Posters are physical displays of information, usually reporting empirical research. Submissions must demonstrate that the work to be reported has scientific merit and is well advanced. Data-based posters, which require a graph or chart of data, will receive preference. Poster session will be held on the Saturday evening, 25th July (at the end of Day 1 presentations). Presenters are expected to be with their poster, interact with attendees, and answer questions about the content of their posters.

Paper submissions are individual oral presentations, usually concerned with conceptual, historical, or methodological issues. A paper submission may report complex empirical research. Paper presentations are 25 minutes in length (20 minutes to present and 5 minutes for questions). Paper submissions that do not meet these guidelines may be considered for re-assignment as posters or clinical case presentation.

Organized by a chairperson who moderates the session and focused on empirical, conceptual, historical, or methodological research. The Conference Committee will give preference to symposium submissions that are organized around a central theme. Up to three speakers may present in a symposium totalling 75 minutes.  Presentations within symposium submissions that do not meet these guidelines may be considered for re-assignment as individual papers or posters.

Panel discussions consist of a minimum of three panellists and run for 60 minutes. A panel discussion is organized by a chairperson who is the session’s moderator. Multiple speakers are invited to respond to a specific question or issue. These responses form the basis for discussion between the speakers themselves and the audience regarding the topic. Panels bridging basic and applied science are encouraged. The Conference Committee will give preference to panels that include panellists from multiple organisations or areas of specialisation.

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Clinical Case Presentations

ABA Australia invites members and others to submit a clinical case to be considered for presentation at the 5th Annual Conference.  All submissions will be reviewed by the conference committee and the top submissions will be asked to present at ABA Australia’s 5th Annual conference in July.

The purpose of the clinical case presentations at ABA Australia’s 5th annual conference is strictly educational. Case presentations should detail a particular clinical case, describe the clinical background of the individual, state assessments, intervention and present data. As a whole, your case presentation should be an informative and useful part of every behaviour analyst’s on-going education.

Case presentations should be those of interesting topics in ABA. Most cases tend to have a lot in common, which is fine, but you should try to put the emphasis in your presentation on what makes your clinical case different from the others. There is always something that is different about each case, and the difference tends to be the most interesting aspect for the audience. So try to find out how your project is different, and then emphasise that in your submission.

These will be reviewed according to content, originality, and applicability to our members.

Clinical Case Presentations Format

1. The total time allotted to each speaker is 18 minutes which includes 15 minutes of presentation and 3 minutes for discussion/questions.
2. The presentation should be prepared in Microsoft Office Power-point format.
3. Use the following format to organise your presentation

Introduce yourself

•     Always start with who you are and where you work, plus your relationship with the case. Everyone in the audience will want to know this. What they do not want, however, is 10 minutes of you droning on about your employer. This part should be 1-2 slides, max.

o   Title of presentation

o   Names of the authors

o   Organisation

Introduction

-explain why this case is important, why you decided to present it.

The main purpose of the introduction is to place the case in a clinical context and explain the importance or relevance of the case. Briefly state what the problem is and if there is any relevant research on the topic – keep this very brief 1-2 slides, we want to hear about the case, spend the most time on that part!!!

Case presentation

The case should be presented chronological order, state a brief client history, assessment, intervention and results. At this point, you may wish to include more details than you might have time to present, please remember to keep it brief.

• Client history including medical, social and/or family aspects
• Assessment used
• Intervention procedures
• Results – show the graph(s), you must have a baseline and intervention condition.

Discussion 

• The main purpose of the discussion section is to articulate the lessons learned from the case.
• State the strengths: What went well during the case study? What were you happy with and felt worked for the client? This type of information tends to be very valuable (and interesting) for others.
• State the limitations/what you would change: There is always something that didn’t quiet go as planned in every case, from illness, budgeting issues, unexpected reactions, etc., and knowing about this always interesting for others. For those thinking about using similar procedures it's always enlightening to hear that the biggest issues that happened.
•  End with a single take home message

References – include any used during your presentation.