# Key Topics: loneliness, social anxiety, empathy, relationship development, misbehavior

**Instructor:** [**Michelle Garcia Winner**](/content/speakers/michelle-garcia-winner/index.html) **(** [**Disclosure**](/content/speakers/michelle-garcia-winner/index.html) **)**  
**Q&A moderated by:** [**Dr. Pamela Crooke**](/content/speakers/pamela-crooke/index.html) **(** [**Disclosure**](/content/speakers/pamela-crooke/index.html) **)**

**90 minutes of instruction**

1.5 hours of [CE credit available](/content/continuing-education/index.html) for select professionals.

## Combating Loneliness and Misbehavior

[**Download this free visual**](https://files.uniform.global/p/1du00kZgS-mRvzBThcmQrQ/HUIi0QVsTmyvZetCn1YSwQ-ideas-for-initiating-social-conversations.pdf) with practical ideas for initiating social conversations, which Michelle Garcia Winner presents in this course.

Loneliness is a dangerous national epidemic that has been growing in depth and complexity for many years. Loneliness not only endangers our mental and physical health, but it also can make us less kind and caring toward others, resulting at times in misbehavior at schools and within our communities. We’ll explore a range of research-informed ways we can cultivate meaningful relationships with others to foster our well-being, as well as kindness, empathy, and generosity of spirit toward others. Now more than ever, building social awareness, managing anxiety, and developing social communication strategies to combat this growing crisis of loneliness is critical for school-age children, tweens and teens, and all the way through the adult years. **The 90-day Recorded Replay Access begins at the time of Registration.**

### Registration Includes 90-Day Recorded Replay Access

Attendee Registration  
$54.00  
Register each attendee individually—access is for ONE person only, not to be shared. CEs available for select professions.

### Learning Objectives and Agenda

Continuing Education Credit  
1.5 hours toward CE credit, if applicable

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Strategies to Demystify Conversational Complexities