Healing Touch Worldwide Conference
August 14 - 17, 2014
Hyatt Regency Schaumburg/Chicago
1800 East Golf Road, Schaumburg, IL 60173
Conference Breakout Session Proposal Information and Instructions
Breakout sessions will be held on Friday afternoon, August 15, 2014, and Saturday morning, August 16,
2014. Breakout sessions are included in the conference registration. Sessions will be recorded and
photographs will be taken. PowerPoint presentations must be submitted in advance and will be included
with the conference recordings. Handouts must be submitted in advance and may be included in the
conference program packet or handed out during the breakout at the discretion of the conference planning
committee. Ten openings are available for breakout sessions.
Conference Purpose:
The purpose of this conference is to enable each individual to connect with their inner strength and cultivate
personal growth that can expand outward to community.
Conference Objectives:
 Discover ways to blossom from within and spread outward to the community.
 Provide knowledge that supports our inner journey toward growth that leads to a fruitful harvest.
 Celebrate the ways that our roots in Healing Touch intertwine, connect and support our community.
 Foster exploration of personal possibilities and potential.
General Information
1. Subject matter should be applicable to participants from Healing Touch Program™ (HTP), Healing
Touch for Animals®, and Institute of Spiritual Ministry and Aromatherapy.
2. Breakout sessions will be 90 minutes in length to include time for questions and answers.
3. Compensation for breakout sessions is $100 discount off conference.
4. The closing date for proposals is July 1, 2013. Proposals submitted after July 1, 2013 will not be
accepted.
Proposal Instructions
1. Only the Primary Presenters should complete the proposal form.
2. Only submissions on the Presenter Proposal Form will be considered.
3. Correspondence shall be between the Primary Presenter and the HTP Conference Team.
4. Fill in the application (Word Document)
5. After completing, save a copy of this form on your computer for your records then email it as an
attachment to 2014conference@healingtouchprogram.com.
6. All proposals will be reviewed for relevant subject matter and will receive correspondence via email
when the proposal is received and when it is accepted or rejected.
7. Notice of acceptance will be made on or before September 1, 2013.
Accepted Proposals
1. Presenters of accepted proposals shall:
a. Have sufficient mastery of the subject to answer questions during a Q&A session.
b. Submit a copy of the presentation, this includes PowerPoint presentations, no later than May
15, 2014.
c. Submit presentation handouts, manuals and/or any materials deemed necessary to provide
to presentation attendees by May 15, 2014.
d. Send audio visual and other presentation needs by May 15, 2014.
e. Agree to have the presentation abstract published in printed or electronic form in the conference
program packet, on the conference website, in other conference materials or used for general
marketing purposes as deemed appropriate by Healing Touch Program™.
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f.
Agree to have PowerPoint or slides included with conference recordings and/or posted to a
webpage.
g. Agree to have handouts included in the conference program or used in the class as deemed
appropriate by the conference committee
h. Be responsible for associated costs including, but not limited to: travel, accommodations, and
conference registration unless otherwise arranged in advance with Healing Touch Program™.
i. Provide a written alternative plan and/or substitute presenter in the event of an emergency.
Questions
Email 2014conference@healingtouchprogram.com with questions about proposal submissions.
Healing Touch Worldwide Conference
August 14 - 17, 2014
Hyatt Regency Schaumburg/Chicago
1800 East Golf Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173
BREAKOUT PRESENTER PROPOSAL FORM
Primary Presenter
First Name:
Kimberly
Credentials:
BPS, MSOM, L.Ac., HTPA
Founder and Owner of Holistic Health Care Centers, LLC. CAM Practitioner, Oriental
Medicine Practitioner, Licensed Acupuncturist, Herbalist, Healing Touch Practitioner
Apprentice, Energetic Transformations Certified, Puplic Speaker.
Position / Title:
Mailing
Address:
Last Name:
Leupold
17416 S. Delia Ave
City:
Plainfield
IL
(847)571)5455
State/PV:
Home
Phone:
Work Phone:
Cell Phone:
Zip/PC:
(874)571-5455
Email:
kimberly@hhcc.co
60532
(815)782-8660
Select the box that best describes your level of public speaking experience. I have not presented at
conference before but as a teacher, I am comfortable speaking and teaching to a large group.
Inexperienced
Moderately Experienced
Have you previously presented or published this content?
Very Experienced
Yes
No
If yes, please provide following information (Note: fields expand as you type or paste your information):
Location of Presentation and/or Publication Information
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Co-Presenter
First Name:
N/A
Last Name:
Credentials:
Position / Title:
Mailing
Address:
City:
Work Phone:
State/PV:
Home
Phone:
Cell Phone:
Email:
Zip/PC:
Select the box that best describes their level of public speaking experience.
Inexperienced
Moderately Experienced
Have you previously presented or published this content?
Very Experienced
Yes
No
If yes, please provide following information (Note: fields expand as you type or paste your information):
Location of Presentation and/or Publication Information
Date
PRESENTATION INFORMATION
Presentation Title: How to Teach a Child to Bloom Through Holistic Therapies:
Prescription Description:
Please include a brief description of your presentation and how it will be applicable to participants from
®
Healing Touch Program™, Healing Touch for Animals and Institute of Spiritual Healing and Aromatherapy.
This may be a separate attachment in a word document. Note: this is expected to be longer in length and
more descriptive than that the request that follows for the Presentation Description for the program/website.)
See Attached.
Purpose (Complete the statement below):
The purpose of this presentation is to
*Inform and explore the ability to teach and involve children with holistic therapies. Therapies primarily
stemming from Healing Touch and Oriental Medicince.
*Demonstrate the importantance and needed impact these treatments can bring to pediatric patients.
*Discuss how beginning holistic treatments at a young age can root an understanding and acceptance of a
holistic lifestyle. By this lifestyle, children will have better ability to understand and positively effect their own
health and well being.
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* Illustrate how a holistic perspective will ground children in a healthier, holistic based life. As a result, they
will be given tools which help them percieve themselves, their family, community, and world as a connected
community.
Learning Objectives: Learning objectives will be used in the presentation evaluation. Learning
objectives should start with an action verb must be measurable. (3 objectives are necessary but
Additional objectives are acceptable) After attending your presentation attendees will be able to:
1. Understand the immediate and long term shift integrating holistic treatment makes for a child.
2. Understand and have the ability to explain the known and perceived impact beginning holistic care
at a young age has on the child, family, and community.
3. Utilize research and case studies to create this understanding.
4. Have the ability to teach a pediatric patient/client how to administer their own self chakra connection
5. Understand how to apply basic acupressure and tui na techniques on a pediatric patient/client. Be
able to teach a pediatric patient/client how to use basic acupressure and/or tui na on themselves for
self care.
6. Have the ability to teach a pediatric patient/client how to meditate
7. Ask questions and share perspectives of pediatric holistic care
Presentation content and time frames: (As content relates to and supports each of the above stated
learning objectives. State the amount of time to be spent on that section of content)
1. 15min
2. 10min
3. 10min
4. 15min
5. 15min
6. 15min
7. 10min
Principle Teaching/Learning Strategies and Materials: (Lecture, discussion, experiential, interactive,
handouts and AV resources as they apply to the objectives/content. Additional methods are acceptable)
1. Lecture
Yes
2. Practice/handouts
3. Discussion
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
4. Other: live demonstration and/or video feed of children experiencing and intereacting with these
therapies.
Presentation Description (max 75 words – for marketing/website purposes):
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This presentation demonstrates how pediatric holistic treatments: Healing Touch and Oriental Medicine,
make a profound effect on children's well-being. Research articles are examined regarding the positive
impact holistic therapies create in pediatrics. Live presentation and videos demonstrate pediatric patient(s)
treatment and response to meditation, self chakra connection, acupressure, and tui na. Interviews from
children and their familes will be shown. These interviews express personal experiences of these
treatments, why they do/do not like them, and what changes they created personally and as a family.
Presenter Biography - include a biography for all co-presenters
(max 125 words - note if biography is longer we reserve the right to edit at our discretion):
Kimberly has been treating patients through holistic methods for more than 10 years. She is the founder and
owner of Holistic Health Care Centers, LLC. She is an CAM Practitioner, Oriental Medicine Practitioner,
Licensed Acupuncturist, Herbalist, Healing Touch Practitioner Apprentice, and Certified in Energetic
Transformations. She has a Master of Science of Oriental Medicine from National University of Health
Sciences (NUHS) where she graduated valedictorian and Summa Cum Laude. She is a member of Phi
Theta Kappa and Franklin Honor's Society.
Specialized Training:
At NUHS Kimberly was a resident in the acupuncture pain clinic at Stroger's Cook Country Hospital,
Chicago. She had extensive training at NUHS' post-traumatic stress disorder and veteran's clinic. Kimberly
has also had specialized training in pediatrics, GI disorders, gynecology, and infertility.
Volunteer Services:
-Pediatric organization based on educating and preventing childhood obesity while promoting healthy eating
habits.
-Healing Touch Clinic at Alexian Brothers Hospital, Elk Grove Village
-Founded and ran NFP
(I will have additional certifications this Fall)
1045 Burlington Ave., Ste. 1, Lisle, IL 60532
Office (847)571-5455
Fax (630)960-9392 Email: Kimberly@hhcc.co www.hhcc.co
Prescription Description:
Holistic treatments such as Healing Touch and Oriental Medicine can make a profound effect on
children’s’ well-being. Research continues to grow regarding the positive impact holistic therapies
create in pediatrics. This presentation will help participants understand that by administering and
treating pediatric patients with holistic therapies, such as Healing Touch, children can become
rooted into a holistic lifestyle. It will explain how using and teaching these treatments during the
formative years, children can be set on a path of holistic understanding of themselves and the
world around them.
Participants will learn useful ways to incorporate holistic treatments on pediatric patients. The
presentation will inform participants of the impact these therapies create. It will demonstrate by live
demonstration, video, or both, the ability children have to receive and apply these techniques. In
these demonstrations, one or more children will be aided in doing a self chakra connection. They
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will also receive acupressure or tui na. Additionally, there will be video showing children meditating
and there experience with meditation.
Videoed interviews will show children and parental perspectives and personal experiences of
using these therapies on a regular basis. It will demonstrate how quickly children are able to
incorporate these treatment methods into their daily lives and through their own self care. Since
many participants have an interest or are trained in multiple modalities, it will offer insight of
productive ways to integrate several disciplines.
This presentation will have an interactive style. This style will allow participants to use the
techniques taught on themselves or the person seated next to them. It will allow for Q&A along
with additional feedback.
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