2015 NICWA Annual Conference Call for Presenters

The deadline has been extended. All presentations must be submitted by Friday, November 14. For more information on the annual conference and about submitting presentations please visit: http://www.nicwa.org/callforpresentations/index.asp

Questions? Please contact Lauren@nicwa.org

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1. Workshop Title

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2. Topic:The following are the topic areas that are among the most pertinent to NICWA’s conference attendees. Please select one topical area from below that most adequately reflects the content of your proposed presentation.

Child welfare, foster care, and adoption services: Presenters may include child welfare workers, directors, and staff from tribal, state, federal, and private programs.

Children’s mental health: Presenters may include mental health, psychiatric, behavioral health, youth advocacy, and general health professionals.

Data and Research: Presenters may include researchers, educators, mental health professionals, program directors, program service coordinators, evaluation consultants, and data system consultants.

Legal affairs and advocacy: Presenters may include attorneys, judges, and other legal professionals and advocates; law enforcement professionals; court and legal professionals; Court of Indian Offenses judges and attorneys; CASA workers, Guardians ad Litem (GALs); and grassroots community organizers.

Youth and family involvement: Presenters may include tribal and public school administrators, teachers, educators, counselors, and staff; TANF workers; domestic violence workers; substance abuse workers; parents; guardians; elders; and extended family members.

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3. Management and Administrative Focus

This year NICWA will be highlighting workshops in each of the tracks that have a focus toward administrative and management staff. Check below is you would like your workshop to be highlighted for this focus. These workshops will have an extra focus on topics including funding, leadership, and administrative planning. Will you be interested in being considered for this focus? Yes or No?

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4. Summary Workshop Description

Type a short paragraph of 100 words or less describing your workshop as it would appear in the final program. Please ensure correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation, as errors will reflect on the description of your presentation. Please do NOT exceed 100 words. If your description exceeds 100 words, the description will be edited to fit the word count at NICWA’s discretion.

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5. Workshop Objectives

(Three to five objectives are required. Do not exceed five objectives.)
“As a result of attending this workshop, participants will:”

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6. Details of Workshop Description

A detailed workshop description, two to four pages, typed and double-spaced, is required and will enable the review team to fully evaluate your proposal as a potential workshop. Please feel free to edit your document in another software, but survey monkey does not allow complex formatting (i.e. bullets)

Please note that NICWA highly values interactive and participatory workshops. Please share in your submission how your workshop will help conference attendees learn through interactive teaching methods

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7. Research Ethics Statement (Mandatory for Tribal Data)

Any proposed research workshop that includes data about a tribal community (whether the community is identified by name or not) should have secured tribal approval to present the data in advance of submitting a workshop proposal. Any presenters submitting a workshop proposal that includes tribal community data should be prepared to substantiate this approval if they are called upon to do so. Initial in box to the right.

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8. For workshops with content pertaining to historical and/or generational trauma

NICWA acknowledges that individuals working in the “helping professions,” especially child welfare workers, often experience negative effects stemming from their work with traumatized American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children and families. NICWA also recognizes that there are many different types of trauma that affect people’s lives in negative-traumatic ways. These traumas—with their varied symptoms and responses—can affect one’s daily spiritual, emotional, physical, and mental well-being. NICWA wants to take appropriate measures to ensure that participants have a healthy experience in conference workshops, which requires a standard of sensitivity for the discussion of traumatic situations for AI/AN children and families be upheld. To ensure workshop consideration, workshop presenters wanting to present on topics that include the discussion of issues related to generational and/or historical traumas must also submit an action plan outlining how they plan to respond to the emotional and/or spiritual needs of participants when problems arise. If it is decided by reviewers that a workshop needs an action plan but one was not provided in the initial submission, the presenter will be called upon to provide one before a decision regarding the workshop’s acceptance is made. Initial to right to acknowledge the statement.

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9. Action Plan

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10. Presenters' Information

Presenters please note: Presenter #1 is the contact within the workshop group who will receive all communications regarding the workshop. This person should be prepared to forward all details regarding the presentation to the rest of their workshop group. If you would like someone other than Presenter #1 to be listed first in the program book, please indicate in the box to the right.

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11. First Presenter Information

Name:

Tribal Affiliation (If applicable):

Job Title:

Agency:

Sub-Agency:

Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Email:

Phone number:

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12. Presenter Biography
Biography of each presenter, 75 words or less, written in third person. If your bio exceeds 75 words, it will be edited to fit the word count at NICWA’s discretion.

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13. Second Presenter Information

Name:

Tribal Affiliation (If applicable):

Job Title:

Agency:

Sub-Agency:

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14. Presenter Biography
Biography of each presenter, 75 words or less, written in third person. If your bio exceeds 75 words, it will be edited to fit the word count at NICWA’s discretion.

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15. Third Presenter Information

Name:

Tribal Affiliation (if applicable):

Job Title:

Agency:

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ZIP:

Email Address:

Phone Number:

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16. Presenter Biography
Biography of each presenter, 75 words or less, written in third person. If your bio exceeds 75 words, it will be edited to fit the word count at NICWA’s discretion.

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17. Please list with any times between April 20-22 during the conference period that you will not be available to present.

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18. Backup Presenter

Should your proposal not be accepted, would you like to be considered as a backup presenter? Yes or No?

Regarding audio/visual equipment NICWA DOES provide
NICWA will provide the following AV for participants in each workshop classroom a screen for an LCD projector (aka PowerPoint projector) with accompanying cords (the LCD projector itself must be provided by the participant), flipchart and markers, and a microphone (in larger breakout rooms only)

Regarding audio/visual equipment NICWA does not provide
Submitting this proposal indicates an understanding that NICWA will NOT be providing workshop presenters or presentations with LCD projectors (i.e. PowerPoint projectors) or laptop computers. Participants should understand that it is the presenter(s) responsibility to provide these pieces of equipment if they are necessary to the presentation, and any associated costs will be covered at their own expense. Please type the name of submitter to indicate that the submitter(s) understand the above requirement.

Animal-base Therapy
The 2015 conference facility may not have space that can accommodate the inclusion of live animals in a workshop presentation. Please check with Lauren Shapiro (Lauren@nicwa.org) if this is something you would like to consider. You are welcome to present without animals.

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19. Statement of Agreement

In submitting this proposal, I understand that NICWA is not offering to pay for travel, lodging, meals, or registration. If approved, I agree to present on the assigned dates and times during the conference, April 19-22, 2015. I also agree that I have read all of the above information. Please type name of submitter to indicate you have read and agreed to the above statement.

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1. Workshop Title

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2. Topic:The following are the topic areas that are among the most pertinent to NICWA’s conference attendees. Please select one topical area from below that most adequately reflects the content of your proposed presentation.

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3. Management and Administrative Focus

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5. Workshop Objectives (Three to five objectives are required. Do not exceed five objectives.) “As a result of attending this workshop, participants will:”

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7. Research Ethics Statement (Mandatory for Tribal Data)

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8. For workshops with content pertaining to historical and/or generational trauma

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9. Action Plan

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10. Presenters' Information

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11. First Presenter Information

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12. Presenter BiographyBiography of each presenter, 75 words or less, written in third person. If your bio exceeds 75 words, it will be edited to fit the word count at NICWA’s discretion.

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13. Second Presenter Information

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14. Presenter BiographyBiography of each presenter, 75 words or less, written in third person. If your bio exceeds 75 words, it will be edited to fit the word count at NICWA’s discretion.

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15. Third Presenter Information

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16. Presenter BiographyBiography of each presenter, 75 words or less, written in third person. If your bio exceeds 75 words, it will be edited to fit the word count at NICWA’s discretion.

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17. Please list with any times between April 20-22 during the conference period that you will not be available to present.

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18. Backup Presenter

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19. Statement of Agreement

5. Workshop Objectives

(Three to five objectives are required. Do not exceed five objectives.)
“As a result of attending this workshop, participants will:”

12. Presenter Biography
Biography of each presenter, 75 words or less, written in third person. If your bio exceeds 75 words, it will be edited to fit the word count at NICWA’s discretion.

14. Presenter Biography
Biography of each presenter, 75 words or less, written in third person. If your bio exceeds 75 words, it will be edited to fit the word count at NICWA’s discretion.

16. Presenter Biography
Biography of each presenter, 75 words or less, written in third person. If your bio exceeds 75 words, it will be edited to fit the word count at NICWA’s discretion.