Male Sexual Abuse Survivor Conference

Mic hunter sent in an announcement for the 10th International Conference for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse, which will be held in Minneapolis from Sept. 18-21 this year. Read More below for details. And if you'd like to help organize the conference, be sure to e-mail Mic for more info.

MaleSurvivor: Helping Boys & Men Recover from Sexual Abuse (formally known as the National Organization on Male Sexual Victimization)

Presents: The 10th International Conference: Recognizing Strength & Resilience

September 18-21, 2003

Radisson Metrodome

Minneapolis, MN

Sponsored by the University of Minnesota School of Social Work

Workshops will be divided into four tracks.

Track 1 - Most Appropriate for Sexual Abuse Survivors. This conference typically draws a number of male survivors who are not professionals as well as other lay individuals who have an interest in this topic. In order to meet their needs, workshops are offered on topics related to healing, sexuality, relationships and other areas that may be relevant to this group. While the conference provides safe rooms and trained professionals who volunteer to be available to any survivor, workshops should be designed as safe experiences that would be unlikely to trigger the emergence of trauma symptoms.

Track 2 - Professional Education and TrainingProfessionals with diverse interests and from many disciplines attend this conference. Social Workers, psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, massage therapists, homeopaths, art therapists, attorneys, clergy, educators, criminologists, law enforcement officers, rape crisis counselors and volunteers, probation officers, corrections personnel, graduate and undergraduate students have an interest in this topic. Most come to learn new skills that will enable them to work more effectively with male sexual abuse survivors. This track is further divided into beginning, intermediate and advanced levels of training.

Track 3 - Professionals as SurvivorsNOMSV was founded through the efforts of a small group of professionals who worked with male survivors and who were also survivors. There is a sizeable number of professionals who are survivors attending the conference. Being a survivor and working with survivors poses unique challenges. Workshops submitted for this track will address some of the concerns shared by this group.

Track 4 - Research Proposals should attempt to focus on the theme of strength and resilience. Proposals that address the healing diversity of specific cultural groups are highly sought and will receive special consideration

Submission Instructions for Papers & Workshop Proposals (Tracks 1, 2 and 3)

All proposals that focus on any aspect of the sexual abuse of males (adults, adolescents and children including work with perpetrators) will be considered. Sexual abuse is defined as any unwanted, forced or unforced sexual act by a person in a position of power regardless of age or gender difference between the victim and perpetrator. This includes acts such as prison rape, sexual torture, hazing in the military, sports teams and fraternities, verbal and physical sexual assaults by peers, date rape, and all the other experiences more commonly defined as sexual assault. Those proposals that emphasize the conference theme of strength and resilience will receive priority consideration as well as those that address communities of color. Strength is defined as the efforts made to cope with the effects of abuse at the time it occurred as well as the strength necessary to acknowledge the abuse and engage in the process of healing.

Proposals should contain the following information: Name, professional association, degree and contact information of presenter including a brief biographical sketch (maximum of 25 words); names of co-presenters; abstract describing the main focus of the proposal and the track for which it is designed. In addition, a 500 word description of the proposal that includes length of workshop (90 0r 180 minutes); theoretical underpinnings of the proposal; presentation method (didactic or interactive or both); and audio-visual needs.

Submission Instructions of Artwork for Display and Sale

We encourage the submission of all forms of original artwork. This includes visual arts such as drawing, paintings, sculptures, pottery and digital art; literary art such as short stories, poems, slogans and graffiti; music and vocal compositions; theater and dance. The committee will attempt to find a means of displaying all submissions that meet the criteria of originality, adherence to the conference theme, and good taste. Artwork submitted for sale becomes the property of NOMSV and all proceeds from the sale less the cost of transportation by the artist will be retained by NOMSV. The proceeds from this sale will benefit other male survivors through furthering the goals of NOMSV. If you have artwork that you would like to consider placing on display or having performed, send a photo if visual artwork or score and lyrics if music. All written material should be submitted as either a MS Word document or in a rtf or text format. Your submission should indicate if you wish to have your work considered for the silent auction and should also include short narrative of the work describing the artist or author, title of the work, media used to create it and how you believe your work fits the conference theme.

Submission Instruction for Scientific Abstracts (Track 4)

September 18-21, 2002

MaleSurvivor Conference

A unique conference of professionals and others who share a common concern: the elimination of all forms of sexual victimization and who have a special concern for the treatment of male victims and offenders.

National Organization on Male Sexual Victimization

1-800-738-4181

Visit our website at http://www.malesurvivor.org or email us at nomsv@malesurvivor.org.

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