CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
Due February 15, 2027
USABP Integrated Somatics Conference 2027
New Horizons in
Embodied Transformation
Due February 15, 2027
USABP Integrated Somatics Conference 2027
New Horizons in
Embodied Transformation
The United States Association for Body Psychotherapy (USABP) invites submissions to present at the USABP Integrated Somatics Conference 2027, exploring this year's theme, New Horizons in Embodied Transformation.
We welcome clinicians, somatic practitioners, researchers, educators, healthcare professionals, movement and bodywork practitioners, coaches, students, training institutes, and professionals from related fields to contribute to a broad and evolving conversation about embodiment.
We are interested in presentations that deepen established areas of somatic practice, bring different somatic traditions into dialogue, explore emerging research and applications, or demonstrate how embodied perspectives and practices can inform and be integrated into existing approaches across clinical practice, healthcare, education, relationships, movement, and other forms of professional work.
Our goal this year is to demonstrate integration across the field, integration into practice, integration within the person.
This conference will reflect the breadth and vitality of our field and the new horizons emerging across our community.
The three dimensions of integration covered at the conference are:
1. Integration Across Somatic Traditions & Disciplines
Bringing distinct somatic approaches, lineages, research traditions, and disciplines into dialogue and exchange—exploring their intersections while respecting their differences, rather than suggesting they should become one unified modality.
2. Integration of Somatics Into Existing Professional Practice
Exploring how somatic awareness, principles, and practices can be integrated into established approaches and settings—including psychotherapy (CBT, Narrative, psychodynamic and other approaches), healthcare, physical and occupational therapy, coaching, education, addiction treatment, practitioner self-care, and more.
3. Integration Within the Person — Body, Mind, Emotion & Relationship
Understanding human experience and transformation as embodied and whole-person processes—integrating sensation, movement, physiology, emotion, cognition, behavior, relationship, meaning, and the social/environmental context in which people live. Your work speaks directly to that inquiry, and your presence would strengthen it.
We welcome clinicians, somatic practitioners, researchers, educators, healthcare professionals, movement and bodywork practitioners, coaches, students, training institutes, and professionals from related fields to contribute to a broad and evolving conversation about embodiment.
We are interested in presentations that deepen established areas of somatic practice, bring different somatic traditions into dialogue, explore emerging research and applications, or demonstrate how embodied perspectives and practices can inform and be integrated into existing approaches across clinical practice, healthcare, education, relationships, movement, and other forms of professional work.
Our goal this year is to demonstrate integration across the field, integration into practice, integration within the person.
This conference will reflect the breadth and vitality of our field and the new horizons emerging across our community.
The three dimensions of integration covered at the conference are:
1. Integration Across Somatic Traditions & Disciplines
Bringing distinct somatic approaches, lineages, research traditions, and disciplines into dialogue and exchange—exploring their intersections while respecting their differences, rather than suggesting they should become one unified modality.
2. Integration of Somatics Into Existing Professional Practice
Exploring how somatic awareness, principles, and practices can be integrated into established approaches and settings—including psychotherapy (CBT, Narrative, psychodynamic and other approaches), healthcare, physical and occupational therapy, coaching, education, addiction treatment, practitioner self-care, and more.
3. Integration Within the Person — Body, Mind, Emotion & Relationship
Understanding human experience and transformation as embodied and whole-person processes—integrating sensation, movement, physiology, emotion, cognition, behavior, relationship, meaning, and the social/environmental context in which people live. Your work speaks directly to that inquiry, and your presence would strengthen it.
We Welcome a Range of Presentation Formats
Submissions may include:
· Experiential Workshops & Labs — opportunities for participants to experience embodied approaches, practices, and methods firsthand.
· Clinical & Practice Demonstrations — demonstrations of embodied principles and methods in therapeutic, healing, educational, healthcare, or other professional settings.
· Research & Theory Presentations — emerging research, neuroscience, theory, conceptual developments, and scholarly inquiry related to embodiment.
· Interdisciplinary Presentations & Dialogues — work bringing somatic perspectives into conversation with other modalities, professions, disciplines, or areas of inquiry.
· Movement, Breath, Sound, Touch & Expressive Experiences — experiential offerings engaging movement, sensation, breath, therapeutic touch, sound, creativity, expression, and embodied awareness.
· Symposium/Topic Conversations — facilitated dialogue among multiple presenters or perspectives around significant questions shaping somatic and embodied practice.
· Poster Presentations — research, emerging scholarship, innovative projects, or other work suited to a visual presentation format.
· Experiential Workshops & Labs — opportunities for participants to experience embodied approaches, practices, and methods firsthand.
· Clinical & Practice Demonstrations — demonstrations of embodied principles and methods in therapeutic, healing, educational, healthcare, or other professional settings.
· Research & Theory Presentations — emerging research, neuroscience, theory, conceptual developments, and scholarly inquiry related to embodiment.
· Interdisciplinary Presentations & Dialogues — work bringing somatic perspectives into conversation with other modalities, professions, disciplines, or areas of inquiry.
· Movement, Breath, Sound, Touch & Expressive Experiences — experiential offerings engaging movement, sensation, breath, therapeutic touch, sound, creativity, expression, and embodied awareness.
· Symposium/Topic Conversations — facilitated dialogue among multiple presenters or perspectives around significant questions shaping somatic and embodied practice.
· Poster Presentations — research, emerging scholarship, innovative projects, or other work suited to a visual presentation format.
AREAS OF EXPLORATION
We invite submissions related to the conference's many points of integration, including:
Somatic Psychotherapy & Clinical Practice
Trauma, Addiction & Nervous System Regulation
Healthcare & Interdisciplinary Integration
Relational Embodiment Movement, Breath, Sound, Touch & Expressive Practice
Research, Neuroscience & Embodied Cognition
Culture, Identity & Community
Pre- & Perinatal Somatics & Early Development
EcoSomatics & EcoSocial Perspectives
Practitioner Proficiency, Ethics & the Future of Training
Emerging Treatments & Technologies
These areas are intended as invitations rather than limits. We welcome proposals that cross categories, bridge disciplines or approaches, introduce new perspectives, or expand the conversation in directions we have not anticipated.
Somatic Psychotherapy & Clinical Practice
Trauma, Addiction & Nervous System Regulation
Healthcare & Interdisciplinary Integration
Relational Embodiment Movement, Breath, Sound, Touch & Expressive Practice
Research, Neuroscience & Embodied Cognition
Culture, Identity & Community
Pre- & Perinatal Somatics & Early Development
EcoSomatics & EcoSocial Perspectives
Practitioner Proficiency, Ethics & the Future of Training
Emerging Treatments & Technologies
These areas are intended as invitations rather than limits. We welcome proposals that cross categories, bridge disciplines or approaches, introduce new perspectives, or expand the conversation in directions we have not anticipated.
BRING YOUR PERSPECTIVE TO THE CONVERSATION
USABP welcomes diverse perspectives, disciplines, traditions, communities, and career stages. We especially encourage submissions that bring forward experiences and approaches historically underrepresented within somatic psychology and the embodied professions.
Submission requirements, presentation lengths, review criteria, deadlines, and submission instruction updates will be announced here. Use the format below to submit your proposal on a Word or PDF file.
Submission requirements, presentation lengths, review criteria, deadlines, and submission instruction updates will be announced here. Use the format below to submit your proposal on a Word or PDF file.
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
WHAT TO INCLUDE IN YOUR PROPOSAL
Due February 15, 2027
Please be prepared to submit:
• Presentation Title and Subtitle
• Presentation Description
Provide a brief description of your proposed session, its focus, and what participants can expect to learn or experience. All lecture and symposium presentations should address the integration of services. Please also describe how cultural inclusivity and relevant dimensions of identity and lived experience are considered or centered in your presentation, as applicable—including developmental and acquired ability status, religious and spiritual beliefs, racial and ethnic identity, gender and sexual identity, indigeneity, immigration status, lifespan considerations, socioeconomic status, and veteran status.
• Key Topics / Main Points
4–7 bullet points summarizing the primary content of your presentation.
• Learning Objectives
3–5 measurable learning objectives describing what participants will be able to do after completing the session; at least one learning objective must address cultural inclusivity and related standards.
• Presentation Format / Methods
Indicate how you plan to engage participants—for example: lecture, experiential workshop, demonstration, movement, discussion, case material, video, small groups, or Q&A.
• Presenter Information
Name, professional credentials, licenses and/or relevant certifications, current professional role or affiliation, and contact information.
• Presenter Bio
A brief professional biography highlighting your background and expertise related to the proposed presentation.
• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
A current professional CV demonstrating relevant education, training, experience, publications, and/or presentations.
• References / Evidence Base
For presentations offering Continuing Education credit, provide 3–5 recent peer-reviewed citations/references in APA format supporting the course content.
• Proposed Session Length / Format
Indicate the presentation length and format for which you are applying.
Please indicate the length where there is choice:
Lecture or Poster Presentation (please mark one of the three options below)
• Option 1) Request Lecture only (30 minutes or 1 hour)
• Option 2) Request Poster only
• Option 3) Okay with either Lecture or Poster
Symposium/ Topic Conversation (must include 2-4 presenters) on the topic (these will be 1.5 hours in length)
Workshop (must include experiential component) Options include 1.5 hour or 3 hours in length
Morning/Evening Class (for conference participant self-care)
- these must be one hour in length, but you can identify preference for morning (7-8 am) or evening (5-6 and/or 8-9pm?)
Note: Additional information may be requested from accepted presenters to meet Continuing Education and conference requirements.
• Presentation Title and Subtitle
• Presentation Description
Provide a brief description of your proposed session, its focus, and what participants can expect to learn or experience. All lecture and symposium presentations should address the integration of services. Please also describe how cultural inclusivity and relevant dimensions of identity and lived experience are considered or centered in your presentation, as applicable—including developmental and acquired ability status, religious and spiritual beliefs, racial and ethnic identity, gender and sexual identity, indigeneity, immigration status, lifespan considerations, socioeconomic status, and veteran status.
• Key Topics / Main Points
4–7 bullet points summarizing the primary content of your presentation.
• Learning Objectives
3–5 measurable learning objectives describing what participants will be able to do after completing the session; at least one learning objective must address cultural inclusivity and related standards.
• Presentation Format / Methods
Indicate how you plan to engage participants—for example: lecture, experiential workshop, demonstration, movement, discussion, case material, video, small groups, or Q&A.
• Presenter Information
Name, professional credentials, licenses and/or relevant certifications, current professional role or affiliation, and contact information.
• Presenter Bio
A brief professional biography highlighting your background and expertise related to the proposed presentation.
• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
A current professional CV demonstrating relevant education, training, experience, publications, and/or presentations.
• References / Evidence Base
For presentations offering Continuing Education credit, provide 3–5 recent peer-reviewed citations/references in APA format supporting the course content.
• Proposed Session Length / Format
Indicate the presentation length and format for which you are applying.
Please indicate the length where there is choice:
Lecture or Poster Presentation (please mark one of the three options below)
• Option 1) Request Lecture only (30 minutes or 1 hour)
• Option 2) Request Poster only
• Option 3) Okay with either Lecture or Poster
Symposium/ Topic Conversation (must include 2-4 presenters) on the topic (these will be 1.5 hours in length)
Workshop (must include experiential component) Options include 1.5 hour or 3 hours in length
Morning/Evening Class (for conference participant self-care)
- these must be one hour in length, but you can identify preference for morning (7-8 am) or evening (5-6 and/or 8-9pm?)
Note: Additional information may be requested from accepted presenters to meet Continuing Education and conference requirements.
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