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The MFP would like to invite the submission of workshop/presentation proposal materials for consideration at its upcoming 2016 Training Institute (TI) (May 18-22, 2016) and MFP Online Webinar Presentations. All Presenter Information Forms should be submitted no later than January 18, 2016.

MFP TI Overview

MFP Training Institutes feature interactive seminars and advanced workshops with distinguished scholars and clinicians in the behavioral health field of marriage and family therapy. MFP Fellows gain an opportunity to learn from, and interact with, presenters in the areas of cultural sensitive interventions with ethnic minority populations, as well as, the integration of advanced quantitative research modalities.

The Minority Fellowship Program is a national workforce development program that seeks to- through collaboration with federal agencies like the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and leading behavioral health professional associations like AAMFT- increase the number of culturally competent behavioral health practitioners who provide substance abuse and other mental health services to underserved minority populations.

Presentation Criteria

Presentations materials for the TI will be reviewed for the following:

Quality
Congruency with SAMHSA Initiatives
Congruency with MFP Training Plan
Feasibility of proposed workshop/presentation within TI format
Relevance to MFT and wider behavioral health field

Presentations should clearly speak to the presenation criteria as indicated above with clearly outlined congruency with SAMHSA Strategic Initiatives, the mission of the AAMFT Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) and format of the MFP Training Institute (TI). The MFP would encourage those with expertise in areas related to Behavioral Health, Research, Addiction and Health Clinics. The following provides additional information on presentation format and details required for the MFP Training Institute.

Presenter Topics:
· Trauma and Addiction
· Immigrant Families
· Evidence Based Interventions with Couples
· Substance Abuse and Treatment with Families
· Homeless Families and Youth
· Treatment Outcomes with Military Families
· Self of the Therapist

Presentation Length:

1.5 hours
Includes Q&A

Presentation Material Requirements:

PowerPoint copy of presentation, handouts, and additional reading materials must be provided to MFP no later than March 23, 2016.
Note that internet service cannot be guaranteed in the presentation room

Presenter Availability Requirements:

All presenters must be available for brief online discussions with MFP Fellows before and after the TI (dates: May 2, 2016 - June 1, 2016)

Compensation & Reimbursable Expenses

Presenters who are not Alumni of the MFP are eligible for a presenter honorarium consistent with AAMFT’s presenter remuneration rates. For more information please feel free to contact us at mfp@aamft.org.

Upon request, the AAMFT MFP will provide one round trip airline ticket and hotel accommodations for the duration of the required presentation engagement. AMMFT MFP will be billed directly for the cost of the ticket which must be booked at least 30 days prior to travel. Additional expenses related to travel for the TI can also be reimbursed consistent with AAMFT reimbursement policies. These expenses include:

Meal purchases
Checked baggage charges
Taxi (ground transport)

MFP Online Webinar Presentations Overview

NITT-MFP-Y Online Presenter Expertise:
Master or Doctoral prepared in Behavioral Health, Addictions Clinicians and Researchers engaged in direct service delivery with individuals, couples and families.

NITT-MFP-Y Online Presenter Topics:
· Interventions to Address Youth Violence in Schools
· Self Harm& Suicide in Youth Populations
· Intervention sand Treatment in Youth Populations with HIV
· Interventions and Treatments with LGBT-Q Youth Populations
· Sexually Exploited Youth
· Gang Violence: Systemic Interventions with Youth and Families
· Substance Abuse Interventions and Treatment Approaches with Ethnic and Racially DiverseYouth Populations
· Therapeutic Approaches to Treating Trauma in Youth Populations
· Invisible Populations -Youth Homelessness
· Immigration & Stress
· Domestic Violence in Couples
· Race, Racism and Internalized Racism
· Clinical Practice with Underserved Populations
· Self of the Therapists

MFP-D Online Presenter Presenter Expertise
Master or Doctoral prepared Behavioral Health, Addictions and Healthcare Clinicians and Researchers engaged in direct service delivery with individuals, couples and families.

MFP-D Online Presenter Topics:
· Trauma and Addiction
· Immigrant Families
· Evidence Based Interventions with Couples
· Substance Abuse and Treatment with Families
· Homeless Families and Youth
· Treatment Outcomes with Military Families
· Self of the Therapist

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1. Presenter's Contact Information

Provide all required information below. All information provided should be up to date as it will be used as the primary means of contact between you and the MFP.

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2. Which presenter opportunity are you applying for? (select all that apply)

Training Institute Presenter
Online Webinar Presenter