| 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 services, and social
welfare policy.
The theme for the 2012 conference
is “Research That Makes A Difference:
Advancing Practice and Shaping Public Policy”.
As human and social problems become more complex
and global, knowledge development commands ever-increasing
rigor and a timely translation of research.
Research need to move beyond knowledge generation
in order to significantly advance practice and
shape public policy. The current challenges
present opportunities for social work researchers
to take a lead by bringing our commitment to
social justice and our experience in addressing
multidimensional and context-dependent human
problems. This annual conference provides the
opportunity for social work researchers, educators,
practitioners and policy makers to strengthen
the scientific knowledge base and impact of
social work research in practice and policy.
Submissions for presentations may include individual
paper and poster presentations, organized paper
symposia, round-table discussions, and workshops.
As illustrated in the cluster
areas, submissions are encouraged across all
areas of social work. These may span various
forms of research. Preliminary cluster areas
are: Adolescence and Youth Development, Aging
Services and Gerontology, Child Welfare, Crime
and Criminal Justice, Gender and Ethnicity,
Health and Disability, International Social
Work and Global Issues, Mental Health, Organizations
and Management, Poverty and Social Policy, Research
Design and Measurement, Research on Social Work
Education, School Social Work, Sexual Orientation,
Social Work Practice, Substance Misuse and Addictive
Behaviors, and Work, Family, and Family Policy.
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. Only paper and poster
abstracts reporting completed findings will
be reviewed. We urge that studies with “findings
pending” be submitted for future review
after the study is complete. Abstracts should
not be based on research previously published
elsewhere. 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 questions and/or hypotheses. 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.
SSWR seeks to optimize as many
people participating in the conference as possible.
SSWR, therefore, limits the number of roles
that participants can play in the 2012 conference.
There is a limit of two (2) presenting-author
abstract submissions per person. This limit
applies to these presentation formats: oral
papers, both individual papers and papers within
an organized symposium, posters and workshops.
It does not apply to co-authorship. Participants
may, however, perform additional roles such
as chairing an organized symposium, leading
a special interest group, serving as moderator
for a session of grouped oral papers, and a
panelist in a round table session.
The conference will also include
workshop and roundtable sessions serving 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 any abstract.
Peer reviews will be used to
select submissions based upon technical merit
and importance of findings. Please note that
all abstracts are to be submitted online using
the SSWR online abstract management system,
which will be accessible March 11, 2011.
Submission
Deadline: April 30, 2011
- Deadline has passed
We look
forward to seeing you in Washington, DC!
Abstract
Notifications
The abstract submission deadline was Saturday,
April 30, 2011 at 11:59 PM Pacific. Thank you
to everyone who submitted an abstract. All submitted
abstracts are still being reviewed; therefore,
abstract notifications are expected to be emailed
to submitting authors in mid September
Important
Notice to Abstract Authors
You DO NOT need to be a SSWR member
to submit an abstract. However, if your abstract
is accepted for presentation you MUST be a current
2012 member and register for the conference.
This includes ALL oral and poster presenters,
symposia organizers, paper presenters and discussants,
and workshop and roundtable speakers. |
