Pediatrician & Adolescent Health Expert; Professor of Pediatrics at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Author of "Raising Kids to Thrive"
Kenneth Ginsburg Biography
Kenneth R. Ginsburg, MD, MSEd, is a pediatrician recognized for his expertise in adolescent health and resilience. Ginsburg is a professor of pediatrics at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He serves as an attending physician in the Division of Adolescent Medicine and is co-director of the Center for Parent and Teen Communication at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. His practice focuses on social adolescent medicine, emphasizing prevention and the impact of social context and stressors on physical and emotional health.
Ginsburg also directs health services at Covenant House Pennsylvania, which serves homeless and marginalized youth in Philadelphia. His career has centered on empowering parents to raise resilient children and preparing professionals to guide youth development. His work unites clinical practice, teaching, research, and advocacy with a focus on building internal resilience in teenagers. Ginsburg co-developed a teen-centered research methodology that combines qualitative and quantitative approaches, enabling youth to propose and explain solutions to social challenges and helping clinicians better serve adolescent populations.
Ginsburg is the author of several books for parents, educators, and healthcare professionals, including "Raising Kids to Thrive: Balancing Love with Expectations and Protection with Trust," "Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Kids Roots and Wings," and "Letting Go with Love and Confidence," all published by the American Academy of Pediatrics. He also authored "Reaching Teens: Strength-Based Communication Strategies to Build Resilience and Support Healthy Adolescent Development," a multimedia toolkit that offers trauma-sensitive communication strategies and includes films demonstrating key concepts in adolescent health and resilience.
Ginsburg has provided consultation on resilience-building and youth development to organizations such as Boys and Girls Clubs of America, National Congress of American Indians, and Military Child Education Coalition. He works with military parents and professionals to incorporate stress reduction and resilience strategies for military-affiliated children. Ginsburg is a frequent lecturer to parent and professional audiences nationally and internationally.
Ginsburg's contributions to pediatric medicine and adolescent health have been recognized with honors including the Young Investigator Award and a visiting professorship from the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, the Lindback Award for distinguished teaching from the University of Pennsylvania, and the Humanism in Medicine Award. In addition to his clinical and research work, Ginsburg is an active speaker and educator, providing guidance on nurturing resilience, promoting mental health, and supporting the well-being of children and teens, with a significant influence on pediatric healthcare policies and practices in adolescent development and preventive care.
Kenneth Ginsburg Speaking Topics
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For School Communities
Creating a Culture that Fosters Real Success
The goal of this facilitated process is for school communities to elucidate key steps needed to reduce stressors on students and foster emotional and social intelligence. Presented as a four-hour workshop, this interactive program involves critical conversation and sharing of ideas between students (typically 25-40), teachers and school administrators (approximately 10-15), and parents (about 10-15). The session will begin with a presentation on “authentic success.” Afterwards, small groups will generate solutions and then share their proposals with the larger group. Then, the group will be facilitated to prioritize the key strategies it believes will most effectively foster real success among the student body.
In order to move the process forward and demonstrate commitment to this process, a follow up meeting should be arranged within the school community to move the recommendations into an action plan.
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For Professionals Who Work With Youth
- Resilience in Action: A Strength-based Approach to Working with Young People
- Working with Youth Labeled "At Risk": Reducing Risk by Recognizing and Building on Existing Strengths
- Taking Care of Ourselves: Healing the Healer (Multiple formats available)
Kenneth Ginsburg Videos
Lessons with Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg and Dr. Jillian Baker
CPTC faculty affiliate Joanna Lee Williams. Lessons with Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg and Dr. Jillian Baker.
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Kenneth Ginsburg is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as For School Communities, For Professionals Who Work With Youth, For Teens and Talks for Parents. The estimated speaking fee range to book Kenneth Ginsburg for your event is available upon request. Kenneth Ginsburg generally travels from Philadelphia, PA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Sarah Vinson, Chandra Ghosh Ippen, Anthony Rao, Alfie Kohn and Kimberly Noble. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Kenneth Ginsburg for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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