Submit A Session Proposal

The Minnesota Children’s Alliance seeks speakers for 60-minute breakout sessions. Sessions may be single-speaker or panel-based. We aspire to create a conference agenda that touches on many practical strategies for the prevention of and early intervention in child abuse and maltreatment. We will prioritize proposals that reflect the themes highlighted below.

Priority themes

• Community Empowerment: youth education for healthy development, parent support, home visiting, and parent education.
• School Empowerment: classroom education for youth, training for school staff, prevention and intervention using community resources.
• Systemic Change: public health campaigns, infant and early childhood home visiting, using multidisciplinary teams for prevention, maltreatment reporting training, and support.

Session proposals must include implementation strategies and actions for families, community members, and/or professionals. While proposals may include information on program offerings as part of an introduction, session objectives should be focused on skills and information that attendees can readily implement. Vendor tables will be available free of charge for accepted speakers as an opportunity to highlight their prevention curricula in the vendor area.

Printable copy of the Call for Proposals.

How to Apply

Audience

The conference incorporates various perspectives on child abuse prevention and early intervention, focusing on applicable skills, making it a good fit for professionals and community members. This opportunity interests school and education professionals, community-based organizations, youth-serving organizations, children’s advocacy centers, family resource centers, multidisciplinary teams, child protection professionals, mental health providers, social workers, parents, and community members.

Compensation

Accepted speakers may be eligible for a small honorarium. Please contact Katie Jahn at [email protected] with questions.