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Show Intervention to be aired Developing intervention strategies strate-gies for adolescent health and behavior be-havior problems will be the theme of the eighth annual Conference on Health and Wellness Jan. 28 and 29 (Thursday and Friday) at the Brigham Young University Conference Con-ference Center. Sponsored by Human Affairs International In-ternational and the BYU Department Depart-ment of Health Sciences, the coa-.. ference will focus on new procedures proce-dures for prevention and intervention interven-tion in behavioral problems for adolescents and families. Although the conference's main emphasis is to present various approaches to intervention, the latest discoveries in the area of behavioral be-havioral medicine will also be addressed, says Brent Hafen, conference con-ference director. Keynote speaker will be H. Stephen Glenn, recognized nationally nation-ally for his studies on addictive behavior. be-havior. He served as director of the National- Drug Abuse Center, for 2 Training and Resource Development Develop-ment in Washington, D.C. "He is in great demand around the country as a speaker and as a consultant dealing with family and adolescent behavior problems," says Hafen of Glenn. Terrance D. Olson, associate dean and professor of family sciences scien-ces at BYU, is also a member of the conference faculty. He will share information about An Alternative' National Curriculum on Responsibility Responsi-bility (AANCHOR) project, which deals with preventing adolescent pregnancies. For registration and conference information, contact the office of Conferences and Workshops at BYU (801) 378-4854. |