Call
for
Papers


The
Association
for
Creativity
in
Counseling

Creativity
in
Counseling
Conference,
Sept.
18th‐19th

Portland,
Oregon



Conference Theme: Expanding
our
Worldviews
through
Creativity!





We
would
like
to
invite
the
electronic
submission
of
proposals
for
presentations,
posters,
and
workshops

for
the
7th
Conference
of
the
Association
for
Creativity
in
Counseling
(ACC),
held
this
year
in
beautiful

Portland,
Oregon.
The
Association
for
Creativity
in
Counseling
emphasizes
creative
processes
used
in

counseling
and
counselor
education,
so
preference
will
be
given
to
submissions
that
incorporate
experiential,

expressive,
or
creative
activities.
All
submissions
will
be
reviewed
by
the
national
ACC
Program
Review

Committee.




Description
of
Sessions




Presentation
of
experiential
activity/intervention:

Brief
overview
of
a
creative
activity
or
intervention
followed
by
a

participatory
demonstration
of
the
creative
activity
or
intervention.

The
focus
of
the
presentation
may
include

wellness
or
growth
activities
used
in
a
variety
of
settings
as
well
as
activities
or
interventions
used
in
clinical
settings.


One
hour
should
be
planned
for
this
format.




Workshop:

In‐depth
interactive
training
session
designed
to
share
knowledge,
research,
and/or
specific
skills
that

emphasize
creative,
diverse,
and
relational
approaches
to
counseling.

Ninety
minutes
will
be
given
for
workshops.






Poster
Session:
an
overview
of
creativity
research
and
practice
in
a
poster
format.








Proposal
format
(please
include
all
sections):

I. Name,
email,
day/evening
telephone,
and
professional
affiliation
for
all
presenters/co‐presenters

II. Type
of
session
(presentation,
poster,
or
workshop)

III. Would
you
allow
your
proposal
to
be
accepted
in
an
alternate
format
(I.e.,
if
you
submitted
a
proposal

for
a
workshop,
would
you
allow
for
it
to
be
accepted
as
a
presentation?)

IV. Title
of
the
presentation,
poster,
or
workshop

V. 500
word
description
of
the
presentation
or
workshop,
including
3
learning
objectives

VI. 100
word
description
to
be
used
in
the
conference
guide



Please
submit
your
proposal
to:
conference@creativecounselor.org
by
May
7,
2010
in
a
.pdf,
.rtf,
or
.doc

format.

Presenters
will
be
notified
by
email
when
their
proposal
has
been
received.

If
you
do
not
receive
an

email
 confirming
 the
 receipt
 of
 your
 proposal
 within
 2
 days
 of
 submission,
 please
 resubmit.
 
 Accepted

proposals
will
be
notified
by
email
by
May
31,
2010.

All
presenters
will
be
required
to
register
for
the

conference.





Note
about
A/V
equipment:

There
will
be
an
additional
registration
cost
for
presenters
who
will
need
A/V

equipment
 (e.g.,
 overhead
 projector,
 digital
 projector,
 etc.).
 
 Accepted
 presenters
 will
 be
 contacted
 with

additional
information.