This 90-minute presentation details Scott’s personal story – contacting HIV at age 24, surviving almost three decades, and ultimately turning a curse into a blessing. Scott describes having HIV infection in a context all young people can understand: vulnerability, loneliness, isolation and hopelessness. His story provides a powerful example of learning from your mistakes [...]
The content of this program is based on real-life examples of more than twenty nationwide school shootings and the stories behind the shooters’ lives. Root causes are examined, as well as the myths and realities of their origins in the media. Students are asked to consider how this problem directly impacts their lives and [...]
In this discussion, Scott outlines different types of bullying in our teen communities, including the use of the Internet and modern technology as well as speech to wound, manipulate or lie and how it not only hurts others but damages our own soul's development. This workshop offers ways to help revert this harmful behavior, [...]
Many people, especially teenagers, are unprepared for the death of a loved one. Lacking experience with the emerging levels of grief, it is difficult to make sense of the situation in the midst of crisis or through the mourning process. Topics include the stages of mourning, the psychology of grief, a comprehensive discussion on [...]
This workshop addresses adolescence's feelings of isolation and separateness and teaches them to embrace the difficult issues that arise as they grow to adulthood. Scott shares how his own journey has led him to help young people make peace with life's demanding circumstances. Using case studies and real emails from teens in crisis, Scott takes participants [...]
Social networking allows us to manipulate our image and broadcast to the world the illusion of who we want to be, instead of who we really are. In this lecture, Scott discusses how social media can creates false intimacy, instead of allowing teens to experience true closeness. He also discusses other dangers, explaining how [...]