NACSW Convention 2020 Presentation Submission


Presenter Agreement

NACSW's convention niche, consistent with our association mission, is to provide workshops and poster sessions that equip conference participants to ethically integrate Christian faith and professional social work practice.

I signify my agreement to the following: (please check all to continue)

If my/our presentation proposal is accepted, I/we agree - unless a bona fide emergency occurs - to:

  • Be present at NACSW's Convention 2020 in Washington, DC
  • Register for the convention by no later than October 9th, 2020 (at my/our own expense at the usual convention rate - acknowledging that no honorarium will be paid for my/our presentation)
  • Make my/our presentation at the time selected by the Convention 2020 planning committee between November 6-7th, 2020
  • Provide at least 25 copies of handouts at no expense to the convention.

I understand that if I/we do not register for the convention by October 9th, 2020, my/our presentation may have to be removed from the convention program.

NACSW will provide a LCD projector (for PowerPoint presentations) and a screen for all workshop presenters at no cost. We are not, however, able to provide laptop computers, so please bring your own laptop and laptop adapter if you wish to use a LCD projector in the workshop room for your presentation.

If I want to use any equipment for my presentation other than a LCD projector and screen (for example, laptop speakers, CD player, connection to the Internet, dry erase board, flip chart, etc.), I understand I will have to contact the hotel AV department directly and make arrangements with them to pay for this equipment at my own expense.

 

Do you agree with all of the above statements?

Yes No

Primary Presenter Information

* Denotes Required Field

First Name *
Last Name *
Organizational Affiliation
Position Title
Work Address
Work City
Work State/Province
Work Zip
Work Country
Primary Email *
Alternate E-mail
Work Phone
FAX

Degree(s)/Credentials (exactly as you would like them to appear on the convention program - for example: PhD, or MSW, LCSW)

 

*
Are You a Student? 


Are You a Current NACSW Member?
Presenter Biography* Please provide a few sentences about the primary presenter including:
  1. name
  2. current employment title
  3. degree(s) earned with name and location of institution, and date received
  4. licensure status (if applicable)
  5. prior experience as a presenter
  6. previous professional experiences

This information will be used to provide an introduction for the workshop/poster session. Please limit this bio to no more than about 150 words, which is about 900 characters.

900 characters remaining

How Did You Hear about this Call for Presentations?

Name of Colleague or Publication? 


Is there a second presenter?
Second Presenter
 
First Name*
Last Name*
Organizational Affiliation
Position Title
Work Address
Work City
Work State/Province
Work Zip
Work Country
Work Phone
FAX
Degree(s)/Credentials (exactly as you would like them to appear on the convention program - for example: PhD, or MSW, LCSW)

* 

Is This Presenter a Student? 
Is This Presenter a Current NACSW Member?
Primary Email*
Alternate E-mail

Short Bio Information  

Please provide a few sentences about the second presenter including:

  1. name
  2. current employment title
  3. degree(s) earned with name and location of institution, and date received
  4. licensure status (if applicable)
  5. prior experience as a presenter
  6. previous professional experiences

This information will be used to provide an introduction for the workshop/poster session. Please limit this bio to no more than about 150 words, which is about 900 characters.

 
900 characters remaining


Is there a third presenter?
Third Presenter
 
First Name*
Last Name*
Organizational Affiliation
Position Title
Work Address
Work City
Work State/Province
Work Zip
Work Country
Work Phone
FAX
Degree(s)/Credentials (exactly as you would like them to appear on the convention program - for example: PhD, or MSW, LCSW)

* 

Is this Presenter a Student? 
Is This Presenter a Current NACSW Member?
Primary Email*
Alternate E-mail

Short Bio Information

Please provide a few sentences about the third presenter including:

  1. name
  2. current employment title
  3. degree(s) earned with name and location of institution, and date received
  4. licensure status (if applicable)
  5. prior experience as a presenter
  6. previous professional experiences

This information will be used to provide an introduction for the workshop/poster session. Please limit this bio to no more than about 150 words, which is about 900 characters.


900 characters remaining

Provide similar contact information for any other presenters in the box below.

 

Presentation Information
 
Title of Presentation*
Due to space limitations in the final program, please limit your title to no more than about 12 words, which is about 75 characters) If your title exceeds the word limit, it will be truncated in the final program.
 
 75 characters remaining
Primary Track*

Choose only 1 primary track for your proposal.

1. Direct Practice: Individuals, Couples, Families and Children

Presentations in this track may focus on (but are not limited to): clinical social work, case management and social work non-clinical practice, residential and community-based care, private practice, school social work, medical social work, family systems, diagnosis/assessment, new approaches to treatment, etc. 

2. Human Development, Diversity, and Behavior in the Environment  

Presentations in this track may focus on (but are not limited to): integration of faith and practice as it applies to human development and behavior across the lifespan; spiritual competency; and practice and research with people with disabilities, the GLBT community, and other groups, etc.

3. Direct Practice: Groups and Communities  

Presentations in this track may focus on (but are not limited to): community organizing; assets-based community development and community-oriented interventions; advocacy; international social work; issues of poverty; group social work, etc.

4. Administration and Work with Organizations

Presentations in this track may focus on (but are not limited to): management and leadership of organizations; organizational culture; grant writing program development; staff issues; budgeting; organizational policy-making; staff training and development, etc. 

5. Public Administration and Policy

Presentations in this track may focus on (but are not limited to): social policy; government funding issues; economic issues; social justice; social change theory; church and denominational policy and politics, etc.   

6. Professional Relationships, Values and Ethics

Presentations in this track may focus on (but are not limited to): social work ethics; the impact of social workers' faith on their work; nurturing social workers’ faith and character formation; boundary issues; dual relationships; social work supervision, etc.

7. Social Work Education

Presentations in this track may focus on (but are not limited to): strategies and illustrations related to integrating faith and spirituality in the social work curriculum; CSWE accreditation issues; examples of spiritually and religiously sensitive educational polices and practices related to social work students and faculty; faith-related issues with students in field placements, etc.  

8. Social Work Research

Presentations in this track may focus on (but are not limited to): methodological issues in research on religion and spirituality in social work practice, practical reports of dilemmas and difficulties in research as well as proposals for resolving these challenges, partnerships in conducting research, and identifying and working with research funding sources, etc.

9. Technology & Social Work

Presentations in this track may focus on (but are not limited to): innovative ways Christians in social work are using technology to enhance social work education and practice, the use of social networking to expand communication with clients, colleagues and supervisors, the use of technology to deliver social work curriculum and interact with students, and strategies for using distance learning approaches to facilitate continuing education, etc. 

10. Student-Focused

Presentations in this track may focus on (but are not limited to): a) presentations by BSW and MSW students reporting on research projects or conceptual papers from their social work programs; b) presentations for BSW, MSW, and Ph.D. students such as how to choose an area of social work practice, preparing for graduate school and/or a first social work setting, etc. 

11. Research and Practice with Ethnically Diverse Populations

Presentations in this track may focus on but are not limited to research and practice approaches related to communities of color and their expressions of faith and spirituality, the intersection of race and spirituality in the context of clients' lives, and navigating complex issues of religion/spirituality for people of color in the treatment process, etc.

12. Faith & Justice

Presentations in this track may focus on (but are not limited to) the intersection of faith and justice in issues such as: racial equality and justice; empowerment of women and girls and other gender issues; LGBTQ issues; creation care and environmental stewardship; immigration issues; poverty, income disparity, and living wage issues, peace and nonviolence, etc.

13. The Intersection of Faith and Political Social Work (New Track)

Presentations in this track will explore the intersections of Christianity, social work practice and politics related to: diversity, ethics, social welfare history, social welfare policy, social work education, human behavior, social justice, macro practice, political movements, elections and contemporary issues.

 

I would like my Presentation to be considered for one or more of the following Formats: *

Either a workshop presentation or a poster presentation
I understand that selecting this option increases the chances of my proposal being selected.

Workshop Presentation Only
For examples of workshop sessions, go to: Workshop Examples

Poster Presentation Only
Presenters summarize their presentation information in visual representations for attendees to browse and to facilitate more informal discussion. NACSW will provide easels, and poster presenters bring information mounted on poster boards and/or handouts. NACSW is not able to provide poster boards. For examples of poster sessions, go to: Poster Examples.

 

If I am interested in my proposal being considered for a workshop presentation, I would prefer the following length of time

The majority of workshop presentation sessions will be 60 minutes long. NACSW has only a limited number of 90 (1.5 hour) and 120 minute (2 hour) workshop slots, which are more competitive.

I would prefer presenting a 60 minute (1 hour) workshop
I would prefer presenting for a 90 minute (1.5 hour) workshop

Either length of time (60 minutes or 90 minutes) would work for me

NACSW will make every effort to accommodate the length of time you have requested for your workshop session, although it reserves the right to make the final decision regarding the session's length based on the needs of the overall program.

 

Presentation Level

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Basic (Students and BSW level)
Intermediate (MSW level)
Advanced (LCSW or LICSW level)

 

Primary Audience (Please check off no more than three)*

Social Workers 
Church Leaders 
Educators 
Students 
General Audience

 
Schedule Accommodation Based on Religious Observance

If my proposal is accepted, I would like to request that I not be placed on the schedule to present on Saturday due to religious observance

Please DO NOT schedule me to present on Saturday due to religious observance
I am open to present on any day.
 

*Presentation Abstract (Only 50 word abstracts can be published in the convention brochure. Please limit your abstract in this section to no more than about 50 words, which is about 350 characters.)

Please DO NOT identify yourself or any of the other presenters in this abstract): 

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*Presentation Description - Should Include:

1) Brief Outline of the Session's Key Topics and How Long You Will Be Addressing Each of These Topics

2) A Faith, Religion, or Spirituality Component

3) How the Presentation Is Informed by Relevant Social Work and Theological/Biblical Literature

4) If a Practice-Oriented Session, How the Presentation Is Consistent with the Current Understanding of Evidence-based and Culturally-Competent, Ethical Practice

 (Please limit this section to no more than about 500 words in total, which is about 3000 characters.)  

Please DO NOT identify yourself or any of the other presenters):

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*Bibliography/References (Please provide a list of 5-10 references, including 3-5 sources published within the past 5 years.)

 (Please limit this section to no more than about 500 words in total, which is about 3000 characters.)  


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Learning Outcomes (Note: the focus here is on what workshop participants learn and what they will be able to do as a result of attending this workshop. Please provide a total of 2-3 learning outcomes, one each for each of the boxes provided below. For sample learning outcomes, go to the bottom of the page at http://www.nacsw.org/Convention/Examples.htm).

As a result of attending this presentation, participants will be able to:

* Learning Outcome #1 (Please limit this section to no more than about 25 words in total, which is about 165 characters.)  



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*Learning Outcome #2 (Please limit this section to no more than about 25 words in total, which is about 165 characters.)



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*Learning Outcome #3 (Please limit this section to no more than about 25 words in total, which is about 165 characters.)



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updated 8-12-2019