2024 Arkansas Home Visiting Network Annual Conference

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

🔗2024 Arkansas Home Visiting Network Annual Conference CALL FOR PROPOSALS Questions 051424.pdf

Instructions and Frequently Asked Questions

This document provides you with the questions you will need to answer to submit your Workshop Proposal via SURVEY MONKEY at this link: see link at bottom of this screen (after you read all of the information about submitting a conference workshop proposal)

This year’s AHNV Annual Conference is scheduled for November 14-15, 2024 in Hot Springs, Arkansas (In-Person).

We are providing the questions here in this document so that you may gather your information before visiting the Survey Monkey website to submit your proposal.  Survey monkey is designed to be completed in one sitting therefore please do not start and return at a later date to complete as your previous work will not be saved.

The Annual Arkansas Home Visiting Network Conference provides training opportunities for those working in home visiting programs throughout the state of Arkansas. Participating home visiting programs include, but are not to be limited to Arkansas Early Head Start Home Visiting, Family Connects Union County, Following Baby Back Home (FBBH), Healthy Families America (HFA), Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY), Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP), Parents as Teachers (PAT), and SafeCare Arkansas. These programs promote high quality and evidenced-based home visiting services to Arkansas’ families during pregnancy and until children enter kindergarten. They strive to build stronger families and brighter futures for the children of Arkansas by improving school readiness, increasing positive health outcomes and decreasing child maltreatment.

For more information about the Arkansas Home Visiting Network please select the following link:  https://www.arhomevisiting.org/

WORKSHOP PROPOSALS SHOULD MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: 

WORKSHOP LENGTH: 

Workshops should be designed to be 60 minutes long.

TARGET AUDIENCE: 

Workshops should target home visiting program staff who serve families during pregnancy and until children enter kindergarten. This includes home-based educators, home visitors, parent educators, providers, and supervisors/coordinators. 

FOCUS: 

Workshops should focus on topics that would fall under one or more of the following categories identified as the Core Competencies for the Arkansas Home Visiting Network:

• Child Development
• Dynamics of Family Relationships
• Diversity in Family Systems
• Parental Guidance and Nurturing
• Health and Safety
• Parental Well-Being and Stability
• Relationships Among Family, School and Community
• Methods and Approaches to Working with Parents
• Professional Growth and Leadership

For a more detailed explanation of the 9 Core Competencies please select the following link: https://www.arhomevisiting.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Core-Competencies-AHVN.pdf

Q1: Lead Presenter Name

Q2: Email Address for main contact

Q3: Title of Workshop

Q4: Select the most appropriate track for your workshop: 1) Leadership (Supervisors/Coordinators), 2) Home Visitors and Parent Educators, or 3) Nursing & Social Work

Q5: Lead Presenter Information (this information will be listed in the program)

• Name 
• Credentials: e.g. degree, certification, licensure 
• Job Title
• Employer name 
• Address
• Work Phone Number
• Cell Phone Number
• Email Address

Q6: Workshop Overview (Max 150 words)

Q7: Workshop Objectives (list 3-5 brief objectives)

Q8: Brief Workshop description for the Conference Program (20-30 words)

            *The conference committee retains the rights to adjust descriptions to fit the program format.

Q9: What Core Competency(s) does your presentation cover?

• Child Development
• Dynamics of Family Relationships
• Diversity in Family Systems
• Parental Guidance and Nurturing
• Health and Safety
• Parental Well Being and Safety
• Relationships Among Family School and Community
• Methods and Approaches to Working with Parents
• Professional Growth and Leadership
• Other

Q10: Intended audience for the workshop:

• New Home Visitors, Home-Based Educators, Parents Educators or Providers
• Experienced Home Visitors, Home-Based Educators, Parent Educators or Providers
• All Home Visitors, Home-Based Educator, Parent Educators or Providers
• Supervisors/Coordinators

Q11: Lead Presenter Short Bio (max 40 words)

Q12: Are there additional presenters for the workshop?

Q13: Co-presenter information

• Name
• Credentials: e.g. degree, certification, licensure
• Job Title
• Employer name
• Address
• Work Phone Number
• Cell Phone Number
• Email Address

Q14: Co-Presenter Short Bio (max 40 words)

Q15: Do you have a second co-presenter?

Q16: Co-presenter information

• Name
• Credentials: e.g. degree, certification, licensure
• Job Title
• Employer name
• Address
• Work Phone Number
• Cell Phone Number
• Email Address

Q17: Co-Presenter Short Bio (max 40 words)

Q18: Please provide us with your professional website address (or the website address of the model/program/organization/entity you are representing). Type "n/a" in the text box if you do not have a website to provide.

Q19: Please provide us with your professional social media links (or the social media links of the model/program/organization/entity you are representing. Type "n/a" in the text boxes if you do not have that particular link to provide.

• Facebook page
• Youtube Channel
• Website
• Instagram
• TikTok
• LinkedIn
• Pinterest
• LinkTree Weblink (they are free to create at https://linktr.ee/)
• Additional info/links you would like to share

Q20: Please select from the list below items needed for your presentation.  

            Please note: Presenters are asked to bring their own laptops.   

All rooms are equipped with projectors and screens.

• Podium
• Microphone
• Table for materials (in front of room or back of room)
• Flip Chart/Markers
• Other
• None of the above

Make sure to hit SUBMIT on the Survey Monkey Call for Proposals website.  

Submit your completed Workshop Call For Proposal via SURVEY MONKEY at this link:

Submissions are now closed

AHVN Training Institute will NOT accept any handwritten, emailed, or faxed submissions. ALL submissions must be entered into Survey Monkey. Contact the AHVN Training Institute for more information and/or to verify submission was successfully received. You will receive an automated email notifying you of your successful submission.

Questions or Issues? Email: [email protected]

2023 Funding Statement: This conference is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant 1 X10MC46852\01\00, Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program ($7,498,042.00) awarded to the Arkansas Department of Health. Additional funding is provided by the Arkansas Department of Human Services, the Arkansas Department of Education, and Arkansas Children’s.

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