He has worked with adolescents in various capacities including residential treatment programs and family counseling. David Hanna, Ph.D., BlueGrass Regional Mental Health Board, Lexington, KY Dr. David Hanna is Director of Child Guidance for the Bluegrass Regional Mental Health Board. The parents have responsibilities to the children, including being a good role model. Teens need to accept responsibility for their behaviors and for their role in the family unit. Program Three focuses on issues such as working parents, after-school jobs and activities and financial responsibility.
Panelists also discuss the responsibilities and stresses involved in caring for younger siblings.
As a high school principal, Jim Fitzpatrick used Dr. William Glasser's management techniques to eliminate the need for punitive practices and school suspensions and to reduce the drop out rate to below one percent. In recent years, Jim has shared these successful practices with K-12 schools throughout the country. Lynn Doyne, director, Parents Place, Lexington KY Lynne Doyne has been directing parenting groups and working as a counselor for the past 18 years. Her specialties include school age child behaviors, marriage counseling, and individual life issues. Rev. Willis Polk, Antioch Baptist Church, Lexington, KY Reverend Willis Polk has worked with teenagers for many years.