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The 9th Annual International Conference on Spirituality and Social Work Cultivating Mindful Practice: Integrating the Personal and Professional for Effective Practice
Co-Sponsored by: The Canadian Society for Spirituality and Social Work and the Society for Spirituality and Social Work (USA)

JUNE 27 28, 2014

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St. Thomas University Fredericton, Ne

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This international conference *ill brin+ to+ether acade,ics& practitioners& and students to discuss and e-plore the nature of ,indfulness as a personal.spiritual practice and its rele/ance for professional practice& teachin+ and research0 The *orkshop and conference *ill offer professional de/elop,ent throu+h the culti/ation of attention& a*areness& and attitudes beneficial for be+innin+ to e-perienced practitioners0 The keynote address and Attention to scientific de/elop,ents on neurobiolo+y concernin+ the i,pacts and outco,es of ,indfulness practice *ill be discussed0 The pre-conference *orkshop& Cultivating Mindfulness Practice for Professional Effectiveness and keynote address and *ill be led by E'ana (ose)a"m and !i'' $oo#. 1lana is a social *orker& author& and founder of 2indful 3i/in+0 She has *orked directly *ith "on 4abat-5inn and is a hi+hly re+arded *orkshop facilitator and therapist (***0,indfuli/in+0co,)0 6ill has led ,any ,indfulness pro+ra,s& and is a ,edical doctor and ethicist *ith e-pertise in 2ind6ody ,edicine (***0iriscenter0ca )0 This international conference pro/ides an e-citin+ opportunity for an e-chan+e of scholarship and kno*led+e bet*een Canadian& A,erican& and international participants fro, social *ork and /arious disciplines0 The conference *ill sti,ulate dialo+ue and the sharin+ of resources on spirituality in research& professional practice& education& and social action0

Abstract Submissions are in/ited for acade,ic papers& e-periential *orkshops& posters and panel
presentations0 Abstracts ,ust be tied to the conference the,e0 Papers *ill be allocated 7' ,inutes (plus ($ ,inutes for discussion) and e-periential *orkshops *ill be allocated 8' ,inutes0 Papers.presentations ,ay discuss research or practice issues and *ill include ti,e for discussion *ith attendees0 Proposals fro, students and practitioners are *elco,e0

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All sub,issions *ill be peer re/ie*ed and notification *ill be sent no later than 2arch (& #'()0 Papers based on presentations can be sub,itted for inclusion in conference proceedin+s0 (Papers fro, pre/ious conferences are a/ailable at ***0spiritualityandsocial*ork0ca)& and ,ay also be sub,itted for consideration for inclusion in a peer-re/ie*ed& special issue of a scholarly 9ournal0 Sub,issions are in/ited on di/erse topics related to the conference the,e includin+: esearch in ,indfulness& conte,plati/e& spiritual practice Case e-a,ples of the effecti/e use of ,indfulness in practice esearch and practice on usin+ ,indfulness in the classroo, 3inkin+ the personal and professional

Abstract Submissions should include:

A title pa+e *hich includes: Title of your presentation :dentification: your na,e and institutional affiliation& and *here applicable your ;epart,ent . <aculty Contact :nfor,ation: na,e& ,ailin+ address& e-,ail address& phone and fa- nu,ber An abstract pa+e *hich includes: Title #'' *ord abstract %' *ord abstract The for,at of your presentation (paper& panel or *orkshop) A brief bio+raphical state,ent (('' *ords) =our e>uip,ent needs ;etails for abstract sub,issions can be found at ***0spiritualityandsocial*ork0ca0 infor,ation and re+istration *ill be a/ailable soon at ***0spiritualityandsocial*ork0ca0 <or >uestions& co,,ents or further infor,ation& please contact: csss*?stu0ca Conference