AAMFT-CA Student Conference 2012

Call for abstracts

AAMFT-CA Student Conference 2012
The Family in All Its Forms
February 24, 2012
On the campus of San Diego State University

"While the structure and composition of what is known as family has changed, the importance of family has not been diminished. The modern family, in all its forms, is highly valued and remains a source of great satisfaction for the vast majority of Americans."
- Pew Research Center, 2010

For the second annual AAMFT-CA Student Conference we seek proposals for presentations about MFT's impacting families in all forms, addressing such questions as:

LGBT Parenting, Single Parent Families, Childless Couples, Foster Care & the Family, Blended Families, Military Families, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Empty Nesters, Cohabitating Couples, Adoption, Immigration Effects on the Family, New Approaches to Systems Theory, Religion & Family Family Health, Diversity & Inclusion, Counseling & Therapy Research.

Submission guidelines:

Submission deadline extended! Abstracts must be submitted through this site by January 12, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time.
Abstracts will be anonymously reviewed and scored based on their relevance to a student audience, fit with the conference theme, overall quality, and presenter qualifications.
Preference will be given to presentations led by current students or recent graduates (you may include faculty/clinical co-presenters).
Individuals may not be listed on more than two abstract submissions.
Incomplete submissions will not be reviewed, nor will notifications be provided.
The lead presenter will be notified of acceptance/rejection and is responsible for notifying other presenters.
You do not need to be a member to submit an abstract.
All workshop co-presenters are expected to be in attendance at the conference; poster presentations may be given by one co-author attending the conference.
Workshops and posters previously presented at other conferences may also be submitted for consideration here.
Presentations that include any form of commercial solicitation will not be accepted.
Any questions may be directed to Naveen Jonathan, AAMFT-CA Student Conference Committee Chair, at mftguy79@gmail.com.

Abstract submission form
All fields are required with the following exception: Poster abstracts do not require learning objectives. Please provide all information as you would want it to appear in the conference program.
Title:
Presentation type:
50-minute interactive workshop [?]
Poster [?]
Presenter 1 name:
Presenter 1 membership:
Presenter 1 AAMFT member number (if applicable):
Presenter 1 Contact email:
Check your email address carefully; email will be the sole method of contact regarding your abstract review process.
Presenter 2 name:
Presenter 2 membership:
Presenter 2 AAMFT member number (if applicable):
Presenter 3 name:
Presenter 3 membership:
Presenter 3 AAMFT member number (if applicable):
Presenter 4 name:
Presenter 4 membership:
Presenter 4 AAMFT member number (if applicable):
Brief summary (all proposals):
Provide a short summary (100 words or less) of the proposed workshop or poster. Include a summary of the content to be covered and its usefulness to a student audience.

Learning objectives (workshops only):
List at least three (3) specific learning objectives for your workshop. Objectives should be phrased as "Participants will..."
(1) Participants will...
Presenter background (all proposals):
Without providing identifying information, describe the qualifications of the presenters, including prior experience with conference presentations.
Has this presentation been submitted or presented to other conferences?
Yes No
If "yes," please explain in Presenter Background box above.
For security purposes, please enter the number 25 in this box.
Abstracts will be reviewed and scored anonymously. The conference committee will make all final decisions on the conference program, and will consider review evaluations, program balance, conference theme, and any other factors they deem relevant in selecting workshops and posters for the conference program. All presenters will be notified in January 2012.

Disclaimer: AAMFT, AAMFT-CA, and the owners of this web site are not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, or erroneously submitted proposals, and are similarly not responsible for any data processing errors.
MFTEducation.com is processing abstract submissions for this event, but is not a sponsor or in any other way affiliated. AAMFT-California Division is producing the 2012 Student Conference.

Definitions of presentation formats

Interactive workshop: A 50-minute long session that should involve audience participation in some way. The presenter could show a video of their work and have a discussion with the audience (strongly encouraged), put together a panel of professionals who discuss a specific topic, or have a conversation hour that focuses on a particular topic. Abstracts for each of these types of interactive sessions are welcome and should specify a clear topic, the type of interactive session, and one person who will be facilitating or organizing the panel or session.

Poster: A visual presentation (4�x 4� poster) of research, treatment, advocacy, or other MFT issues. The AAMFT Student Conference encourages poster submissions so that research findings, new ideas, innovations, and advances in the profession may be shared with as many individuals as possible. Poster sessions allow presenters and attendees to engage in extended discussions about the author's presentation that is in illustrated format on a poster board. Presenters are asked to be at their assigned poster board during the entire length of the poster session.

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