Call for
Presentations
PA Forensic Rights and Treatment Conference
December 2-3, 2015
Holiday Inn/Grantville, PA
Application Due: July 27, 2015
*if your proposal is accepted, you will
be notified by August 14, 2015
Please provide the following information in an e-mail submission as an MSWord Document or
on a separate piece of paper formatted as follows:
Ia.
Please provide the title of your workshop
Ib.
Do you prefer a:
II
Provide the name, degree, position, agency, address, phone and fax number and email address of each presenter (be sure to list the presenter to which all
correspondence should be addressed)
III
Describe your proposal in 50-75 words.
This description will be used in the
conference brochure and will determine your audience. It should be clear, concise
and specific. Be sure to address all of the educational objectives requested below.
IV
List below three to five educational objectives for your presentation, using the
guidelines on the other side of this page.
V
Please check your audio visual needs and room set-up needs.
VI
 3 hour Presentation?

Flipchart and Stand 
Internet feed

Table for panel
LCD & Laptop (Windows 7)

Other

(please explain)______________________________
The average attendance at a workshop is 40 persons. Can you accommodate
more?
 Yes
VII
 1 ½ hour Presentation OR
 No
If yes, what is your maximum? ___________
Please list nominations for the PA Forensic Rights and Treatment Conference
Award. This award is intended for individuals who work on a grass roots level and
make a difference for persons with mental illness in forensic settings.
SEND APPLICATION TO:
Donna McNelis, PhD
Drexel University/BHE
PO Box 45357, Philadelphia PA 19124
Donna.Mcnelis@drexelmed.edu
FAX 215 831-4773
BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE EDUCATION
Drexel University College of Medicine
GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPING EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
AT LEAST THREE educational objectives are requested for all presentations. Not only are they
required by our accrediting agency, but they also help us maintain a high quality educational
program.
Educational objectives are statements which communicate instructional content. They are used to
emphasize the most important student outcomes of the instructional material. At our conferences,
educational objectives also help the learner choose appropriate educational offerings to meet his/her
individual learning needs.
They should describe the intended behavior to be attained by the conclusion of the program. In
general, they should state:
1.
2.
3.
What the learner should be able to do at the completion of the presentation.
Under what conditions (if any) you want the learner to be able to do it.
How well it must be done (if applicable).
They should be specific, clear, capable of being measured, concise and realistic for the learning time
and level.
EXAMPLES: At the completion of this program the participants will be able to:
1.
2.
3.
List the advantages, problems and safety factors related to MAOI drugs
Review various treatments of agitation in the elderly with dementia,
including treatment limitations and expected side effects.
Summarize new information on the psychopharmacological treatment of depression.
When formulating educational objectives, do not use verbs that are open to multiple interpretations
such as learn, know, tell, understand, enjoy, appreciate, believe and perceive. The following list of
verbs will help you write observable, active, measurable behaviors when formulating educational
objectives.
adapt
analyze
apply
assess
choose
classify
compare
compute
construct
contrast
create
critique
define
describe
design
develop
discuss
distinguish
document
evaluate
examine
formulate
generalize
implement
integrate
interpret
organize
perform
plan
prepare
prescribe
recommend
recognize
specify
summarize
utilize