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ICAPP is the oldest Clinical Social Work organization in the country, having originally been created to promote private practice among Clinical Social Workers. Now open to all Clinical Social Workers, whether in agency or private practice, or academia, ICAPP is an international organization that sponsors annual Conferences all over the world on relevant and timely clinical topics.

June 2012’s 51st annual conference will be held at the Historic Inns of Annapolis in Annapolis, Maryland, the capital of Maryland, a vibrant city, proud of its colonial heritage and home of the US Naval Academy. Annapolis has the largest concentration of 18th century Georgian homes in the United States. There are many museums and historic sites to visit, shops, restaurants and a well preserved waterfront all within easy walking distance.

This year’s theme is “Media Influences on Clinical Practice: Help or Hindrance?”  Recently, we are all confronted by questions in our practice by issues relating to the media including:

Have TV shows like Dr. Phil modified
your patients' expectations of therapy, of you?

Do self-help books, news and magazine articles clarify
or distort the therapeutic process?

Does patients' Googling of clinical issues facilitate or impede the therapy?

"How has/how would email or skype affect your relationship with patients?

What is the effect of cyberbullying, Facebook, texting, sexting
and cyberporn on the patients you serve?

What is the result of relationships or “friendships” though media alone?

ICAPP Conferences have a unique and intimate format, unlike any other conferences: papers are sent to attendees prior to the Conference, so that the Conference is devoted to discussion. Meetings are held in the mornings, so that the remainder of the day can be spent recreating or sight-seeing. Life-long professional contacts are made.

We welcome submission of papers related to the theme of the Conference. All papers should include practice examples, which would serve to illuminate this discussion. (It is not necessary to include practice examples in the abstract.)

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SUBMIT ABSTRACTS TO: (DEADLINE January 9, 2012)

Janet R. Faust, PHD, LCSW, DPNAP
11 Larson Lane, Warren, NJ 07059
908-604-8424

All papers must be oriented to practice with case examples. Please submit 1 page abstract via email - MS Word format

CONFERENCE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION

Marilyn Paschel 718-961-8332

CEU’s Available