2019 Call for Programs

NEW DEADLINE NOV. 29, 2018

Iowa Mental Health Counselors Association (IMHCA)
13th Annual Conference

Thursday, May 16th & Friday, May 17th 2019

Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center

5291 Stoney Creek Ct, Johnston, IA 50131

515-334-9000

Submission Deadline: Presentations must be received by November 29, 2018

Share Your Knowledge
IMHCA members & mental health professionals are invited to submit a proposal to present either a 90-minute or 3-hour breakout session on a mental health counseling topic at the 13th Annual IMHCA Conference.
Act now! Submissions must be received by November 29, 2018! Submission guidelines listed below.

About the Conference

The IMHCA Conference is the only state-wide professional conference for licensed mental health counselors. IMHCA members, mental health counseling students, and other mental health professionals gather to share their expertise at this conference. Take this opportunity to get involved and share your work with your colleagues. IMHCA is an approved continuing education provider (ACEP) for NBCC. As an NBCC ACEP provider, IMHCA is responsible for ensuring that all aspects of our continuing education (CE) offerings are in compliance with the NBCC Continuing Education Provider Policy. The IMHCA conference also provides CE hours for alcohol and drug counseling professionals certified through Iowa Board of Certification. Tentative schedule indicates approximately 12 CE hours for LMHC’s, LMFT’s, Social Workers, and approximately 12 CE hours for CADCs/IADCs. Additionally, a 3-hour ethics session for satisfying ethics licensure requirements will be sought.

Presentation Topic Suggestions

Addiction – Youth, Heroin Epidemic, Trends in Treatment
Assessment and Diagnosis
Children/Adolescents/Family
Clinical Supervision and Ethics
Dialectal Behavior Therapy
Dual-Diagnosis Disorders – Assessment and Treatment
Eating Disorders
Ethics
Evidence Based & Emerging Practices – Innovative Treatments, Expressive Creative Therapies, Skill Building
Expressive Art Therapy and Approaches – Play Therapy, Art Therapy, Narrative Therapy, etc.
Integrated Care, Practice Issues, and Healthcare Reform
LGBTQ – Issues, Cultural Competence for Counselors
Marriage and Couples Counseling
Mid-Life and Ageing Issues
Mindfulness
Transitioning from grad school to licensure
Trauma – Assessment and Treatment
Traumatic Brain Injury, Brain Function and Neuroscience
Telehealth and Web-based Counseling
Human Trafficking

Submission Guidelines

-Deadline: Presentations must be received by November 29, 2018
-Incomplete information may result in presentations being excluded from the conference committee review process.
Presentation Format
1. Oral Presentations
Presentations can be either 90 minutes, or 3 hours (including Q/A) and are designed to be interactive and produce identifiable outcomes. Presentations may be made by single or multiple presenters, or in panel formats. See Oral Presentation Submission Requirements Document: 2019 Call for Programs Form.docx

Next Steps
1. Send your completed submission including A/V and Conference Room needs to the following two contacts by November 29, 2018:
Christy Johnston, [email protected] and Erik Oostenink, [email protected]
2. IMHCA will acknowledge receipt of proposal applications via email within 10 days.
3. If you do not receive an email acknowledgment within 10 days of submission of your program, please contact IMHCA’s Conference Committee Chair, Christy Johnston, at [email protected]

Abstract Review Process: The IMHCA Conference Planning Committee will review all presentations that have been submitted with complete information. Presentations will be selected based on topic, speakers’ qualifications on the topic, and intended audience. The Committee will send notification by email to the main presenter of acceptance or rejection. The main presenter will be responsible for notifying others participating in the program of the outcome.

Presenters will receive a complimentary conference registration: Complimentary registrations are limited to two for team presentations. All accepted presenters will need to register for the conference.

Download the Oral Presentation Submission Requirements Document here: 2019 Call for Programs Form.docx

Iowa Mental Health Counselors Association (IMHCA) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 2060. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC are clearly identified. IMHCA is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.

Contact Information

Iowa Mental Health Counselors Association (IMHCA)

P.O. Box 8233

Des Moines, IA 50301

www.imhca.net

Christy Johnston, LMHC

Conference Committee Chair, IMHCA

515-556-8933

[email protected]