Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Council
Loa, UT

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2016
National Wilderness Therapy Symposium
Call for Proposals

Deadline Reminder: Deadline for submitting a workshop proposal for the 2016 Symposium is:
Monday, March 14th, 2016

Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Council (OBH Council) is pleased to announce the call for workshop proposals for the 2016 National Wilderness Therapy Symposium. The Symposium will take place on August 25-27th, 2016 at the Canyon's Resort in Park City, UT.

If you are interested in presenting a workshop for the 2016 National WT Symposium, please read the instructions below and then you may fill in the proposal form online on our WTS website, please remember to keep your proposal clear and concise.

Deadline for submitting a proposal for the 2016 Symposium is:
Monday, March 14th, 2016

All proposals will be thoroughly reviewed by our WT Symposium committee during the process of selecting the 2016 workshops. We generally receive between 80-100 proposals per year and our proposal review process therefore takes several months.

We hope to have an update for you regarding your proposal by June 15th, 2016, and thank you in advance for your patience with this selection process.

Workshop Proposal Instructions

The Wilderness Therapy Symposium (WTS) consists of interactive presentations, speakers and outdoor workshops. It brings a diverse cross-section of professionals under one roof to share theories, insights and best practices in an open spirit. The Symposium offers a place to explore, inform, and educate one another on a diverse range of topics all centering on various concepts and applications of wilderness therapy.

Tracks

The purpose of including track labels is to make it easier for participants to choose from the workshop choices to select workshops that might be most appropriate for their professional interests. Please select the one or more track labels that you feel best fits your workshop topic.

Resumes

You must submit a resume for ALL presenters that are associated with your workshop. Resumes are needed for our CEU certification process and your proposal will not be considered complete until we receive all resumes.
Workshop Length

The WTS is accepting proposals for workshops that are 1.5, 3 and 6 hours long. This year's conference will follow a Thursday to Saturday schedule: the 6 hour workshops are scheduled for both Thursday and Saturday, and the 1.5 & 3 hour workshops will be offered on Friday and Saturday.

1.5 hours: This presentation length is a perfect opportunity to allow participants exposure to various concepts, research, and ideas. These presentations occur indoors.

3 hours: This longer, three-hour time frame is ideal for experiential interactive presentations. Presenters will have enough time to share in-depth information and allow for extensive participation by the attendees. These presentations can occur indoors or outdoors on the hotel grounds.

6 hours: All of the 6 hour workshops will occur on the trail and outdoor spaces that are part of the Canyon's resort and mountain or other wilderness areas nearby. Ideas for workshops include: climbing, fishing, primitive skills, tracking, experiential learning techniques, group initiatives, outdoor therapeutic skills, process groups, rites and rituals, evidence-based research which can be taught in an experiential and applicable manner, etc.

Presenter Registration Discount

6 Hour Workshop - one (1) Symposium registration fully compensated; up to two (2) additional presenters will be discounted by 15%

1.5 and 3 Hour Workshops - up to three (3) presenters will be discounted 15%

The deadline for submissions is Monday, March 7th, 2016.

We look forward to seeing you at the first ever Regional Symposium in 2016. Your participation, be it as a presenter, attendee or volunteer-is valued immensely.

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