71st Annual Institute & Conference | American Academy of Psychotherapists

2026 71st I&C - Presenter Proposal Form

Moving Into Stillness: Trauma And Addiction Explored
Charleston, SC
October 7 – 11, 2026

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Step 1 of 4 - Presenter option

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

I understand that this proposal may be edited as needed by the committee.

Just for this form's purpose, are you the First Presenter or Co-Presenter?

The First Presenter is the first instructor to fill out the form and enters the Title, Description, Learning Objectives, Outline and other details of the Workshop.
The Co-Presenter(s) will be emailed and only needs to enter their education and biography.

First Presenter

Co-Presenter

Personal Info - First Presenter

Name

First Last

Phone

Address

Street Address City State ZIP Code

Professional Licenses and Certificates, Dates Granted, and States where these are current

Upload CV

Max. file size: 50 MB.

Adding your CV can help at times with CE credit approval.

Biography of Presenter*

Please write a brief (3-4 sentence) bio describing your professional experience and possibly your interest in the topic you’ve chosen to present. This is what will appear in the brochure along with your workshop description. It must be 50 words or less to fit into the brochure. Please follow the grammatical guidelines in this handout. Using capital letters inappropriately causes a lot of editing headaches and this handout will help avoid those issues.

Workshop Information

Title of Workshop*

Exactly as it will appear in the program brochure. Please try to have the title of the presentation relate to the theme of the overall program.

Training Institute

Yes

Choosing 'Yes' indicates you've been approved by Training Committee.

Workshop Description*

A description of your Presentation as you would like it to appear in the Program Brochure. This Description should indicate what type of educational or learning experience the participants should anticipate having. Description must be limited to 80 words or less. Check your word count - must be 80 words or less to fit into brochure.

Learning Objectives

Learning objectives must be written in a particular format:

A. What to describe:

DO describe something the PARTICIPANT will be able to do AFTER having attended your session.
DO NOT describe something that YOU will do DURING the session. That is a presenter goal, not a learning objective.

B. How to describe it:

DO begin each with a verb that denotes an action that is observable or audible, such as: list, state, explain describe, differentiate, discuss, calculate, compare, contrast, choose, define, demonstrate, estimate, evaluate, locate, match, name, plan, predict, rank, recommend, select, summarize, write, etc.
DO NOT use verbs that denote something happening inside the participant’s head, such as: know, learn, appreciate, value, acquire, comprehend, be familiar with, recognize, understand, etc. You cannot see or hear someone do these things.

If you can’t see or hear the participant perform the action (verb), choose a different verb.

Outline

Outline of Content/Agenda

A. Provide an outline, as shown below, (NOT a paragraph description) of the content of your presentation, specifying who is teaching each component (if more than one presenter) and how long each component is expected to take (in minutes).
B. Indicate which of your objectives is being addressed for each component.
C. If your presentation will include a “group process”, you are still expected to outline the expected flow and time elements of that process. Do not list “group process” and not include the details.

Example for a 90-minute presentation with two speakers:

1. Fight-or-flight responses and couples distancing: (Obj 1), (45 min), John Smith

A. The phenomenon of flooding
B. Lowering the intensity and increasing safety
C. Related research on effective and ineffective couples interventions

2. Educating the couple (a case study) (Obj 1), (20 min), John Smith

A. Content vs. process
B. Mechanics of communications

3. Assessment concerns related to this method (Obj 2), (25 min), Sarah Brown

A. Organizing presenting problems
B. Using family history
C. Organizing current stressors

How would you like your room arranged:

Chairs in a circle? Chairs in rows? Another way?

A/V Needs:

Please list what audio visual equipment you require.

Maximum number of people in workshop

Please enter a number greater than or equal to 10.

We are requesting that the minimum number of participants for each workshop be no lower than 10.

How many hours will your workshop will last:

Please check any day when you CANNOT be available to present this workshop

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Add Co-Presenters

Do You Have a Co-Presenter(s)?

Yes

If Yes, enter up to 5 Names and Emails here and we'll send an email to invite them to complete.

Co-Presenter #1 Name

First Last

Co-Presenter #1 Email

Co-Presenter #2 Name

First Last

Co-Presenter #2 Email

Co-Presenter #3 Name

First Last

Co-Presenter #3 Email

Co-Presenter #4 Name

First Last

Co-Presenter #4 Email

Co-Presenter #5 Name

First Last

Co-Presenter #5 Email

Personal Info - Co-Presenter

Submitted Titles*

Please select from the Titles submitted by the First Presenter.

Co-Presenter Name

First Last

Co-Presenter Email

Professional Licenses and Certificates, Dates Granted, and States where these are current

Upload CV

Max. file size: 50 MB.

Adding your CV can help at times with CE credit approval.

Biography of Co-Presenter*