June 28th.  Follow this link for a full listing of presenters and topics.

Here are a few of the many faces you will see at the Reclaiming Youth Conference:

By Beate Kreisle, Reclaiming Youth International Board Member

,,You’re nobody, till somebody loves you… a line out of an old song maybe many of you know.

In my mind that is connected to a conference I attended some years ago. Everybody had their name tags. And some had different ones. These were the presenters. They had a name tag and a ribbon added to it saying “faculty”. I thought it helped with having an idea who would present tomorrow’s workshops. For me in some cases it made choosing easier, because I felt I’d rather listen to somebody whom I considered to be nice. The conference was on for three days. On the second day I met a lady with a ribbon of a different color. I wondered how that could be and went closer to read the printing on it. My thinking was it could say something like “keynote” or “award”. When I finally came into reading distance I saw it said “Somebody”.

A book review of:

Skills for Families, Skills for Life: How to Help Parents and Caregivers Meet the Challenges of Everyday Living

By: Amy Simpson, Paula Kohrt, Linda M. Shadoin, Joni Cook-Griffin, & Jane L. Peterson