2017
National Peer Conference Call for Abstract
Submission Due Date:
November 10th, 2017
Submission Notification: December 1,
2017
For two days in May, peer supporters, non-profit leaders, health care providers, health system leaders, thinkers and innovators will connect and share ideas, research, promising practices, successful programs, and tools to grow and strengthen Peer Support.
Above all, we will leave the conference energized to grow Peer Support across Canada.
Connect with others in your field both during the two days, and at specially designed Communities of Practice Sessions.
Share ideas, research, promising practices, successful programs, and tools to grow and strengthen peer support.
Leave with inspiration, connects, resources and tools to grow peer support.
We encourage abstracts from Peer Supporters, (including
Family Peer Supporters) and from those who identify as
experiencing marginalization, including First
Nations/Indigenous people, LGTBQ, newcomers, refugees and
racialized individuals.
We invite abstracts in the following streams:
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Building the Evidence Base: Research and Evaluation of
Peer Support
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Self-Care: Essential For All (Burnout, Self-Compassion,
Workplace Supports, Encouraging and Enabling Self-Care
For All)
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Working Together: Collaboration, Managing Conflict,
Creating and Sustaining Partnerships and More
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Innovative and Effective Peer Support Programs
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Peer
Support 2.0: Deepening Our Skills
We encourage abstracts from peer supports, (including family peer supporters) and from radicalized persons.
If you have an idea for a workshop but not sure where it fits, please contact Shaleen at shaleen at psac-canada.com
We are also interested in organizing Meet Ups to bring people together from various perspectives and interests, such as Family Peer Support, or Workplace Peer Support.
The Conference Planning Committee may also identify submissions for keynote plenary sessions.
About You
Please provide names as you would like them to appear in the conference program
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Presenter Name and/or Key Contact if a Panel/Team are presenting:
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Organization/Affiliation:
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Mailing Address (street, town, province, postal code)
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Alternate Phone: (cell, home, business):
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Conference Stream Preference
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Please choose the stream that applies to your submission
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A/V Equipment required and Room Set Up Preference (including flip charts, Internet connection, videos, etc.)
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Peer Support Canada is Conference sessions will be offered in a variety of formats:
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Panel Presentations (60 or 90 minutes)
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Solo Presentations (60 or 90 minutes)
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Poster/Storyboard/Paper Presentation (10 minute
presentation in 60 minute timeframe)
Presentations must include skill building and engagement activities for the participants. The interactive part of the abstract application must be provided for review by the abstract team.
Question and Answer sessions must be built into the presentations.
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Title: (10 words or less)
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Learning Objectives (What will your participants leave with?)
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Description of your workshop/presentation (150 words)
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Description for the printed program/website (50-60 words total)
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Presenters Bios (50-60 words or less per bio):
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Who is your session targeting?
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Working with what population?
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I would be interested in co-hosting a discussion with my peers at a Community of Practice Meet Up:
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