The PCPA Training & Conference Committee is soliciting workshop proposals for its annual conference to be held October 10 – 13 at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Champion, PA. The theme of this year’s event is Embracing Change. This statewide event is the only one of its kind in the country and each year strives to provide participants with a variety of educational opportunities spanning clinical, administrative, operational, and regulatory realms.
The association conference offers diverse educational tracks within the structure of the weeklong event. Proposal submissions are needed in every area. Tracks include adult mental health, adult and children’s drug and alcohol services, mental retardation, children’s services, financial management, agency and business operations, and a non-accredited track addressing personal growth such as stress reduction/management, relaxation therapies and techniques, non-traditional therapeutic adjunctive therapies/interventions, and maintaining balance between work and home.
Presentations are encouraged which assist community-based providers in developing and maintaining stable, quality treatments, services, and agencies in a field where change is constant. The committee will focus on presentations which:
- highlight new policy and treatment initiatives in mental health, mental retardation, drug and alcohol, and children’s services;
- address system changes that affect business practices of community-based providers; and
- offer skills and tools to operate more efficient and effective agencies.
All proposals are due in the PCPA office by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, March 6. Proposals received after that time will not be considered for inclusion in the program. If your proposal is selected you will be notified by March 31. The proposal selection process at PCPA is very competitive. Each year, more proposals are received than can be used in the available time at conference. Those proposals that are selected stand out by inclusion of solid educational objectives, information that a participant can use to enhance professional skills or methods, and are geared to a diverse and advanced audience.
The proposal process has been streamlined and electronic submissions are encouraged. The attached proposal outline must be completed in its entirety for your proposal to be complete.** If your proposal is selected you will be asked to provide a resume/curriculum vitae for each presenter to meet requirements of our continuing education sponsor. Guidelines for developing educational objectives are also attached to this call. Objectives are required as part of the submission process.
Questions regarding logistics or content for proposals may be directed electronically to Kris Ericson, conference coordinator.
2006
PCPA Annual Conference
Workshop Proposal Outline
**A copy of the proposal outline is available as a Word document from Kris Ericson. Please do not hesitate to request one. PCPA does not poste Word documents to its web site because of virus concerns.
