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11/02/2026

🌟 2026 National Family Week Conference Breakout Spotlight: The Question Changes Everything 🌟

What if better leadership starts with asking better questions? When leading a team, it's easy to fall back on familiar approaches and assumptions. But what happens when we pause, get curious, and consider a different way forward?

At FSA’s 2026 National Family Week Conference, Jessica Cronauer, Executive Director of Leadership Northeast, will lead “The Question Changes Everything: How Leading with Curiosity Helps Leaders Unlearn, Reframe, and Lead Differently.” This session will explore the challenges leaders face and how curiosity can help us rethink our assumptions, navigate team dynamics, and approach leadership with a fresh perspective.

Jessica is a leadership development strategist with more than a decade of experience helping individuals and organizations grow. At Leadership Northeast, she has shaped programs that develop professionals, educators, and emerging leaders across the region. With a master’s degree in Organizational Leadership and Learning and certifications in executive coaching and strengths-based leadership, she brings together research-informed strategies and real-world experience to help leaders create meaningful change.

Because leadership isn't just about having the answers. It's also about being willing to ask questions, challenge what we think we know, and make room for new possibilities.

🧠 UNLEARN: Challenge What You Know & Change What You Do
📅 Friday, November 13, 2026 | Mohegan Pennsylvania
🎟️ Registration is OPEN: https://givebutter.com/2026NFWUNLEARN

10/31/2026

Happy Halloween from all of us at FSA! 🎃👻 Our team enjoyed celebrating the spooky season with treats at Sherman Hills Trunk-or-Treat and a haunted historical tour of Wilkes-Barre with Dr. Bill Lewis. We learned so much from Dr. Lewis, who is a commissioner of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and past president of the Luzerne County Historical Society! We had plenty of Halloween fun, a few chilling stories, and some great moments together along the way!

Whether you're trick-or-treating, celebrating with friends, or enjoying a few Halloween scares of your own, we hope your day is filled with fun, laughter, and just the right amount of fright! 🧡🕸️

10/30/2026

🌟 2026 National Family Week Conference Breakout Spotlight: The Myth of Resilience 🌟

We often hear that people just need to be resilient, push through, or pull themselves up by their bootstraps. But what happens when that expectation overlooks the real challenges people are facing or places the responsibility for overcoming hardship entirely on the individual?

At FSA’s 2026 National Family Week Conference, Hollie Browning, owner of Hollie Browning Counseling LLC, will explore “The Myth of Resilience.” This session challenges the idea that resilience is always the answer and invites us to reconsider how we support people experiencing difficult circumstances. Rather than simply expecting individuals to overcome adversity on their own, we can look at the role of compassion, understanding, meaningful support, and the systems surrounding them.

A licensed professional counselor in Luzerne County, Hollie has worked in social services since 2011, supporting people with a wide range of experiences, including trauma, serious mental illness, and co-occurring disorders. A Northeastern Pennsylvania native, she is passionate about promoting empathy, expanding access to therapeutic resources, and advancing equality and acceptance for all people.

Sometimes, changing our perspective means recognizing that people don't just need to be stronger. They need support, understanding, and access to the resources that help them move forward.

🧠 UNLEARN: Challenge What You Know & Change What You Do
📅 Friday, November 13, 2026 | Mohegan Pennsylvania
🎟️ Registration is OPEN: https://givebutter.com/2026NFWUNLEARN

10/28/2026

🌟 2026 National Family Week Conference Breakout Spotlight: We Can Solve Homelessness 🌟

What if the way we think about homelessness and poverty is part of what keeps us from solving them? Misconceptions and stigma can shape how we view people experiencing housing instability, often obscuring the larger systems and barriers that contribute to their circumstances.

At FSA’s 2026 National Family Week Conference, Crystal Kotlowski, Chief Operating Officer of Volunteers of America of Pennsylvania, will lead “We Can Solve Homelessness: Poverty and the Power of Perspective.” This session will challenge common myths about homelessness and poverty and explore how shifting our perspective can help us move beyond judgment toward systemic solutions that address the root causes of these challenges.

Crystal brings more than 14 years of experience working alongside individuals and families navigating difficult circumstances. At Volunteers of America of Pennsylvania, she supports services across more than 20 counties, helping strengthen programs that feed, shelter, guide, and nurture thousands of people each year. Her background includes community-based program development, trauma-informed care, staff development, and supporting individuals who have historically faced barriers to accessing services.

Changing how we understand a problem can change how we respond to it. Join us to challenge assumptions and explore what becomes possible when we look beyond stigma and focus on solutions.

🧠 UNLEARN: Challenge What You Know & Change What You Do
📅 Friday, November 13, 2026 | Mohegan Pennsylvania
🎟️ Registration is OPEN: https://givebutter.com/2026NFWUNLEARN

10/26/2026

🌟 2026 National Family Week Conference Breakout Spotlight: Reactivity to Receptivity 🌟

When conversations get difficult and client dynamics become challenging, our reactions can sometimes take over before we have a chance to put our training into practice. How can we pause, recognize our own responses, and approach those moments with greater awareness and understanding?

At FSA’s 2026 National Family Week Conference, Shay Jones Vitale, LCSW, CYT-200, of Tripath Synergy Coaching, will lead “Reactivity to Receptivity: A Somatic Shift for Client Dynamics.” This session will explore practical, somatic and nervous system-based strategies to help human service professionals recognize hidden bias patterns, strengthen communication, and respond more intentionally when it matters most.

Shay is a Whole-Person Empowerment Coach, mental health clinician, and somatic facilitator specializing in nervous system regulation, emotional resilience, and embodied self-awareness. As Behavioral Health Coordinator for EDSI and founder of Tripath Synergy Co., she helps individuals and organizations navigate stress, manage emotional reactivity, and build sustainable approaches to personal and professional growth. With her practical teaching style and dose of humor, Shay helps people turn greater self-awareness into meaningful change.

🧠 UNLEARN: Challenge What You Know & Change What You Do
📅 Friday, November 13, 2026 | Mohegan Pennsylvania
🎟️ Registration is OPEN: https://givebutter.com/2026NFWUNLEARN

10/23/2026

🌟 2026 National Family Week Conference Breakout Spotlight: Beyond the Stigma 🌟

Conversations about mental health and substance use are often shaped by stigma, misconceptions, and assumptions that can keep people from seeking the support they need. How can we move beyond those barriers and create communities where people are met with understanding, dignity, and compassion?

At FSA’s 2026 National Family Week Conference, Katie Wilk, MBA, CADC, CCS, of Clem-Mar House and Meridian Recovery, will lead “Beyond the Stigma,” a breakout session focused on challenging the stigma surrounding mental health and substance use and encouraging a more compassionate, informed approach to recovery.

Katie serves as Executive Director of Clem-Mar House, Inc. and Founder of Meridian Recovery, an expanding continuum of substance use disorder services serving men and women throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania. With more than a decade of experience in substance use treatment, counseling, clinical supervision, and program development, she is committed to improving access to recovery services and creating opportunities for individuals to build stability and lasting change.

Through her professional and community leadership, Katie champions an approach that balances accountability with dignity and compassion, recognizing that substance use affects not only individuals, but also their families and communities.

🧠 UNLEARN: Challenge What You Know & Change What You Do
📅 Friday, November 13, 2026 | Mohegan Pennsylvania
🎟️ Registration is OPEN: https://givebutter.com/2026NFWUNLEARN

10/21/2026

🌟 2026 National Family Week Conference Breakout Spotlight: Unlearning the Mold🌟

How often do we hold ourselves back to fit someone else’s expectations? What would change if we gave ourselves permission to show up as our authentic selves?

At FSA’s 2026 National Family Week Conference, Linda Rowe, Sales Manager and Licensed Insurance Agent with Geisinger Health Plan, will lead “Unlearning the Mold: Authenticity, Belonging, and Becoming Yourself.” Her session will challenge us to reflect on the expectations, labels, and limitations that can keep us from being who we truly are, while exploring the importance of authenticity, belonging, and building the confidence to forge our own paths.

A longtime Wyoming Valley resident, Linda is a sales leader and community advocate whose work is rooted in relationships, connection, and creating opportunities for others. In addition to her leadership at Geisinger Health Plan, she serves on the boards of the YMCA of Wilkes-Barre and Bourger Women With Children Program at Misericordia University. She is passionate about mentorship, support systems, and helping individuals and families find opportunities to succeed.

🧠 UNLEARN: Challenge What You Know & Change What You Do
📅 Friday, November 13, 2026 | Mohegan Pennsylvania
🎟️ Registration is OPEN: https://givebutter.com/2026NFWUNLEARN

Join us for a day of fresh perspectives, challenging conversations, and opportunities to rethink how we show up in our work and our communities!

10/19/2026

🌟 2026 National Family Week Conference Breakout Spotlight: Unlearning the Myths 🌟

How do we separate facts from misinformation when it comes to transgender youth, especially with so many conflicting messages in the media? And how can we make sure the young people in our lives feel supported, understood, and safe?

At FSA’s 2026 National Family Week Conference, Jake Kelley, M.Ed. (they/them), of Mx. Kelley Q***r Education, will lead the breakout session “Unlearning the Myths: Supporting Transgender Youth with Facts, Care, and Confidence.” This session will challenge common misconceptions about transgender youth and explore how we can move beyond assumptions to offer informed, affirming, and compassionate support.

Jacob is a certified sexologist, educator, consultant, and doctoral candidate in Human Sexuality. As founder and CEO of Mx. Kelley Q***r Education LLC, they provide research-informed training that helps educators, healthcare professionals, families, and community organizations build knowledge, strengthen affirming communication, and better support LGBTQIA+ communities. Drawing on their professional expertise and lived experience as a nonbinary person, Jacob creates space for meaningful questions, fresh perspectives, and practical learning.

🧠 UNLEARN: Challenge What You Know & Change What You Do
📅 Friday, November 13, 2026 | Mohegan Pennsylvania
🎟️ Registration is OPEN: https://givebutter.com/2026NFWUNLEARN

Join us for a day of challenging assumptions, expanding our understanding, and learning how what we unlearn can change the way we support others! 🙌

10/14/2026

🎤 Meet our keynote speaker for the 2026 National Family Week Conference: Dan Kimbrough!

How do our assumptions shape the way we see others, interpret situations, and respond to the world around us? 💭

Dan will bring these questions to the forefront with his keynote session, “Humanizing Identity,” exploring themes of implicit bias and the ways our perspectives influence how we understand and interact with others. His session is a natural fit for this year’s conference theme, challenging us to examine what we think we know, question our assumptions, and consider how changing our perspective can change our actions.

An award-winning educator, creator, and storyteller, Dan brings more than 18 years of experience in teaching, media production, and community engagement. His work centers on fostering understanding, encouraging meaningful dialogue, and using storytelling to bridge gaps in knowledge and inspire social change.

📅 Friday, November 13, 2026
📍 Mohegan Pennsylvania
🎟️ https://givebutter.com/2026NFWUNLEARN

Join us for a day of fresh perspectives, challenging conversations, and opportunities to rethink how we show up in our work and our communities. 🧠

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31 W Market Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA
18701

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Tuesday	8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 5pm
Thursday	8:30am - 5pm
Friday	8:30am - 5pm

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