About the Conference 

The Conference’s planning team welcomes everyone and recognizes Same-Gender Loving (SGL) and Two-Spirit (2S) who are members of Black and Indigenous peoples of color communities. The Conference Program is divided into two distinct areas: Speakers (invited Speakers will address aspects of the conference Theme and Tracks) and Presenters (Workshops, Panel Discussions, and Stand-Alone Presentations conforming to the Conference Tracks).  Abstract/proposal submitters are encouraged to complete the requirements for Continuing Education Units/Credits (CEUs) to ensure that LCSW, LMSW, LMHC attendees to their presentations receive credit toward their licenses.  Here are the guidelines for abstract submissions; occasionally, an abstract submission may be selected to join our speaker roster. Carefully read these guidelines.

IMM25 Program:

IMM25 is for clinicians, academics, advocates, activists, community members with lived experience, and high school and college/graduate students.   

The Conference will feature 45-minute Speaker presentations to establish common starting points, which will be followed by 75-minute concurrent single/stand-alone, small group presentations – some geared for clinicians and others for community members.  On the Conference’s program, presentations will be marked by CE, indicating that the breakout presentation will provide Continuing Education Credits/Units (CEUs) for licensed professionals. Clinicians (LCSWs and LMSWs) requiring CEUs MUST attend a 75-minute presentation and complete the post-presentation requirements to receive the one-hour CEU for that presentation; a person could receive as many as three-contact/CEU hours.

Program: Abstract Submission and Tracks:

The Conference theme sets the tone for selected presentations from our abstract submission process, conforming to four tracks.

• Track A – Advocacy

• Track B – Community

• Track C – Education, and

• Track D – Research.