NJSBF.org - Laying the Cards on the Table: Bar Foundation Kicks Off Substance Abuse Seminar Series with Revealing Look at Gambling in Schools

Laying the Cards on the Table: Bar Foundation Kicks Off Substance Abuse Seminar Series with Revealing Look at Gambling in Schools

"So Your School is Gambling Free? Don't Bet on It," the first of a three-part seminar series on Substance Abuse, Schools and the Law, is scheduled for Thursday, January 22, 2009, 5:15-8 p.m. at the New Jersey Law Center, One Constitution Square off Ryders Lane, New Brunswick. The free series is sponsored by the New Jersey State Bar Foundation.

The seminars are open to educators, substance awareness counselors, student assistance counselors, school administrators, attorneys, psychologists, social workers and other interested members of the public, especially those who work with young people to prevent and/or counsel on substance abuse.

Speakers for the gambling segment are Terry Elman, M.A., education coordinator for the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey, Inc. in Hamilton; and Lia Nower, J.D., Ph.D., associate professor and director of the Center for Gambling Studies, School of Social Work, Rutgers University, New Brunswick.

Following a complimentary sandwich buffet from 5:15-6 p.m., the program begins at 6 p.m.

Teachers who attend the entire program will receive professional development hours. Latecomers and those who leave before the evening concludes are not eligible for professional development credit.

Admission is free, but a refundable deposit of $20 per person is required. Please make checks payable to the New Jersey State Bar Foundation; no cash or purchase orders can be accepted. Payment must accompany each registration. To obtain a registration form, contact Florence Nathan at 732-937-7518 or e-mail fnathan@njsbf.org . The deadline to register is January 12.

Deposit checks will be returned to those who attend the seminar and to those who give 72 hours' notice of inability to attend. Checks from registrants who do not attend and fail to give adequate advance notice will be used to defray seminar expenses and will be forfeited.

The seminars are made possible by funding from the IOLTA Fund of the Bar of New Jersey. Upcoming in the series are "Cramming Won't Help: School Drugs Tests" on March 3 and "The Teen Brain: What Were You Thinking?" on April 23. Separate checks are required for each attendee and each seminar.

See the brochure for more details and a registration form.

Founded in 1958, the New Jersey State Bar Foundation is the educational and philanthropic arm of the New Jersey State Bar Association. The Bar Foundation's mission is to promote public understanding of the law through a free, comprehensive public education program. Among its activities, the Foundation conducts seminars and conflict resolution training, publishes materials, operates a videotape loan library and speakers bureau, and coordinates elementary, middle and high school mock trial competitions. For more information about its programs and publications, visit online at www.njsbf.org or call 1-800-FREE-LAW.