Online registraton is closed.  If you wish to register, please phone Kay Slama, Ph.D., Conference Coordinator, at 320-905-6051, with your credit card information. Note that, although the late registration fee is an additional $20, conference fees remain well below most Continuing Education for 7.5 CEs; fees are now $130 General Registration, $110 Partner Members, and $45 Students.

The mission of the Rural Behavioral Health Practice Conference is to make quality continuing education available to behavioral health professionals about the particular practice issues involved in working with rural people and communities.  The conference is coordinated by the Minnesota Psychological Association, which will award up to 7.5 continuing education hours as an APA-approved CE sponsor. 

Theme—Critical Issues in Rural Practice:  Rural practitioners continually adapt their work to the needs of rural people and communities, as well as to new practice models and research.  This conference will help you work with rural care’s ethical and practice demands.  This program is designed for psychologists, social workers, counselors, psychiatric nurses, psychiatrists, and other behavioral health professionals with an interest in rural practice and is at the intermediate to advanced level. For detailed schedule and program information, click here.

Sites—This conference will originate at the University of Minnesota-Morris, with presenters webcasting in and options to attend at group webcast sites or by individual webcast. The first two presenters will present again at the end of the conference to facilitate participation by people in Pacific, Alaska, and Hawaii time zones.  However, individual webcast participants are welcome to follow any of the schedule options they wish.  Please click on the site you want, whether individual webcast to your computer, or one of the group webcast sites, where you can network with local colleagues as you participate in the conference.

Registration Deadline: 
October 17, 2016.  Additional $20 to register after that date; phone Conference Coordinator Kay Slama at 320-905-6051 to do so, or bring your credit/debit card or check to a group webcast site if registering on-site.

Directions:
Approximately 5 days before the conference, you will receive directions to your individual webcast or group webcast site at the email address you list below, as well as information on accessing conference documents.  If an emergent situation requires that you must change the site at which you attend, or if you want to switch between being present at a Group Webcast Site and Individual Webcast, notify the Minnesota Psychological Association by telephoning Rhea Sullivan at 952-564-3048 and indicating which registration change you want to make.  The email you receive by Oct 17 will tell you about arrangements by which you can order and pay for lunch at group webcast sites, or you may bring your own lunch.  The group webcast host will provide liquids and snacks at two breaks. 

Please note:  You must attend each full session to get continuing education credit for the session.

Notify us if your email address changes before the conference.