Girls in the Hood
Addressing Anger and Aggression in Adolescent Females

Course Outline:

This workshop will explore strategies designed to engage adolescent females around issues related to anger, decision making and impulse control.  Participants will view a brief video clip of Shanae Watkins, who killed her best friend at age 12 and served 5 years in a juvenile facility.  Today, Shanae is a consultant with the Urban Leadership Institute.  The workshop will provide professionals with concrete strategies to begin working intensely with girls around three core areas:  personal development, building & maintaining relationships, and sources of anger & anxiety

Presenter

Exciting, compassionate and highly motivated to improve the quality of life for children in the United States and abroad, are just a few adjectives used to describe David C. Miller. As a co-founder and Chief Visionary Officer for the Urban Leadership Institute LLC, David Miller is a nationally recognized speaker and program developer working with youth of color. A sought after lecturer and advocate for youth and young adults, David has over 14 years of hands-on practical experience working with youth. He has worked with thousands of youth in detention centers, aftercare programs and in disadvantaged schools and communities throughout the United States and abroad.
 
David has completed several publications which include: Dare to be King; What If The Prince Lives? - A survival workbook for African American Males; Lessons I Learned From My Father: A Collection of Quotes From Men of African Descent; DADDY’s GIRL: Remembering Advice From My Father. He has begun working on WHERE’S MOMMY & DADDY (May 2007), a curriculum for social workers, educators and other professionals who work with children who have a parent in prison. He is also the co-author of several articles which include The Rap on Hip Hop: Implications For Using Music as a Tool for Urban Educators with Dr. Wali Gill and Games that Fathers Can Not Afford (National Association of Middle Schools).
 
David is considered one of the leading professionals in the country addressing the issue of adolescent violence. He has worked extensively with the Centers for Disease Control and the Johns Hopkins University. David received his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from the University of Baltimore and a Master’s Degree in Education from Goucher College.