Below is the Call for Presentations for NARPA's 2008 conference. The NARPA conference tends to be as good as any, so even if you don't plan on submitting a presentation, please plan on attending. More information will be posted at http://www.narpa.org/ as it becomes available.

The National Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy 2008 Annual Rights Conference:

“Seizing Opportunities for Change”

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
October 1–4, 2008
(Wednesday Evening–Saturday Noon)
Austin, Texas
University of Texas Thompson Conference Center
(With lodging at the AT&T Conference Center and Hotel on campus.)

The National Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy (NARPA) is seeking proposals which address strategies, ideas, programs, and emerging practices that support and promote NARPA’s mission and commitment to individual rights, liberty, freedom and dignity.

The Call for Presentations with the Presentation Proposal Application is available at:

http://psychrights.org/Education/NARPA08/Call4Presentations-NARPA2008.pdf

POSSIBLE TOPIC AREAS FOR WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS

Rights Issues
Cultural Competence
Strategies Against  Forced Treatment
Seclusion and Restraint
Children’s Issues
Prison Issues
Community Organizing

Action and Advocacy
Alternatives to the Medical Mode
Informed Consent
Trauma and Healing
Legal Strategies
Innovative Strategies for Change
Public Policy/Legislation

The incorporation of diversity and multicultural perspectives into the above themes is encouraged.  All workshops are approximately 90 minutes.

Deadline for Submission May 10, 2008; electronic notification by May 24, 2008.

For more information, contact NARPA at narpa@aol.com or (205) 464-0101.  Mail proposals to NARPA, P.O. Box 40585,  Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 or e-mail to narpa@aol.com. Electronic submissions preferred.