Abstract Submission Guidelines
Abstract Submission Deadline – Monday, February 22, 2010
This Is A Firm Deadline. There Will Be No Extensions.
The Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care is now accepting proposals for pre-conference intensive workshops, concurrent workshops, reports from the field, and poster sessions to be presented at its 45th Annual Meeting & Conference, November 3-6, 2010 at the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina. If you would like to be considered as a presenter for the 2010 Conference, please complete the online submission application. Abstracts will be accepted through 12:00 Midnight Pacific time on February 22, 2010.
We are encouraging abstracts that focus on the Society’s areas of emphasis including:
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• use of self in leadership
• leadership development
• advocacy
• best practices
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In addition, we are encouraging abstracts to explore the balance of leadership. The theme of our 45th Conference is Social Work in Health Care: Lead Today or Follow Tomorrow.
I. Session Submissions
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• Pre-conference Intensive Workshops: A full day (8 hour) or half day (4 hour) class offering in-depth examination of a specific topic. These courses are highly interactive and feature nationally recognized experts in the field. They require an additional registration fee. Abstracts are being accepted for the following specialty areas of practice: Pediatric Social Work and Home Health & Hospice. In addition, presenters may submit their own topic for consideration as a 4 hour Intensive.
• Concurrent Workshop: A structured 90-minute presentation of a concept, model, theoretical framework, knowledge or skill area, with some time for questions and discussion. If warranted, you may request two 90-minute time slots to present in a two-part workshop. Use of audio-visuals and handouts is expected as well as some basic “how to” tools and resources for further study. Presenter should be knowledgeable in the topic area, or have produced/examined a successful, transferable model for practice.
• Report from the Field: A 60-minute presentation that describes a particular program, practice, or model that has potential applicability to other settings. Use of audio-visuals and handouts is expected, along with description, analysis, and evaluation where relevant, and lessons learned.
• Poster Session: Posters are visual displays of educational material, successful projects, graphs, diagrams, narratives or educational videos. Posters are typically displayed on 4 feet x 8 feet cork boards. The poster display can include anything that will fit in this allotted space. Posters will remain set up throughout the conference with one full hour scheduled for presenters to answer questions of viewers. Please include three learning objectives and a summary statement. Three awards will be conferred for posters which promote social work excellence in the following areas: clinical expertise, leadership and working with specific populations. Conference attendees will serve as peer reviewers. Attendees will have an opportunity to cast votes for the posters. The ballots will be part of the registration packet. The awards will be presented on Saturday, November 6, 2010. You do not need to be present to win.
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II. Instructions for Proposal Submissions
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1. All presentations are for educational purposes only, not for the sale of goods or services.
2. Your participation does not guarantee reimbursement of any faculty expenses including conference registration, honorarium, travel, hotel and/or per diem. All presenters will be required to register for the conference if attending any educational sessions. Each workshop and report from the field will receive a discount per session for registration. The discount may be split among multiple workshop/report presenters. If presenting a two part workshop, the discount will be doubled. Poster presenters do not receive a discount to registration. Presenters are required to secure their own hotel reservations. The Society has reserved a block of rooms at the Tampa Marriott at the special rate of $175 plus tax per night.
3. Accepted presenters are expected to provide handouts for the conference attendees.
Handouts will be uploaded to a password protected page of the Society’s website. Conference attendees will be responsible for printing the handouts to the sessions they plan to attend. THE SOCIETY IS NOT DUPLICATING HANDOUTS. If you are selected to present an abstract, please note that it is the Society’s expectation that all sessions will have a handout available online for attendees. Handouts will be due no later than September 17, 2010.
4. To be reviewed, each online application must include:
A. Your completed contact information
B. 550 character session summary (approximately 75 words)
C. Educational Level:
Please identify the educational level that best suits your presentation material and target audience.
__ • Fundamental - Presentation materials are designed for those who are
__ new social work leaders or are new to the concept/program being presented.
__ Content contains basic concepts/practice tools.
__ • Intermediate - Presentation materials are designed for social workers
__ who have been in practice or a leadership position for 3-5 years and/or
__ may have had experience with the concept/program being presented.
__ Content moves beyond basic concepts and requires experience and
__ critical thinking skills.
__ • Advanced - Presentation materials are designed for social workers with
__ more than 5 years practice and/or leadership experience. Content contains
__ complex and/or innovative concepts which require experience and high
__ level critical thinking skills.
D. A list of 3-4 learning objectives. Each learning objective should clearly explain to the audience what they can expect to better understand or achieve after attending your session. Please use action words like review, analyze, discuss, etc. as in "Participants will be able to discuss….."
E. CV/Resume for each presenter. Please note this information is necessary to have on file for continuing education approval.
A Note about Curriculum Vitae Curriculum Vitae must be in Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format only. You will be required to upload it during the submission process. Please have all authors’ CVs available in either Microsoft Word (.DOC/.DOCX) or Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.
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III. Notification
1. Only the lead author/presenter will receive notification of abstract status.
2. The abstract review will be completed and decisions made by mid May, 2010. Lead authors/presenters may contact the SSWLHC office at abstracts@sswlhc.org after June 1, 2010, if they have not yet received notification. To protect the integrity of the review and notification process, SSWLHC cannot release status information to co-authors or third parties.
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Submissions after Monday, February 22, 2010
WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR REVIEW.
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