CALL for PAPERS
The 2nd International
Neurosequential Model Symposium
Advances in Implementation and Innovations in
Practice, Program Development and Policy
 
June 8-10, 2016
The Banff Centre, Alberta, Canada
 
Featured Speakers include  Bruce D. Perry, Stuart Ablon, Sandra Bloom, Kristie Brandt, Ed Tronick, Frank MacMaster and other professionals.
 
Theme: Advances in Implementation and Innovations in Practice, Program Development and Policy: Embracing Innovation, Celebrating Discovery, Sharing Challenges
Attendees:
An interdisciplinary group of 600 delegates (e.g., Pediatricians, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Nurses, Social Workers, Educators, Early Childhood Professionals) working in a wide range of systems (academic, corporate, non-profit, governmental) and settings (e.g., schools, hospitals, county, state and federal child welfare, mental health, juvenile justice and early childhood).  
 Please join us in Banff, Alberta – west of Calgary in the Canadian Rocky Mountains – for a gathering of professionals that will highlight emerging concepts and practices in the areas of developmentally sensitive and trauma-informed enrichment, education and therapy.   This three day symposium, held June 8-10, 2016, will combine Keynote and Plenary presentations from leaders in the areas of child trauma and neurobiology (Dr. Bruce Perry and others), early childhood and infant mental health (Dr. Kristie Brandt and others), Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare (Dr. Gene Griffin and others) and many others.  The majority of the program, however, will include smaller, intimate and interactive sessions covering practice, program and policy related to Early Childhood, Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, Transgenerational Trauma, Somatosensory Interventions, Education and more. 
 A goal of this second Neurosequential Model symposium is to provide a variety of experiential workshops and elective activities that will allow for more interaction amongst attendees and to provide ample opportunity to build the NMT and NME communities and increase the opportunity for collaboration and partnerships beyond the three-day symposium.
 The Program Committee invites submissions in the following formats. Each format will ensure opportunities for discussion and interactive learning to complement the more didactic components of the conference. Several options are available to present; please select the option that best suits your work.
 
Research Sessions
(Four 15 minute presentations in 75 minute sessions) 
Facilitated Panel Discussions
(Three 20 minute presentations with facilitated discussion during 75 minute sessions) 
Interactive and Didactic Workshops 
(60-minute sessions focusing on practical application and demonstration) 
Poster Session
(Ongoing: with scheduled “At Poster” times for the authors)
 
The Program Committee will review all proposals and will respond to all submissions with a decision. Proposals should address the conference theme of advancing our knowledge of development, trauma and therapeutics while continuing to build the Neurosequential Model learning network and community.  Please note: in some cases a session may prove to be very popular; in these cases, the Program Committee may ask the presenters to offer their session twice during the conference.
 
Deadline for proposals is October 1, 2015
 
Questions: Contact Dr. Emily Wang – ewang@hullservices.ca