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THE
SOCIETY FOR SOCIAL WORK AND RESEARCH
Online Submission
with Pre-Conference Institutes Sponsored by:
The Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research
is pleased to announce that its
Thirteenth
Annual Conference
"Research
that Promotes Sustainability and (re)Builds Strengths"
will
convene at the
New Orleans Marriott
New Orleans, LA
January 16, 2009 - January 18, 2009
Submission Deadline:
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
The
Conference Planning Committee of the Society for Society
Work and Research (SSWR) invites submissions for presentations
within all content areas of social work, social welfare
services, and social policy. Relevant focus areas include,
but are not limited to: aging, adoption, child maltreatment,
mental health/mental disorders, health disparities,
health promotion and disease prevention, disability,
suicide, child and adolescent health and behavioral
health, sexual orientation, family conflict, domestic
violence, substance abuse and addiction, international
social work, violence, delinquency, crime, academic
failure, school dropout, HIV/AIDS and other sexually
transmitted disease, unemployment, poverty, welfare,
managed care, social development, measurement, research
designs, community and policy-based interventions.
The theme for the 2008 conference is “Research
that Promotes Sustainability and (re)Builds Strengths.”
While most agree that “research matters”,
understanding the impact of research to under gird sustainability
and develop capacity in individuals, families, and communities
undergoing harsh and difficult challenges lags behind.
In addition, as social work research moves forward to
better understand the interactions between individuals
and their environments, many questions remain. As detailed
in the cluster areas below, submissions that include
a focus across all areas of social work research from
epidemiology, translational, and dissemination research
are strongly encouraged. Submissions for presentations
may include individual paper and poster presentations,
organized paper symposia, round-table discussions, and
workshops.
Topic
Clusters
Adolescent and Youth Development. This
cluster seeks abstracts focusing on adolescent problem
behaviors (e.g., violence, delinquency, health and mental
health, substance abuse, academic achievement) and youth
development. Studies addressing the prevalence of specific
behaviors, the distribution of risk factors, shifts
in risk factors, the distribution of problems over time,
protective factors and resiliency and effective prevention
and intervention programs.
Aging Services and Gerontology. Studies
investigating aging and end-of-life issues (e.g., productive
aging, palliative care, caregiving, interventions).
Alcohol
and Substance Abuse. Research focusing on adult
alcohol and substance abuse are included in this cluster.
Studies addressing the epidemiology of substance using
behaviors, related factors, and effective interventions.
Child Welfare. Abstracts in this cluster
focus on the complexities of the child welfare system.
Areas such as: child maltreatment, foster care, adoption,
child and family interventions, transitioning out of
the child welfare system. Interactions between child
welfare and other service sectors (e.g., juvenile justice,
health, mental health) are encouraged.
Disaster/Hazard. This cluster seeks studies addressing
disaster planning. Research on disaster preparedness
and mitigation in addition to studies investigating
disaster response and recovery are included in this
cluster.
Gender/Ethnicity/Sexual Orientation.
This cluster includes studies that focus on gender,
race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and transgendered.
Health and Disability. The health and
disability cluster seeks studies addressing areas of
health and illness (e.g., STD, obesity, diabetes, cancer,
HIV/AIDS), disabilities, prevention, interventions,
health promotion and education. This cluster also seeks
studies focusing on understanding issues related to
health disparities. Studies that articulate how social
work research can address key biological, behavioral,
social environment, physical environment, and policy
factors to promote health and well-being and reduce
health disparities.
Mental Health. Studies addressing mental
health services, serious mental illness, diagnosis,
assessment, co-morbidity, systems of care, mental health
treatment, and evidence-based interventions are included
in the cluster.
Poverty
and Crime. Studies investigating various aspects
of communities/neighborhoods, issues of poverty, welfare
reform, homelessness and housing, and criminal behaviors
and criminal justice system responses are requested
for this cluster.
Research Design and Measurement. SSWR
seeks to advance the development of new measures, research
designs, and statistical analyses. For example, mixed-methods
approaches that integrate qualitative and quantitative
methodologies. Innovative studies and methodological
analyses are welcomed that address measurement, statistical,
methodological and practical challenges to social work
research.
Research on Social Work Education.
This cluster focuses on evaluation research, educational
and training research, educational outcomes, faculty
development, research infrastructure at schools of social
work, and scholarly productivity.
Social Policy and Organizations. SSWR
seeks abstracts that investigate organizational theory,
development, and practice. This cluster also includes
abstracts focusing on social policy research to guide
policy and decision making.
Social Work Practice. Research focusing
on social work practice and skills (e.g., ethical issues,
evidence based practice, international social work).
School Social Work. Studies that focus
on social work practice in a school setting.
Submission
Instructions
The conference will focus on original research that
has implications for practice or policy. Research abstracts
are encouraged in all substantive areas, using scientifically
sound qualitative and/or quantitative methodology. The
research may take place in any country and at the micro,
macro, or policy level. You are invited to submit abstracts
for presentations of one of three types of original
research: (1) Oral paper presentation;
(2) Symposium (organized by the applicant)
of three or more papers on the same topic to be presented
in the same session; (3) Poster presentation;
If applying for a paper or poster presentation, please
submit an abstract of 500 words or less.
If applying for a symposium, please submit an abstract
(500 words or less) for each symposium paper, along
with an overall abstract (500 words or less) for the
symposium session that describes the symposium theme
and its importance. Preference will be given to symposia
that demonstrate cohesiveness across presentations.
Symposia will be accepted or rejected in total, i.e.,
abstracts will not be accepted independently.
Abstracts should be submitted in a structured format
and include the following:
Background and Purpose: description
of the problem, study objectives, research question(s)
and/or hypothesis (es).
Methods: study design, including a
description of participants and sampling methods, data
collection procedures, measures, and appropriate analytic/statistical
approach.
Results: specific results in summary
form.
Conclusions and Implications: description
of the main outcome(s) of the study and implications
for practice, policy, or further research.
The conference will also include workshop
and roundtable sessions which will
serve a continuing education function to help participants
keep up to date with recent advances in methodology
and other matters. Abstracts on workshop sessions should
be no more than 500 words in length and include a description
of the content and how it will be covered (pedagogical
techniques, etc.). Note: Image(s) and table(s)
are not permitted in the abstract.
Peer reviews will be used to select submissions based
upon technical merit and importance of findings. Research
abstracts are encouraged in all substantive areas and
using any scientifically sound qualitative and/or quantitative
methodology. There is a limit of three (3) first-authored
abstract submissions per person. This limit, which applies
to all presentation formats, does not apply to other
levels of authorship. Please note that all abstracts
are to be submitted online using the SSWR online abstract
management system, which will be accessible beginning
March 2008.
Online
Submission Site: http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2009/cfp.cgi
DEADLINE
FOR ONLINE SUBMISSION is 11:59pm PDT on Wednesday, April
30, 2008
We
look forward to seeing you in New Orleans!
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