2026 Call for Presentations

Submit your presentation by April 3, 2026

The PHSA Education Conference brings together human services attorneys from across the field to connect, collaborate, and learn from one another. Human services law covers a diverse range of practice areas. Topics may include Medicaid, child welfare, family services, SNAP/TANF, public health, mental health, intellectual and developmental disabilities, corrections and justice-based programming, and other related areas.

Guided by this year’s theme Achieving New Heights: Guidance for the Ever-Changing Legal Landscape of Human Services Law, the 2026 PHSA Education Conference Planning Committee is seeking presenters on any of these topic areas, as well as related and emerging subjects such as artificial intelligence, data sharing, innovative program design, and the development of legal standards and practice. We encourage creativity and welcome a variety of formats—hot-topic sessions, cutting-edge or experimental ideas, niche subjects, roundtables, discussion-based forums, and skill- or learning-focused presentations. If you have an idea that can inform, challenge, or inspire your peers, we want to hear it.

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PHSA welcomes presentations from a wide range of program areas, including:

  • Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder
  • Child Welfare / Child Support / Child Care
  • Contract Development and Negotiating Strategies
  • Cyber/Data Security
  • Developmental Disabilities
  • Early Intervention
  • Elder Justice
  • Ethics
  • Family Services
  • Federal Funding
  • Guardianship and Alternatives to Guardianship
  • Human Services and the Criminal Justice System
  • Human Services Law Office Training and Management
  • Human Services Workforce and Operations
  • Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
  • Law and Policy
  • Litigation
  • Long-term Care
  • Maternal and Infant Health
  • Medicaid and CHIP
  • Mental and Behavioral Health
  • Office of Inspector General (OIG)
  • Prevention Services
  • Procurement Laws and Grant Requirements
  • Program Integrity
  • Public Health
  • Recent Federal Changes
  • SNAP / TANF
  • Social Determinants of Health (e.g., Housing, Homelessness, Food Security)
  • Technology and the Law (including AI)
  • Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Support
  • And more!
Action ItemsDates
Call for proposals closesFriday, April 3
Review of all submissions Completed by Wednesday, April 22
All notifications to accepted presentersFriday, May 8
Speaker and Moderator TrainingThursday, August 13, 3:00pm ET
All session titles finalizedFriday, August 14
Final presentation materials dueFriday, September 11
Stay tuned for the 2026 Registration, Agenda, and Speaker Spotlights!