Join us Tuesday, December 7, 2010, 1:00 p.m. (10:00 a.m. PST), for a lively and informative introduction to Sesame Workshop’s groundbreaking initiative for military families, Talk, Listen, Connect.

Developed in conjunction with military and mental health experts, Talk, Listen, Connect is a bilingual, multimedia outreach program designed to help military families with young children coping with challenging transitions in their lives. Through video, music, and print materials, beloved Sesame Street characters—including Elmo and Rosita—address issues such as deployment, a parent’s return home changed due to combat related injury, and the death of a parent.

During the Webinar, trauma experts, military experts, and members of the Sesame Workshop team will share clips from the Talk, Listen, Connect initiative, discuss key lessons learned during the development process, and review how clinicians and caregivers can use Talk, Listen, Connect to help military families and children.

This Webinar will include:

Ms. Lynn Chwatsky, Sesame Workshop, Assistant Vice President, Outreach Initiatives and Partners

Dr. Stephen Cozza, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, USUHS Associate Director, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Uniformed Services University School of Medicine

Ms. Barbara Thompson, Director, Office of Family Policy/Children and Youth, Office of the Secretary of Defense Military Community and Family Policy

Dr. Russell Shilling, CAPT, MSC, USN, Program Manager - I20, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

Mrs. Patty Shinseki, Board Member, The Military Child Education Coalition, and Chair of MCEC’s Living in the New Normal: Helping Children Thrive Through Good and Challenging Times

Dr. Judith Cohen, Medical Director, Center for Traumatic Stress in Children & Adolescents Allegheny General Hospital and Professor of Psychiatry

Hosted by Dr. Gregory Leskin, Director, NCCTS Military Families Initiatives and Assistant Director, FOCUS (www.focusproject.org)

To Join us at the Webinar:

Step 1: Create an account (free) at http://learn.nctsn.org/login/signup.php

Step 2: Check your email and confirm your account (click on link)

Step 3: Login at http://learn.nctsn.org/ and enroll in the Military Family Learning Community Master Speaker Series course listing

Step 4: On December 7, 2010 at 10am PST/1pm EST, login to participate

For NCTSN Learning Center technical assistance email help@nctsn.org