New England Organization for Human Services
2013 Annual Conference
Call for Papers
21st Century Challenges for Our Veterans & Their Families
April 05, 2013
Mt Ida College
777 Dedham St. Newton, MA 02459
The headlines in our papers each day create an action list for the Human Service Professionals:
 Veteran unemployment is nearly twice the national average
 One of every 3 Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans suffers from PTSD,
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) or a combination of the two
 A third of all homeless citizens in America are Veterans
 There is a backlog of over a million claims at the Veterans Administration
 Female veterans are more likely to commit suicide
 Immigrant Veterans face deportation
The list runs the gamut: mental health, heath care, housing, financial support, child care,
education, employment and every supportive service surrounding each need.
How are we responding and what do we need to do to improve this response?
We welcome proposals for papers that address all aspects of this challenge as it affects
educators, students, practitioners, and citizens. Sessions last 60 minutes and the format of
the workshops is flexible. Poster presentations (visual representations of research, teaching
approaches, practice strategies, or reports on programs and projects in the profession of
human services) are also welcome.
Proposals should be submitted electronically by March 01, 2013 to Dr. Doe West at
doewest@qcc.mass.edu.
To submit your proposal, save a copy of this document on your computer. Open your copy
and delete the general information pages before this one. Type your responses into this form.
For example, under “Title,” delete the instructions and type your title; under “Presentation
Format,” check the box by your preference. You may check a box by double-clicking on it
and following the prompts. Please be sure to enter your name in the presenter information
form. Save your Proposal Submission document in MS Word (.doc) or Rich Text Format (.rtf),
and e-mail it to doewest@qcc.mass.edu by the deadline of 03/01/2013.
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1. Title
In this space, please provide your title. Limit the title to 60 characters, including spaces and punctuation.
The title should convey the focus of the presentation.
2.
Proposal Abstract
In this space, please provide a condensed version/abstract of your proposal. Please limit your summary to
100 words or less. If your proposal is selected, this summary will be used in the conference program.
Summaries over 100 words will be returned for revision.
3. Presentation Format
Check one of the choices below to indicate your preferred session format. To check, click on the box twice
and choose “checked” from the menu.
60 Minute Workshop
Poster (visual presentation of research, teaching approaches, practice strategies, or reports on
programs and projects in the profession of human services).
4. Check one or more of the categories below that describes your intended target audience:
Students
Practitioners
Educators
5. Presentation Style
Poster
Lecture (primarily didactic with little audience participation)
Experiential (primarily experiential exercises and/or group discussions)
Combination (both didactic and experiential)
6. Presentation/Poster Outline
For presentations, please answer these questions:
 How does your proposal relate to the conference theme? (If it does not, describe why it should be
considered for this conference.)
 Describe your proposed presentation by expanding on the abstract you provided above. This
description should be no more than 2-3 paragraphs long.
 Explain how experiential activities, handouts, audiovisuals, etc. will be used in this session.
For poster sessions, please answer these questions:
 How does your proposal relate to the conference theme? (If it does not, describe why it should be
considered for this conference.)
 Provide an outline of the information that will be displayed on the poster:
7. Learning Objectives
List 3 to 5 learning objectives (what participants will know or be able to do after attending this session). Please
limit each objective to 150 characters including spaces and punctuation. Submit no more than 5 objectives.
1. Participants will
2. Participants will
3. Participants will. . . .
8.
Audio-Visual Needs
Please limit your request to two (2) pieces of equipment. Due to space and other limitations, poster
presentations may not use additional equipment
VHS player/monitor
DVD player/monitor
LCD projector
Flipchart
9. Presenter Contact Information
Please provide your contact information on the separate page provided. It will be removed before your
proposal is reviewed.
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