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Mona Robinson, PhD, LPCC-S, LSW, CRC
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<div>Ohio University</div>
<div>Patton College of Education</div>
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<div><b>From:</b> Keith Mobley <<a href="mailto:k_mobley@uncg.edu">k_mobley@UNCG.EDU</a>><br>
<b>Date:</b> November 13, 2015 at 8:53:44 PM EST<br>
<b>To:</b> <<a href="mailto:CESNET-L@listserv.kent.edu">CESNET-L@LISTSERV.KENT.EDU</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>AMHCA 2016 Conference in New Orleans Call for Proposals</b><br>
<b>Reply-To:</b> "CESNET-L is a unmoderated listserv concerning counselor ed. & supervision" <<a href="mailto:CESNET-L@listserv.kent.edu">CESNET-L@LISTSERV.KENT.EDU</a>><br>
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<span class="s3" style="line-height: 28.799999237060547px; font-weight: bold; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Call for Programs</span></p>
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<span class="s5" style="line-height: 24px; font-weight: bold; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Submissions are due </span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s5" style="line-height: 24px; font-weight: bold;">December 16</span><span class="s5" style="line-height: 24px; font-weight: bold;">, 2015</span></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s9" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 28.799999237060547px;">ABOUT THE CONFERENCE</span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 28.799999237060547px;"><br>
</span></span><span class="s11" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">The American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA) Annual Conference is the </span></span><span class="s12" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px; font-style: italic;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">only</span></span><span class="s11" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> national
professional conference for licensed mental health counselors. AMHCA members, mental health counseling students, and other mental health professionals are invited to present their research and share their expertise at this conference. Take this opportunity
to get involved and share your work with your colleagues. AMHCA is an approved CEU provider for NBCC. </span></span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">As an NBCC
ACEP provider, AMHCA is responsible for ensuring that all aspects of our CEU offerings are in compliance with the</span></span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.nbcc.org/Assets/NBCC-cont-ed-policies-procedures.pdf%20/t%20_blank"><span class="s14" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">NBCC
Continuing Education Provider Policy</span></span></a><span class="s13" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s9" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 28.799999237060547px;">PRESENTATION FORMAT<br>
</span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">There are two presentation categories:</span></span></span></p>
<p class="s18" style="margin: 9px 9px 0px 0px; line-height: 1.285;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s17" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">1.
ORAL PRESENTATIONS</span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">: Presentations can be either 1, 1.5, or 2 hours (including Q/A) and are designed to be interactive
and produce identifiable outcomes. Three-hour presentations may be granted on a limited, case-by-case basis. Presentations may be made by single or multiple presenters, or in panel formats. </span></span></span></p>
<p class="s18" style="margin: 9px 9px 0px 0px; line-height: 1.285;"><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This year, we are
seeking presentations in the following areas: </span></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s19" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">• </span><span class="s20" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Children/Adolescents/Family </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s19" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">• </span><span class="s20" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Clinical
Supervision and Ethics</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s19" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">• </span><span class="s20" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Disaster
and Crisis Mental Health </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s19" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">• </span><span class="s20" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">DSM
5, ICD-10, Assessment</span></span><span class="s20" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> and Diagnosis</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s19" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">• </span><span class="s20" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Evidence
Based and Emerging Practices - Innovative Treatments, Expressive and Creative Therapies, Skill Building, and Practice</span></span></span></div>
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Care, Practice Issues, and Healthcare Reform</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s19" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">• </span><span class="s20" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Military
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s19" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">• </span><span class="s20" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Substance
Abuse and Co-Occurring Disorders</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s19" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">• </span><span class="s22" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Telehealth
and Wed based Counseling</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s19" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">• </span><span class="s20" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Trauma
- Assessment and Treatment </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s19" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">• </span><span class="s20" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Traumatic
Brain Injury, Brain Function and Neuroscience </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s19" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">• </span><span class="s20" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">General/Other </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p>
<p class="s18" style="margin: 9px 9px 0px 0px; line-height: 1.285;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s17" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">2.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS</span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">: Posters are displays of innovative practices and award</span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">‐winning
programs, documents and ideas/questions. Posters will be placed throughout the conference and presenters will be available at select times to answer questions about the materials displayed. AMHCA will provide easels for your poster presentation. P</span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">osters
should not exceed the standard poster board size of 36” x 48”. Detailed information about your poster board presentation should be provided in a conference attendee handout, which should be submitted via the online portal</span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;"> by
June 17. Attendees will receive a web link to print handouts prior to the conference. </span></span></span></p>
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<span class="s9" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 28.799999237060547px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">SUBMISSION GUIDELINES</span></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s26" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">Deadline</span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">:
Presentations must be received in the online portal by December 16, 2015.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="s28" style="margin: 9px 8px 0px 0px; line-height: 1.285;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s17" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">Required
Content </span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">─ Abstracts must include the following information, as indicated on the online form:</span></span></span></p>
<div class="s31" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px 8px 0px 138px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s29" style="line-height: 15.600000381469727px;">• </span><span class="s30" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-style: italic;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">Presentation
Title</span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;"> (75 Characters Maximum)</span></span></span></div>
<div class="s31" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px 8px 0px 138px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s29" style="line-height: 15.600000381469727px;">• </span><span class="s30" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-style: italic;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">Type
of Presentation</span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;"> (Oral or Poster, Single or Multiple Presenters, Panel)</span></span></span></div>
<div class="s31" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px 8px 0px 138px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s29" style="line-height: 15.600000381469727px;">• </span><span class="s30" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-style: italic;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">Program
Categories</span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">(Graduate </span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">s</span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">tudent </span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">p</span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">oster
presente</span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">rs may leave this blank.)</span></span></span></div>
<div class="s31" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px 8px 0px 138px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s29" style="line-height: 15.600000381469727px;">• </span><span class="s30" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-style: italic;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">Level
of Program: Intermediate or Advanced</span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">(Graduate </span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">s</span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">tudent </span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">p</span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">oster
presenters may leave this blank.)</span></span></span></div>
<div class="s31" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px 8px 0px 138px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s29" style="line-height: 15.600000381469727px;">• </span><span class="s30" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-style: italic;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">Primary
Presenter Contact Information, including AMHCA Membership Category</span></span></span></div>
<div class="s31" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px 8px 0px 138px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s29" style="line-height: 15.600000381469727px;">• </span><span class="s30" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-style: italic;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">Contact
Information for Co‐Presenters</span></span></span></div>
<div class="s31" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px 8px 0px 138px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s29" style="line-height: 15.600000381469727px;">• </span><span class="s30" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-style: italic;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">CV/Resume
for a</span></span><span class="s30" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-style: italic;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">ll presenters</span></span></span></div>
<div class="s31" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px 8px 0px 138px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s29" style="line-height: 15.600000381469727px;">• </span><span class="s30" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-style: italic;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">Short
Biography for Each Presenter</span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;"> (50 Words Maximum for Each Presenter)</span></span></span></div>
<div class="s31" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px 8px 0px 138px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s29" style="line-height: 15.600000381469727px;">• </span><span class="s30" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-style: italic;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">Presentation
Annotation</span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;"> (50 Words Maximum – for use in program, web, etc.)</span></span></span></div>
<div class="s31" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px 8px 0px 138px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s29" style="line-height: 15.600000381469727px;">• </span><span class="s30" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-style: italic;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">Program
Description to include:</span></span></span></div>
<div class="s33" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px 8px 0px 210px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s32" style="line-height: 15.600000381469727px;">o </span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">Abstract
(600 Words Maximum, follow APA style requirements)</span></span></span></div>
<div class="s33" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px 8px 0px 210px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s32" style="line-height: 15.600000381469727px;">o </span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">Learning
Objectives: Define objectives you intend the audience to achieve by the end of your presentation. </span></span></span></div>
<div class="s33" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px 8px 0px 210px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s32" style="line-height: 15.600000381469727px;">o </span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">Method
of presentation</span></span></span></div>
<div class="s33" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px 8px 0px 210px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s32" style="line-height: 15.600000381469727px;">o </span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">Description
of accompanying materials or handouts</span></span></span></div>
<div class="s31" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px 8px 0px 138px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s29" style="line-height: 15.600000381469727px;">• </span><span class="s30" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-style: italic;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">AV
Needs</span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">: </span></span><span class="s30" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-style: italic;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">All
rooms will have an LCD projector with screen and a wired mic. Any additional equipment</span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;"> (computers, phone/internet
connections) </span></span><span class="s30" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-style: italic;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">MUST BE PROVIDED BY THE PRESENTER OR ARRANGED DIRECTLY WITH THE HOTEL AT THE PRESENTER’S
EXPENSE</span></span></span></div>
<div class="s31" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px 8px 0px 138px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s29" style="line-height: 15.600000381469727px;">• </span><span class="s30" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-style: italic;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">Presenters
must also be prepared to answer the following questions:</span></span></span></div>
<div class="s33" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px 8px 0px 210px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s32" style="line-height: 15.600000381469727px;">o </span><span class="s30" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-style: italic;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">Marketing</span></span><span class="s17" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">: </span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">Are
you selling or endorsing a product or service?</span></span></span></div>
<div class="s33" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px 8px 0px 210px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s32" style="line-height: 15.600000381469727px;">o </span><span class="s30" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-style: italic;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">Commitment</span></span><span class="s17" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">:</span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">Do
you agree to register for the conference and be present for the presentation? Failure to register by May 25, 2015 may result in losing the privilege to present. </span></span></span></div>
<div class="s33" style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px 8px 0px 210px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s32" style="line-height: 15.600000381469727px;">o </span><span class="s30" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-style: italic;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">Audio
Recording Release</span></span><span class="s17" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">:</span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;"> Are
you willing to have the session audio-recorded?</span></span></span></div>
<p class="s16" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">
<span class="s30" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-style: italic;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If any of this information is not included, the presentation will
be considered incomplete and will not be reviewed.</span></span></p>
<p class="s16" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">
<span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p>
<p class="s16" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s9" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 28.799999237060547px;">NEXT STEPS </span></span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 28.799999237060547px;"><br>
</span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">1. Create a user account in the online portal</span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="s16" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">
<span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">2. Follow the instructions in the portal to submit your program by answering the required
questions. Full instructions are attached.</span></span></p>
<p class="s16" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">
<span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">3. AMHCA will acknowledge receipt of all proposal applications via email immediately
upon submission. You can also save your application and come back to it before submitting; your username and login will be emailed to you by the system. </span></span></p>
<p class="s16" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s17" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">Abstract Review Process</span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">:
The AMHCA Conference Planning Committee, chaired by President-Elect Suzanne Walker, MS, CCMHC, LCAS, LPC will review all presentations. Presentations will be selected based on topic, relevance to conference theme (Building Professional Resilience in Challenging
Times), speakers’ qualifications on the topic, and intended audience. The Committee will send notification by email to the presenters of acceptance or rejection. The main presenter will be responsible for notifying others participating in the program of the
outcome. All applicants will be notified of the status of their submissions in late February 2016.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="s34" style="margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.295; margin-right: 8px;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s26" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">Registration and Travel Costs</span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">:
All accepted presenters will need to register </span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">for the conference</span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">and
pay a reduced presenter rate. Travel costs are not paid by AMHCA. Details on this process will be sent once you are accepted.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="s16" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s30" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-style: italic;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">If you do not receive an email acknowledgment upon
submission of your program, please </span></span><span class="s30" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-style: italic;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">contact </span></span><span class="s30" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-style: italic;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">AMHCA’s
Conference Manager, Scott Circle, at <a href="mailto:mfox@scottcircle.com">mfox@scottcircle.com</a>. Each applicant is responsible for verification that his/her proposal has been received. </span></span></span></p>
<p class="s16" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s30" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-style: italic;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">PLEASE NOTE - </span></span><span class="s35" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">AMHCA
will only acknowledge programs received via the Online Program Submission Management system.</span></span><span class="s30" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-style: italic;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;"></span></span></span></p>
<p class="s16" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">
<font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a name="faqs"></a></span></font></p>
<p class="s16" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">
<span class="s9" style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 28.799999237060547px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS</span></span></p>
<div class="s37" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 6px; text-indent: -18px; margin-left: 72px;">
<div style="text-indent: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s36" style="line-height: 10.800000190734863px;">1. </span><span class="s17" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">Where
should the program be submitted?</span></span></span></div>
<span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">
<div style="text-indent: 0px;"><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">All programs must be submitted via t</span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">he
online portal.</span></span></div>
</span></div>
<div class="s37" style="text-indent: 0px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 72px;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s36" style="line-height: 10.800000190734863px;">2. </span><span class="s17" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">Can
the program be e-mailed or faxed?</span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">No, your program must be submitted via the online portal. </span></span></span></div>
<div class="s37" style="text-indent: 0px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 72px;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s36" style="line-height: 10.800000190734863px;">3. </span><span class="s17" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">Will
deadline extensions be allowed? </span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">No. The system will stop accepting programs at 11:59 pm Eastern Time on Friday,
December 16, 2015. </span></span></span></div>
<div class="s37" style="text-indent: 0px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 72px;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s36" style="line-height: 10.800000190734863px;">4. </span><span class="s17" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">Must
all presenters be AMHCA members? </span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">No, but the chief presenter of the proposal must be a member. For information
regarding membership, please call AMHCA’s national office at <a dir="ltr" href="tel:(800)%20326-2642" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2">(800) 326-2642</a>.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="s37" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 6px; text-indent: -18px; margin-left: 72px;">
<div style="text-indent: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s36" style="line-height: 10.800000190734863px;">5. </span><span class="s17" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">Do
all presenters (including the chair) need to register for the conference?</span></span></span></div>
<span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">
<div style="text-indent: 0px;">Yes, presenters must be registered for the conference. Once accepted, they will receive a discount code to allow them to register at a discounted speaker rate. </div>
</span></div>
<div class="s37" style="text-indent: 0px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 72px;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s36" style="line-height: 10.800000190734863px;">6. </span><span class="s17" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">Do
I need to have my Master’s degree to be selected to present? </span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">In order to receive CEUs for workshops, one presenter
must have a Master’s degree in counseling or mental health field per NBCC. Poster session presenters must be currently enrolled in an accredited counseling graduate program and do not require an advanced degree to be selected to present.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="s37" style="text-indent: 0px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 72px;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s36" style="line-height: 10.800000190734863px;">7. </span><span class="s17" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">Can
I request a specific time and day for my presentation? </span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">No. Presenters must be available to present at any time
during the conference. If your proposal is accepted and you cannot present on the date you are scheduled, we need to know immediately.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="s38" style="text-indent: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 72px;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s36" style="line-height: 10.800000190734863px;">8. </span><span class="s17" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">What
AV equipment will be provided? </span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">AMHCA will allow presenters to request equipment from the following list: </span></span></span></div>
<div class="s39" style="text-indent: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 144px;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s36" style="line-height: 10.800000190734863px;">a. </span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">LCD
projector with screen </span></span></span></div>
<div class="s39" style="text-indent: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 144px;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s36" style="line-height: 10.800000190734863px;">b. </span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">Wired
mic (if room size warrants)</span></span></span></div>
<div class="s39" style="text-indent: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 144px;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s36" style="line-height: 10.800000190734863px;">c. </span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">Clickers
to advance presentation </span></span></span></div>
<p class="s42" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px; margin-left: 36px;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s40" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">AMHCA WILL NOT</span></span><span class="s26" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;"> provide
laptops</span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">. Presenters must bring their own computer equipment or rent it from the hotel. </span></span><span class="s41" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">No
exceptions will be made on-site. Please inform us what type </span></span><span class="s41" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">of </span></span><span class="s41" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">system
you are using.</span></span></span></p>
<div class="s21" style="text-indent: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 72px;">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s43" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px;">9. </span><span class="s26" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">Do
I need to provide handout copies? </span></span><span class="s15" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">All speakers will be asked to provide an electronic version of their handouts
via the online portal by June 10. Attendees will receive a web link to print handouts prior to the conference. </span></span></span></div>
<p class="s24" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px; margin-left: 18px;">
<span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p>
<p class="s45" style="text-align: start; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">
<span class="s44" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">For assistance in the proposal submission process contact:</span></span></p>
<p class="s45" style="text-align: start; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">
<span class="s44" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">AMHCA’s Conference Manager: Scott Circle at</span></span></p>
<p class="s4" style="text-align: start; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">
<span class="s44" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="line-height: 25.200000762939453px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a dir="ltr" href="tel:202-609-9988" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="3">202-609-9988</a> or
<a href="mailto:conference@amhca.org">conference@amhca.org</a></span></span></p>
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<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A Keith Mobley, PhD, LPCS, ACS</span></div>
<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Clinical Professor</span></div>
<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Department of Counseling & Educational Development </span></div>
<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The University of North Carolina at Greensboro</span></div>
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