NOFSW Call for Papers Submission Form

National Organization of Forensic Social Work

1829 Barrington Dr., Sun Prairie, WI 53590

Phone (608)347-0872), email: jim.campbell@nofsw.org

NOFSW Annual Conference: June 17-19, 2016

Renaissance Arts Hotel - New Orleans, LA

Accepting abstracts through February 7, 2016

General Information:

Forensic Practice: Courage for Change!

Posters will be presented at the Opening Reception, Friday, June 17, 2016. Workshops, panels and paper presentations will be presented June 17-19, 2016. Presenter(s) must attend their sessions.

Presenters and/or their organizations will be responsible for registering for the NOFSW annual conference and for any associated travel and hotel expenses, as well as all materials to deliver their presentations, and shipping and/or printing costs. Presenters will be provided projectors and screens, but must supply their own laptop computers to connect to connect to projector.

Presenters will be expected to provide NOFSW with handout material (PowerPoint slides, poster, reference material, contact information, etc.) in electronic format no later than 6/3/2016.

If the presenter wishes to sell books, recordings, or other products/services at his/her presentation or at the conference, the presenter must request permission from NOFSW no later than 6/3/2015.

Free PowerPoint poster templates are available online at:

http://www.bandwidthonline.org/howdoi/effectiveposter.asp
http://www.posterpresentations.com/html/freepostertemplates.html
http://www.postersession.com/templates.php
http://www.genigraphics.com/templates/default.asp
Othertemplatesarealsoavailable,butthepostermustnotexceedthe48"x 48."

Posters may be any color. The display area will be a free standing bulletin board and the poster font should be large enough to be read from 2 to 3 feet away (>16point). All illustrations (graphs, pictures, figures, tables) should be large enough to be easily understood, and captions should be brief.

Presenter Information

First Name *

Last Name *

Degrees after your name *

Organization *

Email Address *

Mailing address *

City *

State *

Zip code *

Work Phone *

Cell Phone *

Licensing state/province/county

Professional license

Upload your resume or CV

Additional Presenter Information

Co-presenter #1 first name:

Co-presenter #2 last name

Degree after name

Email address

Mailing address

City

State

Zip code

Co-presenter #2 first name

Co-presenter #2 last name

Degree after name

Email address

Mailing address

City

State

Zip code

List additional co-presenters

Information about your presentation

Title *

Type of presentation *

Poster Presentation (Poster Presentations are presented on Friday, June 17

Paper Presentation (30 minute grouped with other papers of a similar topic in a 60 or 90 minute session)

Workshop Presentation (90 minute session)

Panel Presentation (90 minute round-table discussion)

Topic Area *

Populations Addressed (select all that apply) *

Main Assessment or Intervention Area (for presentations or workshops only) *

Practice: Direct or Indirect, Assessment, and/or Advocacy

Legal and/or Policy Issues

Research and Evaluation

Forensic Social Work Education

Other Other

Brief Description (30 words or less) *

Full Abstract *

Explanation of the relevance of the topic to the profession *

Learning Objectives (minimum of three) *

Level of Presentation: *

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

Would you also be willing to moderate or participate in a panel discussion about your topic during the conference? *

Yes

No

Other Other

What will be your audio-visual needs? *

PowerPoint Projector (you would need to bring your own laptop)

Other Other