20th Annual Call for Presentations

Background
The Bexar County Behavioral Health and Wellness Conference connects people and families living with mental health or substance use disorders to valuable information and local resources that can help them on their road to recovery.

Last year’s conference brought in over 500 attendees with a good mix of mental health and substance use consumers, professionals and various Bexar County agencies all with a similar goal – to connect people to meaningful information about mental illness, substance use disorders, general health and wellness, and local resources for youth and adults. The conference is located at the Norris Conference Center (618 NW Loop 410), and is presented by The Center for Health Care Services.

This year’s theme is Moments of Change and will revolve around the changes we have seen in the conference over the past 20 years, the changes we have experienced as a society over the past two decades (especially in current day), and the positive changes someone living with mental health challenges and/or substance use disorders might experience throughout the course of their life. Many of these changes take place when people seek help, and become connected to resources that can help them take control of their recovery – in essence, the goal of the conference. It’s also important that we share ways to maintain mental wellness especially now in these challenging times. We want the conference to inspire people to make positive changes in their own life, no matter how big or small, even if for one day.

We Want to Hear From You!
We are seeking presentations for the 20th annual conference on topics related to mental health, substance use, wellness, caregivers, consumer/peer, or other topics that might be a good fit - we are open to new ideas!

These presentations are so important - they give hope, provide answers and resources and might just be what someone needs in order to seek positive changes in their own wellness journey. Your presentation may be the catalyst that sparks change in someone's life. It may plant a seed that helps someone grow and prosper and positively change the trajectory of their life as they know it.

Please note: There are no fees associated with presentations - this is voluntary and we look for presenters who are passionate about providing guidance that can help people seek positive changes in their lives.

Review Process
All responses will be carefully reviewed by the Conference Steering Committee for the applicability to the conference, with a particular focus on behavioral health, wellness, substance use, intellectual or developmental disabilities, etc. Presenter selections will also be based on the following criteria:

Extent to which attendees would benefit from your presentation
Up-to-date and relevant information
Presenter’s topic expertise and knowledge
Presenter’s presentation experience and skill level
Presenter's ability to incorporate the conference theme into the session

Presenters must commit, as part of their speaker agreement, to maintain an educational focus for their session and to minimize sales messages or presentations. Sessions that incorporate a sales theme or message and/or receive low ratings will not be selected to serve at future conferences.

Additional Notes:

All applicants must be available Friday, October 8, 2021.
This form will close Friday, June 11, 2021.
Selected presenters will receive a confirmation letter late June 2021.

If you have additional questions, please email externalrelations@chcsbc.org.

Select a Choice: *

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Presenter's Name: *

First Name Last Name

E-mail Address: *

Preferred Phone Number *

Area Code Phone Number

Presenter's Organization Address: *

Street Address

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Presenter's Organization: *

Presenter's Organization Website:

Presenter's Job Title/Position: *

Presenter's Tertiary Degree(s) (if applicable):

Brief Biographical Information on Presenter: *

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Please list one reference familiar with the presenter's presentation style and ability.

Provide name, title, phone number, email

How many presentations/speaking engagements (in-person and virtual) have you completed in the last 12 months?

0 1-3 4-6 7+

Have you previously presented at the Bexar County Behavioral Health and Wellness Conference?

Yes No

Please include the year(s) below.

Please include the subject/topics of previous presentations.

Upload a presenter headshot and resume. You will have the opportunity to provide an updated one if necessary.

Browse Files

The following file formats are accepted: pdf, doc, docx, zip, jpg, jpeg, png

Social Media Handles:

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Presenter

Organization

Select the category/ies that best align with your workshop session: *

Caregiver Consumer/Peer Mental Health Substance Use Wellness Legislative Affairs Professional Development (for CEU credit)

Preferred Presentation Length (Please select all you are comfortable presenting in).

45 minutes 60 minutes

Suggested Workshop Session Title: *

Summary of Proposed Workshop Session: *

Provided summary may be used in conference marketing. 0/150

Please provide three learning objectives that can be achieved from an attendee sitting in on your workshop session. These learning objectives will be a critical component when granting continuing education credits (CEUs).

Hint: Learning objectives should identify what the attendee will take from the session. Write objectives that complete one of these sentences: (1) "By participating in this workshop, attendees will..." or (2) "On completion of this session, attendees will be able to..."

Three Learning Objectives. *

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Workshop Session Requests

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Maybe

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Audio

Lavaliere Microphone

Table Top Microphone(s)

Classroom Set-Up

Circle Chair Set Up

White Board

Markers

Printed Handouts, Pamphlets, etc.

Other Workshop Session Requests

We will attempt to meet requests, but these cannot be guaranteed.

Are you interested in including a co-presenter or panel? *

Yes No

Provide name, title, organization and email address for each co-presenter.

Are you bilingual (English/Spanish) and willing to present a bilingual presentation? We will make a notation in the conference program booklet. *

Yes No

The following items are optional.

Would your organization be interested in participating at the Conference Resource Fair on the day of the conference?

Yes, please send me more information. Not at this time.

Was there a moment of change you experienced in your personal or professional life that helped shape you into the person you are today? If so, please explain.

Provided information may be used in conference marketing materials.

Do you have a book/podcast/article/documentary that you'd like to recommend to the conference audience?