Workshops

Format Description

Workshops are semi-structured learning events designed to facilitate interaction and collective learning. This format is very different than the lecture format, as the interaction is expected to be quite lively. Interaction includes more than "discussion" and questions-and-answers. Presenters are expected to describe what techniques they will use (e.g., small group discussion, games, role plays, feedback from audiovisual clips, etc.) in their abstract. The format may include multiple, brief presentations, but a minimum of thirty-minutes is devoted to active interaction.

There are three types of workshops:
° The 90-minute Issue Workshop deals with topics of special interest to psychiatry, particularly innovative or controversial topics.
° The 90-minute Component Workshop is only proposed by APA committees, councils, task forces, district branches, etc., and address topics relevant to their work and APA members. Only one submission per group will be accepted.
° A Media Workshop is a three-hour workshop showing a feature length movie (all other media presentations are submitted as issue workshops for a 90-minute time slot). Presenters need to be specific about methods for teaching and learning.

Workshop submissions for the 2009 Annual Meeting in San Francisco will open on May 13, 2008 and a submission must be completed in its entirety by August 28, 2008 -- with the exception of Component Workshops which are due on September 19, 2008.

N.B. Please advise all participants that, if accepted, all participants must register for the Annual Meeting at least for the day of the presentation. Chairpersons should ensure that prospective participants are aware of this requirement.
 

Workshop Guidelines and Instructions

Checklist of chairperson requirements:

All workshop chairpersons agree to coordinate the presentations, adhere to the time schedule, and conclude the session on time. Chairpersons will be held accountable for program content and adherence to APA guidelines.

  1. Contact Information

  2. Disclosure & Presenter Consent

  3. Workshop Title (limited to 150 characters including spaces; please be succinct)

  4. Topic Selection - Please choose the topic that best encompasses the overall discussion of your entire session.

  5. APA Component or Allied Group (required for Component Workshops) - If your workshop is presented in collaboration with an APA Component or Allied Group, please provide the name of the group.

  6. Participants' E-mail Addresses - Provide the email address for each participant specifying their role: presenters (with order of presentation) and co-chair (optional).

  7. Educational Objectives (limited to 500 characters) – Learner-focused educational objectives describe the abilities and/or attitudes (learning outcomes) that complete the sentence, “At the conclusion of this presentation, the participant should be able to (e.g., demonstrate, recognize, diagnose, treat, etc…).” Be as specific as possible. Do not say what you are going to teach, say what you want participants to learn.

  8. Literature References – Each workshop must list two (2) relevant literature references. Follow the American Journal of Psychiatry style (see examples on the AJP web site (http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org) where earlier articles are available free.

  9. Time Schedule/Agenda - Please provide an outline of the structure of the workshop. In all cases, workshops must be highly interactive, lively and informative, with substantial opportunity for discussion with the audience, and a minimum of 30 minutes devoted to a question-and-answer or paner-interaction period.

  10. Abstract (limited to 2,000 characters including spaces) - The abstract is a concise description of the specific purpose, content, methodology, results, and importance of the proposed presentation. State specific findings and inferences explicitly. Conclude with a sentence that provides a strong summary for the abstract.

Checklist for optional co-chair and other participants:

  1. Contact Information

  2. Disclosure & Presenter Consent
Note: Entries lacking any of the required elements by the established deadline can not be forwarded to the Scientific Program Committee for review and consideration per the standards and requirements for offering continuing medical education (CME) credits for scientific sessions.

Thank you for your interest in participating in the APA Annual Meeting. For additional information about this format, email Yashica Joyner.