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THE FOUNDATION FOR HUMAN POTENTIAL PRESENTS: MENTAL HEALTH & THE BRAIN - A LIFELONG LEARNING SYMPOSIUM

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH AND FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH

REGISTER BY SEPTEMBER 15TH AND SAVE $75

CHICAGO - August 16, 2007 --- The Foundation for Human Potential (FHP), in association with Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, is presenting a two-day program, Mental Health & the Brain: Implications for Lifelong Learning on November 15th and 16th at Northwestern University’s Thorne Auditorium, Chicago. 

Registration is $275 if received by September 15th and $350 after September 15th.;
Reduced fee, $175  for:
•    students (with copy of ID and letter from dean) and
•    members/staff of certified mental health organizations (name and contact information of mental health organization required with registration)
    This symposium will address the growing need to advocate for mental health throughout one’s lifespan. 

The two-day program has four primary objectives:
1) to present an engaging look at issues pertaining to mental health and mental disorders;
2)  reduce the associated stigma for both children and adults; 3) underscore positive behaviors which can and do exist with mental illness; and 4) examine mental health in the context of home, education and work environments.

The moderator is Sharon Begley, who is the Science Columnist for Newsweek Magazine. The lecturers include, among others, keynote speaker, Frederick K. Goodwin, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry; Director, Center on Neuroscience, Medical Progress and Society, George Washington University, and the Former Director of the National Institute of Mental Health. Among the 16 presenters also speaking at the symposium will be Nancy C. Andreasen, M.D. PhD., University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Jacques d’Amboise, Founder of the National Dance Institute, New York, Joseph LeDoux, Ph.D., New York University, Bruce McEwen PhD., Rockefeller University and Arthur Kramer, Ph.D, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois. Among topics to be discussed are: bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorders,  epilepsy and age-related thinking skills.

“The overriding goal of this symposium, of which we’ve collected the thought leaders on this subject, is to engage the participants in thought and discussion with the faculty to increase public awareness,” says Andrea Gellin Shindler, Founder and Executive Director, The Foundation for Human Potential.  “In turn, this will provide advocacy for individuals presenting with mental health disorders, some of whom are members of our guest faculty.”

Participants can register online at www.fhponline.org/symposium2007 .  For more information, please contact The Foundation for Human Potential at www.fhponline.org

About The Foundation for Human Potential
The Foundation for Human Potential (FHP) was incorporated as an Illinois not-for-profit organization in October, 1990, for the purpose of sponsoring educational symposia consistent with research and educational interests arising from the study of the bases of creativity, particularly the role of the brain. It is recognized as a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.  The mission of the Foundation for Human Potential is to foster the multidisciplinary exploration of the relationship between brain function and learning at all levels and to derive teaching methods from such exploration, applicable to teachers and students, patients and therapists, corporate leaders and workers, all seeking more creative approaches to learning and working.

To date, symposia presented have been: Art and the Brain (1988); Music and the Brain (1992); Dance, Sports, Movement and the Brain (1995); Emotional Intelligence, Education and the Brain (1997); Learning and the Brain: Myths and Realities (2000) and Passion of the Job: The Brain and Innovation in the Workplace (2002).

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