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 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS ‘Pathways to Participation: Engagement and choice for children and families’In recent years in Australia, and internationally, there has been rapid and unprecedented changes in both the Early Childhood Intervention and Early Childhood fields. These changes have impacted on the way that services are provided to young children with disabilities, and their families. In conjunction with this, there is growing recognition of the importance of the early years on a child’s development. This has culminated in a number of new Federal and State funding initiatives, leading to changes in the landscape in which practitioners operate. Early Childhood Intervention and Early Childhood practitioners as well as families are questioning what these changes mean to them and how they can collaborate to translate these changes into meaningful practice and intervention. How do practitioners ensure families have real choice and engage with services? How can children’s engagement and participation in everyday activities be facilitated ensuring successful inclusion in settings of their choice? This conference with its title of ‘Pathways to Participation: Engagement and choice for children and families’ is very timely as it brings together international and national experts, local professionals and families to discuss the implications of these changes for practitioners, families and their children and how to translate these changes into practice. International speakers Peter Rosenbaum, Robin McWilliam and M'Lisa Shelden will discuss effective strategies to facilitate participation and engagement of children and their families in Early Childhood settings and services. Please click here for Keynote Speaker biographies. The conference will provide practitioners and families with a forum to gain current knowledge and information on both research and practice to facilitate and support the participation and engagement of children with disabilities and their families in activities and contexts of their choice whether at home, in Early Childhood settings or in their communities. The focus of the ECIA conference will, as usual, be young children with disabilities/developmental delays, and their families. Additional national keynote speakers will address the theme of the conference and how it relates to the Australian and Asia-Pacific context. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONSWe are seeking presentations exploring innovative practice, professional support, family support, research and policy directions that reflect the theme of the conference, ‘Pathways to Participation: Engagement and Choice for children and families’. The intent of the conference is:
The conference is of interest to those working in early childhood intervention including teachers, allied health professionals and assistants; paediatricians and medical practitioners; teachers and support workers from mainstream early childhood services; parents/carers of children with a disability/developmental delay; providers of health and other support services to young children and their families; researchers; representatives from peak organisations and funding bodies. The conference recognises the current changing environment for families and practitioners and the impact this may have on the various forms of participation and engagement of children and families within services and Early Childhood settings and welcomes papers which explore these issues from both a professional and family perspective. A wide range of topics are of interest and could include (but are not limited to):
Submitting an AbstractWe invite you to submit an abstract for review and possible inclusion in the Conference Program under one of the proposed themes. We recognise that your abstract may fall into more than one theme or none at all and welcome these abstracts also. Please note that presenters will not receive any form of reimbursement or payment from ECIA. Due to the large number of papers we are anticipating, the following options are available: PAPER: Thirty minute presentation of original work (including 5 minutes question time). It might describe an innovative practice, research study, case study or topic review. Closing date for submission of abstracts: Friday 16 December 2011 Abstracts must be submitted online, as Microsoft Word documents only using a specific format - a sample abstract template is available here to assist you in this task.
Once you have submitted your abstract online, you will receive an email containing your personal access key. This access key can be used to enter the 'Speaker Zone' where you can view or make changes to your submitted abstract. Poster Dimensions: Peer Reviewed PaperAuthors of accepted oral presentations will have the opportunity to have their paper peer reviewed, and this request can be made upon acceptance of your abstract. To have your paper peer reviewed, you will need to submit your paper by Wednesday 30 May 2012. Closing date for submission of abstracts: Friday 16 December 2011 Guidelines
All abstracts will be reviewed and presenters informed of the committee’s decision by 31 January 2012. If you have any questions about the submission process or would like to request a late submission to be considered, please contact Rachel Kemp:
PO Box 749 Wembley, Western Australia |
