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Due to the large number
of presentations at the conference, only a small
sample of the workshops / symposia / papers appear
in this listing.
Workshops
Analyzing Complex Survey Data: Running SUDAAN
and MPlus
Concept Mapping as a Mixed Methods Strategy in
Practice-Based Research
Using Images, Sound and Video in Research: The
Tools are Available Now!
Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Research:
Design and Implementation
Symposia
Effects of Service Integration on Substance Abuse,
Child Welfare and Mental Health Outcomes
End-of-Life Perspectives: Family and Elders
Qualitative Research on Client Experiences of
Treatment
Findings from the National Survey of Child and
Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW): Applying Innovative
Methods for Understanding Services and Outcomes
for Maltreated Children
Roundtables
LGBT Research and Researchers: Risks and Rewards
Practical Experience in Teaching Evidence-Based
Practice
Papers
A Quasi-Experimental Study of School-Based Social
Skills Training to Prevent Conduct Problems in
Childhood
‘Psychoeducation Responsive to Families’:
Outcomes of a Randomized Clinical Effectiveness
Trial
Elaborate Lives: HIV/AIDS and Black Men Who
Have Sex with Men
Gender-Specific Treatment for Substance Abusing
Incarcerated Adolescent Girls
Belief Systems in Faith-Based Human Service
Programs
Effectiveness of an Asian/Pacific Islander Parenting
Program
Lessons Learned from African American Women
about Participation in a Family-Based HIV Prevention
Program
The Trials of Conducting a Randomized Trial
in a Real-World Child Welfare Agency
Hope, Meaning and Growth Following the September
11 Attacks
Going It Alone: Suicidal American Indian Adolescents
Rehabilitation Services and Changes in Depression
and Disability in Older Adults
IASWR
Pre-Conference Institute
Pre-Conference Technical Assistance Sessions Sponsored
by the
Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research
"Federal Opportunities for Social Work Research"
Thursday, January 13,
2005
These sessions are intended to give participants
(from doctoral students to senior researchers)
information on research funding priorities at
federal agencies and opportunities to connect
with federal staff and experienced, funded researchers
on developing your proposal. (Updated Informationavailable
Fall 2004 – www.iaswresearch.org).
Check listing on Registration Form!
8:00 – 11:45
Overview of Federal Funding Opportunities for
Social Work Research
Stephane Philogene, Denise Juliano-Bult, Jerry
Flanzer & Colleagues (NIH), Lynda Doll, Donald
Lollar, Shawna Mercer (CDC), Peter Delany (SAMHSA),
Charlotte Mullican( AHRQ) (invited)
This overview of funding opportunities for social
work researchers at NIH, CDC, SAMHSA, and AHRQ
will include description of research priorities
relevant to social work and strategies for proposal
development. It is designed for doctoral students,
post-docs and others embarking on research careers.
Types of research, e.g. applied, services, intervention,
evaluation and participatory research as funded
and/or utilized by the agencies and well as funding
mechanisms will be addressed.
11:45 – 1:15 Lunch (Box Lunches
Available)
12:00-1:15 Special Lunch Time Discussions
K Awards for Building a Research Career
Sean Joe (University of Michigan), Mary McKay
(Mt. Sinai Medical Center), and Jerry Floersch
(Case Western Reserve University)
A panel of social work researchers with K awards
from several NIH institutes and NIH staff will
discuss applying for and carrying out K awards,
including the opportunities and challenges within
social work education.
Experienced NIH-Funded Researchers Networking
Opportunity
This is an opportunity for NIH funded researchers
to share experiences of getting funded and implementing
their studies and to make suggestions for new
research priorities emerging from findings.
1:15-4:00 Special Workshop
LGBT Research Priorities: Opportunities
and Strategies to Access Federal Funding
Michael LaSala (Rutgers), Cheryl Parks
(University of Connecticutt), Diane Elze (Washington
University), Michael Gorman (San Jose State University),
Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen, University of Washington),
Rafael Diaz (San Francisco State University)
Federal representatives invited
This session will include experienced researchers
and representatives of federal agencies who will
provide participants examples of funded LGBT research
and insight about accessing federal funding for
LGBT related research.
1:15 – 2:30 Funding Opportunities
in Specific Areas
During these first afternoon sessions
federal representatives will facilitate topic
specific discussions on specific priorities and
opportunities for social work research funding,
including programs to develop & promote interdisciplinary
research infrastructure, centers, community-based
research and to support researcher training and
researcher-initiated grant opportunities.
Drug Abuse and Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Aging, Cancer and Health Disparities
Child Health and Human Development/Child Maltreatment
Mental Health – Intervention and Collaborative
Research Opportunities
2:30 to 2:45 Break
2:45 to 4:00 Formulating your Research
Study for Federal Funding
The purpose of these small group sessions
is for program staff from relevant institute(s)
and agencies to give feedback on refining an application
for submission. The concept paper should include
1) Aims/Research Question, 2) Significance, 3)
Hypotheses or Qualitative Equivalent, 4) Methods-Key
Variables, 5) Data Analysis Plan. This
session is open to those who have submitted a
concept paper (1-2 page synopsis of the intended
research) to IASWR (iaswr@naswdc.org)
by January 2, 2005.
Pre-Conference
Workshops
All-Day Workshops,
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
How to Design a
Mixed Methods Study --
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
Presenters: John W. Creswell, Ph.D., University
of Nebraska-Lincoln
Ron Shope, Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
and Grace University
The intent of the interactive workshop is to
learn the steps in designing a mixed methods study
and to practice the steps by writing a plan for
a group study.
Conducting Systematic
Reviews
Presenters: Betsey J. becker, Michigan State University
Julia Littel, Bryn Mawr College
Teresa Piggott, Loyola University Chicago
Participants will learn how to conduct rigorous
systematic reviews of empirical evidence that
can inform stakeholders about the effects of social
interventions.
Half-Day Workshop,
12:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Using NVIVO in
Qualitative Research
Presenter: Sarah Morgan, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Workshop participants will be introduced to the
major components and functions of NVIVO software
for qualitative data management and analysis.
Continuing
Education
SSWR is offering approximately 23 hours of continuing
education during the SSWR 2005 conference. See
details in the Conference
Registration Brochure
Interest
Groups
A variety of informal interest
groups have formed within SSWR. These include
Qualitative Research, New Models for Research/Practice
Collaboration, International Social Work Research,
Minority Researchers, GLBT Research, Campbell
Collaboration, Graduate Students, and
others. If you are interested in convening a group,
please indicate the topic on the CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
FORM along with the name of the convener. The
list of topics, conveners and room locations will
be listed in the final program if information
is received prior to November 1. Interest
groups will meet during lunch
breaks on Friday, January 14 and Saturday, January
15.
Job
Seeker’s Registry
Students looking for a position
may email a one page CV for inclusion in an on-site
hard copy job seekers registry
available for consultation by employers at the
SSWR conference. To facilitate making interview
appointments, please include on your CV the phone
number(s) where you can be reached at the conference
including, if applicable, your cell phone number.
Email your CVs to Stacey Freedenthal at sfreedenthal@wustl.edu
by January 2, 2005. Please note that CVs received
after January 2 will not be included in the job
registry book.
Employers, please schedule your interviews
when presentations are not in session so that
participants can attend all sessions.
Student
Volunteers
SSWR provides opportunities
for student to "earn" their registration
fee by volunteering at the annual meeting. Volunteers
assist with registration, monitor sessions (hand
out materials, count the number of attendees in
each session, assist presenters with AV needs)
and provide directions to participants. Student
volunteers must attend an orientation on Thursday
morning, January 13, to receive their assignments.
Volunteers are expected to contribute 8 hours
of time during the conference. Students who are
also presenters can schedule their volunteer time
so it does not conflict with their presentation.
Student Volunteer registration form is included
in the Conference
Brochure.
Deaf
and Hard of Hearing
If you are deaf or hard of hearing
and will require the services of an interpreter,
check the SSWR website, http://www.sswr.org,
after November 15 for the list of conference events.
Select the sessions you wish to attend and send
a list to:
Anne Healy, Group Operations
Travelink, Inc.
30 Garfield St., Suite C
Asheville, NC 28803
Fax 828-252-8589 – email
ahealy@trvlnk.com
Although the number of interpreters available
is limited, SSWR will try to provide this resource
to those who need it. If you need access to an
interpreter, please identify yourself and your
session preferences by December 10. Since there
may not be a sufficient number of interpreters
to meet the demand, this information will allow
conference planners to honor as many requests
as possible.
Hotel
Accommodations
At the Hyatt
Regency Miami, discover the sparkle and excitement
of downtown in a magnificently renovated, landmark
hotel rising along the banks of the Miami River.
The Hyatt Regency Miami is steps from the Riverwalk
and shopping at Bayside Marketplace.
Reservation Deadline: December 20, 2004
Rate: $159.00, Single/Double
(Add 13% hotel tax to all room charges)
Check in time is 3:00 p.m. - Check out time is
12:00 p.m.
Daily public parking fees:
Self park at the Knight Center $12.00
Valet parking at the hotel $20.00 per night
To receive the SSWR conference rate please call
the Hyatt Regency Miami at 1-800-233-1234
prior to December 20.Inform the hotel
that you are with the Society for Social
Work and Research. You can also make
online
reservations.
If the Hyatt
Regency Miami Reservations indicates that the
SSWR guest room block is sold out, you may want
to consider these alternative near-by
hotels:
Courtyard by Marriott - 1 block away
200 SE Second Avenue 305-374-3000
Sheraton Biscayne Bay - 3 blocks away
495 Brickell Avenue 305-373-6000
Clarion - 3 blocks away
100 SE 4th Street 305-374-5100
Things
to See and Do In Miami
Miami’s first motto was
“America’s Sun Porch”. Since
its beginning slightly more than 100 years ago,
warm weather, sandy beaches, and bright sunshine
have been Miami’s selling points. But America’s
sun porch has allure far beyond the U.S. People
from all over the Caribbean, Central America and
South America have settled here in the last 40
years, giving the city a new nickname - “The
capital of the Western Hemisphere”. It’s
the lively international character that sets Miami
apart from many other cities. Fun - with an educational
twist - can be found at the wildlife parks, gardens,
and museums that are located throughout the metro
area.
Attire
Temperatures in Miami are usually delightful in
January, with average highs of 74 and lows near
62; an umbrella and a raincoat should always be
close at hand for an occasional afternoon shower.
We recommend that you dress in layers for the
conferences. Remember that air conditioned rooms
can be chilly. Be sure to pack your camera.
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