A Framework for Understanding Economic Classes: Presented by Dr. Ruby Payne

Dr. Ruby Payne will present "Emotional Poverty in All Demographics: How to Reduce Anger, Anxiety, and Violence in the Classroom" on Tuesday, March 21st and will present "Socioeconomic Diversity and Wealth Creation" on Wednesday, March 22nd. Please see below for a brief synopsis of each workshop topic. The seminars are from 8:30am-3:30pm each day. You may register for one or both days. Although this is a free event, we ask that you commit to staying for the entire workshop. (8:30am to 3:30pm) Lunch and other refreshments will be provided on both days.

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Day 1: Emotional Poverty in All Demographics: How to Reduce Anger, Anxiety, and Violence in the Classroom (workshop)

In this workshop, you will learn and practice many techniques and exercises that will help students and parents build emotional resources in school and at home. Every evening on the news, there are multiple stories about violence and anger erupting. Workplace and school violence are increasingly a reality. Using a brain-based approach, this session looks at the underlying causes of anger, anxiety, and violence; how they develop; and the tools that can be used to change those responses. Emotions are processed 200 to 5,000 times faster than thought. To change behavior, the motivation for the behavior must be changed.

This session will provide understandings on how that can be used with family, relationships, institutions, and oneself.

Day 2: Socioeconomic Diversity and Wealth Creation

Attendees of this presentation will learn about a social-cognitive approach to socioeconomic class and the mindsets that often develop to survive the environment. It looks at the thinking in wealth, middle class, and poverty. Topics include hidden rules, language registers, the role of social bridging capital in transition, and the tools that communities and institutions can use to build social cohesion and sustainability. Institutional and community stability and instability is examined, as well as the necessity of moving the conversation from instability to wealth creation. The presentation will identify tools that assist in this transition.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Holiday Inn Memphis-Univ of Memphis, 3700 Central Avenue, Memphis, United States