Thank you for your interest in presenting at Minnesota’s first All Peer Specialist Conference!
IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW
- While there are conference events on July 23 and 24, this application is for presentations on Saturday, July 24, 2021.
- This is a virtual conference. All presentations will occur from your home (or office) location. You need the same computer capabilities that you use to join a video meeting (computer, webcam, microphone).
- Presentation sessions are either 60 minutes or 90 minutes. The application will ask for your preference, but we cannot guarantee your first choice.
- All conference presentations will be recorded and available for attendees to view after the event.
- You are welcome to submit more than one presentation application if you have multiple ideas for presentations.
PRESENTATION TOPICS
Educational topics of interest to the conference planning committee are listed below. However, this list is not exhaustive and the planning committee is open to all ideas. If you have an idea for a presentation topic that is not included on this list, please submit it!
- Back to the Basics for Peer Specialists (e.g., crisis planning, documentation)
- Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, Self-care
- Documentation for Peer Specialists
- Equity and Disparities, Healing and Uniting
- Ethics
- How to Get Recertified, Complete CEUs, and Upgrade Credential During the New Normal
- How to Stay Hopeful During a Pandemic, Crisis, Trying Times from a Peer Specialist Point of View
- Increasing Reach in Rural Areas
- Mindfulness
- Motivational Interviewing
- Opioid Crisis (Disparities, Barriers, Innovated Ways to Access Services in Diverse Communities, MAT, etc.)
- Peers Transitioning into Professional Environment
- Professional Development for Peers
- Psychedelic Research in Mental Health
- Starting Out in the Field (Imposter Syndrome, Building Confidence)
- Stories We Tell Ourselves vs. What We Tell Others
- Successful Work Environment
- Tools in the Toolbox: Strategies and Resources for Peer Specialists
- Wellness Planning/Recovery Management Plan/Positive Psychology
APPLICATION PROCESS
1. Submit application online here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/B36P8D3
The application will be completed via SurveyMonkey. Once you start answering the application questions, you will not be able to save, leave, and return to complete later; if you leave the website, you will lose your progress. We recommend viewing the questions ahead of time and preparing your answers outside of SurveyMonkey. To view the application questions, click here.
2. Within 24 hours, you will get an email letting you know that your application was received
3. By April 30, we will let you know whether your presentation was accepted for the conference or not. We will be in touch with you either way.
If you have any questions, or trouble completing the application, please contact 763-434-9787 or mcb@mcboard.org.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
The application will close on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 11:59pm. You will not be able to access the SurveyMonkey application after this date, and we will not consider any additional applications.
