Dowling College Helps Break the Silence About Mental Illness - Mental Illness Can Happen to Anyone…

OAKDALE, NY - In the past, the subject of mental illness was surrounded with mystery and fear. Today we realize understanding and support are powerful tools and can make a real difference in someone’s life.

Phi Delta Kappa at Dowling College presents Breaking the Silence, Teaching The Next Generation About Mental Illness on Monday, November 5, 2007 from 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. This event will feature Guest Speaker Lorraine Kaplan, BTS Director of Educational Outreach and will take place in the Fortunoff Hall Hunt Room at Dowling’s Rudolph Campus in Oakdale.

Lorraine Kaplan has a M.S. in Education from Queens College and holds state certifications in elementary education, special education, reading, and music. After more than 25 years of public school teaching, she retired to devote much of her time to teaching educators and students about mental illness. Mrs. Kaplan has coauthored “Breaking the Silence: Teaching the Next Generation about Mental Illness” and is the project’s Director of Educational Outreach. She lectures extensively in schools and to organizations to promote mental illness education and is on the boards of Aid to the Developmentally Disabled, and NAMI Queens/Nassau.

Phi Delta Kappa is an international association for professional educators. The organization’s mission is to promote quality education as essential to the development and maintenance of a democratic way of life by providing innovative programs, relevant research, visionary leadership and dedicated service.

Light refreshments will be served.  This event is free and open to the public. For additional information, please contact: Dr. Sandra Loughran, Assistant Professor of Human Development & Learning at 244-3486, LoughraS@dowling.edu or Dr. Linda Fernsten, Assistant Professor of Human Development & Learning at 244-3324,
FernstenL@dowling.edu

About Dowling College
Dowling College is an independent, coeducational college that serves more than 6,500 students at its historic Rudolph Campus on the banks of the Connetquot River in Oakdale, NY, and the 105-acre Brookhaven Campus in eastern Long Island and a business center located near the Nassau-Suffolk border in Melville. Dowling offers Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees in several disciplines through its four schools: Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Education.

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For additional information, please contact: 
Kelly Kazemier
Director of Communications
631-244-3318
kazemiek@dowling.edu