Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/09/2015
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Location
Boston Center for Adult Education
BOSTON – On May 9, the Walker Trieschman Institute for Research & Training (WTI), a division of Walker, will host its premiere community event in Boston, featuring a book talk with sibling authors Scott and Sage Stossel. Walker is a non-profit leader serving the academic and clinical needs of youth, ages 3 to 22, who face behavioral health challenges.
WTI’s first symposium will feature a reading and discussion with Scott Stossel and Sage Stossel, Belmont-raised and Harvard-educated siblings, who will talk candidly and honestly about their diagnosed anxiety disorders and their coping mechanisms. Standing up against the stigma of mental illness, both have publicly shared their experiences with the disease and how they have drawn on their creative talents to manage their anxiety. About 40 million adults in the U.S. have diagnosed anxiety disorders.
Scott Stossel is the editor of The Atlantic and The New York Times bestselling author of My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread and the Search for Peace of Mind.
Sage Stossel is the contributing editor at The Atlantic and cartoonist for the weekly editorial cartoon “Sage, Ink,” author/illustrator of the graphic novel Starling, and author of On the Loose series of children’s books.
WTI is grounded in Walker’s rich legacy, drawing its name from the agency’s first Executive Director, Dr. Albert E. Trieschman. WTI was established to provide professional development, training workshops and learning opportunities for educators, caregivers and other professionals who care for and educate children affected by mental, behavioral and emotional challenges. WTI will also facilitate consultations by a faculty of experts on best practices for supporting, managing and working with children, youth and families.
The reading will be followed by a question and answer session. Light refreshments will be served. In conjunction with National Mental Health Awareness Month, the event will be held on May 9 at 11 a.m. at the Boston Center for Adult Education, 122 Arlington Street, Boston, MA. To register, visit http://bit.ly/1yj2Pk9. Tickets range from $10 to $25. Signed copies of My Age of Anxiety and Starling are available for purchase. For questions, call (781) 449-4500.
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About Walker
Founded in 1961, Walker is a leader in special education, behavioral health, residential treatment, hospital-diversion, professional training, and community consultation for children and youth facing complex emotional, behavioral, and learning challenges. Each year, Walker seeks to transform the lives of nearly 20,000 children and youth ages 3 to 22 in more than 60 communities across Massachusetts. Using evidence-based practices and data-driven interventions, Walker professionals partner with these children and youth, their families, and communities to nurture hope and develop lifelong skills. Walker combines clinical and academic expertise with a commitment to strength-based, child-centered and family-driven care so that vulnerable yet resilient children and youth can build on their continuous learning while developing new confidence to achieve their potential and meet challenges. Through programming in Needham and Watertown, and partnerships with more than 44 school districts and education networks across the Commonwealth, Walker supports children and youth, their families and communities to help realize a brighter future.
About The Walker Trieschman Institute for Research & Training
The Walker Trieschman Institute for Research & Training (WTI) promotes the integration of research and training into everyday practice to improve the quality of care and treatment for the youth facing mental health challenges. WTI draws on the work of Walker’s founder, the late Dr. Albert E. Trieschman, Ph.D., a Harvard-trained psychologist and co-author of the Other 23 Hours, a seminal text in residential care. WTI researches evidence-based practices as well as emerging concepts and interventions and facilitates their implementation by providers, parents and caregivers, the community at large, and institutions of higher learning.
