Summer Institute for Behavioral Health

Submission Guidelines

When submitting your workshop proposals, please have the following information ready to enter:

Workshop Title
Desired session time slot(s)
Workshop Length (1.5 or 3 hour)
Workshop Abstract (short, approximately 100-words)
Workshop Description (extended for program review/selection)
3 – 5 Clear and Measurable Learning Objectives
Main Presenter Information - Name, Title, Agency, Address, Email and Phone Number
Main Presenter Biography
Co-Presenter(s) Information (if applicable) -- If your proposal includes more than one presenter, please make sure to include each presenter’s information in your submission. Each presenter will receive a complementary conference registration.)
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Presenter Information & Expectations:

Read the Session Development items (below)
Provide an educational experience that is inclusive of all attendees, unless explicitly explained in the program summary
Plan to attend the conference in-person
Register as a presenter for the 2022 conference using the provided discount code. Presenters will receive a complementary registration for the conference, and up to 2 co-presenters will be given a 50% discount code. Hotel, travel, and other expenses are not covered by the School of Social Work.
Share all conference communication with co-presenters (if applicable)
Materials will be published online prior to the conference (please be mindful of deadlines)
Submit PDFs of session handouts to be distributed digitally to session attendees
A “session monitor” will be present to manage program evaluation and monitor on-time program ending. Session content should accommodate for a 2-minute introduction and a 3-minute conclusion from a session monitor
Be aware sessions are recorded and will be available to attendees for a limited time
Be aware that presentations will be broadcast and recorded simultaneously on Zoom and available to conference attendees for 30 days.
Course materials will be posted to our website and be available indefinitely

Presentations need to be fact-based, but not necessarily data driven. Presenters are encouraged to consider alignment with the conference theme and focus on one or more of the following topical areas:

Organizational and Operational Strategies

• Initiatives that your organization has implemented that improve care delivery
• Creative use and implementation of health analytics or research
• Ground-breaking population health management strategies
• Inventive models for workforce and leadership development
• Creative strategies for quality management/quality improvement initiatives
• Innovative approaches that improve the continuum of care
• Ways to address underserved populations and/or healthcare disparities
• Research that guides policy changes in social work or behavioral health

Community Partnerships

• Partnerships between governmental and non-governmental entities to stimulate innovation in behavioral health care and social work
• Co-located models of healthcare delivery
• Innovative funding and financing
• Data sharing and data exchange initiatives
• Shared funding and blended funding for models of care

Point of Care Innovations

• Self-care and compassion fatigue
• Peer & family, or faith-based support
• Emerging trends in behavioral health
• Industry revenue and budgeting
• Creative implementation of care
• Team-based, and other integrated delivery models
• Use of technologies, mobile applications and remote devices to extend care
• New lessons learned regarding implementation of evidence-based care and/or best practices

Special Topics of Interest:

• Neuropsychiatric complications of COVID-19
• Long-term effects including depression and/or suicide in relation to the pandemic
• Emerging therapies for behavioral health disorders
• Developing MAT for adolescents
• Drug and alcohol prevention education
• Complications and solutions to care delivery

For the 2022 conference, an emphasis will be placed on sessions that:

• Promote innovation and creativity in practice and collaboration.
• Address gaps in the continuum of care.
• Demonstrate new lessons learned in the implementation of evidence-based care and best practice.
• Provide a clear relationship and connection to behavioral health disorders.
• Address cultural diversity and serving underrepresented populations.
• Advance clinical initiatives to inform innovative and best practices.
• Research and/or programs that may be easily replicated

As you consider possible program submissions, try to also answer the following questions:

• Who is your audience?
• What do you have to offer the participants?
• How do we encourage the participants to think/do their work differently?
• How do we challenge participants to confront and overcome challenges?
• How do we help audience members perform their roles exceptionally well?
• How do we develop participants as exceptional professionals?
• How do we prepare participants to succeed now?
• How do we prepare participants to succeed in the future?
• How do we help participants see the work they perform as a catalyst to making our communities and the world a better place?
• What tangible outcomes should participants experience?

Keep in mind!

• Most of the attendees are experienced leaders and professionals, so start beyond the basics.
• Provide resources, handouts, and checklists for participants to utilize when they return to their organizations and jurisdictions
• Your program and language must be inclusive of all participants at the conference and clients/patients served by them and their organizations. Person-centered and non-pejorative language is required
• Research claims and data should be valid, reliable and relevant to the fields of behavioral health or healthcare
• Participants may enjoy interaction, learning from one another in small groups while sharing ideas from these discussions
• Do not use the time on anything unessential to the learning experience or learning outcomes.
• Don’t try to accomplish too many things in one session. Avoid creating content that is a “mile wide and an inch deep
• Please be mindful of the opportunities and limitations presented by the Zoom platform. We highly encourage any sort of interactivity, either by technological means (live surveys) or small group communications (breakout rooms). If you are uncomfortable with the platform, please let us know so we can ready the room monitor/host to your presentation needs.