• Potential presenters must answer required questions on the application or your proposal will not be considered. If you are unsure about a question, please contact MARRCH’s Event Coordinator at kelsey.olson@ewald.com.
• Only two presenters are allowed per session. If you require additional presenters, it must be approved by the committee.
• Ethics presentations MUST have a back-up speaker to be accepted. If one speaker is unable to present on the day of their scheduled session, it is expected that the back-up presenter be available to present.
• Your topic must cover one of the twelve core function areas or be considered an ethics or human diversity topic.
  • The twelve core functions include: Assessment, Case Management, Client Education, Consulting with Other Professionals, Counseling, Crisis Intervention, Intake, Orientation, Referral, Reports & Recording, Screening, and Treatment Planning

• Breakout Sessions: Breakouts are 60 or 90-minute sessions that must cover one of the twelve core function areas or be considered an ethics or human diversity topic. The twelve core functions include: Assessment, Case Management, Client Education, Consulting with Other Professionals, Counseling, Crisis Intervention, Intake, Orientation, Referral, Reports & Recording, Screening, and Treatment Planning. Only two presenters are allowed per session. If you require additional presenters, it must be approved by the Education Committee. Ethics presentations MUST have a back-up speaker to be accepted. If one speaker is unable to present on the day of their scheduled session, it is expected that the back-up presenter be available to present. The speaker will receive complimentary conference registration on their speaking day. 
• Spark Talk: A Spark Talk is a mini speaking session that is 15-20 minutes that takes place during the Exhibit Hall break. The slot is 30 minutes, but we encourage our Spark Talk speakers to save time for questions. The Spark Talks take place on the Rotunda Stage just outside the Exhibit Hall. A stage, podium, screen & projector will be available, but Spark Talk speakers are not required to use a PowerPoint. The speakers will introduce themselves and have the time to themselves to determine how to position their Spark Talk (think Ted Talk style). Spark Talks are not eligible for CE credits and do not receive complimentary conference registration. 

• Meet all speaker deadlines including submitting final presentation materials 1 week prior to the conference.
• Communicate any necessary changes to the MARRCH events team in a timely manner.
• Share your industry knowledge and expertise with conference attendees.
• Be a positive representation on behalf of MARRCH and follow all guidelines outlined including no self-promotion.
• Accepted speakers will receive complimentary conference registration only for the day they present (speakers are responsible for their own travel and accommodation). Spark Talk speakers do not receive complimentary conference registration.

Looking for presentation ideas? The following list contains topic suggestions—by no means is this list exhaustive, and we welcome new ideas!

• Depression and anger, the connection
• Grief care in the treatment of loss during addiction
• Ethics
• Human Diversity
• Co-Occurring (Mental and SUD Disorder, Other Chronic Health Conditions (i.e. Pain, Diabetes, Cardio and Lung Diseases, etc.)
• Medicine Assisted Treatment for Opioid/Alcohol/Substance Use Disorders
• Client Engagement/Motivational (i.e. Feedback-Informed Treatment F.I.T., Stages of Change, etc.)
• Community Recovery Supports (i.e. AA, NA, Women for Sobriety, All Recovery Meetings, MARA, M.A.R.S.)
• Corrections
• Mental Illness / Mental Health
• Housing
• Withdrawal Management Programs
• The ASAM Criteria
• Population Health Management
• Health IT
• The Use of Integrated Support Services
• Peer Recovery Supports
• And much more!