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Session Descriptions
Opening
Plenary Session
Social Justice and Child Sexual Abuse: What Are the
Stakes and Who Are the Stakeholders
Thursday, January 17, 2013, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Kathleen
Coulborn Faller, PhD, ACSW, DCSW (bio)
University of Michigan
Stakes
are high in child sexual abuse cases. Stakeholders are
child victims, individuals accused of sexual abuse,
and professionals involved in these cases. Social justice
issues in child sexual abuse are impacted by research
(the empirical evidence, which is incomplete), practice
(which involves both art and science), the media (which
often is focused on “a story” rather than
facts), and politics (who has power). Notwithstanding
recent convictions in high profile cases (e.g., Jerry
Sandusky, Monsignor William Lynn), often the accused
are more powerful and prevail. Children are challenged
as being inaccurate, suggestible, or lying when they
report their sexual abuse. Moreover, professionals,
especially child protection and social workers, are
often accused of incompetence and advocacy on behalf
of victims. The presentation will provide data on the
prevalence of child sexual abuse, estimates of the proportion
of victims who disclose during childhood, the prevalence
of false allegations, research and best practice in
interviewing children who may have been sexually abused,
legal outcomes, and current knowledge about evidence-based
interventions to ameliorate the effects of child sexual
abuse. These findings will be related to the stakes,
the stakeholders, and social justice. Future directions
for research and social justice practice will be suggested.
Invited
Symposium I
Research and Career Development: Stories from Mid-Career
Scholars
Friday, January 18, 2013, 10:00 am - 11:45 am
Ruth
E. Dunkle, PhD (Moderator) (bio)
University of Michigan
Ellen DeVoe, PhD (bio)
Boston University
Sadhna Diwan, PhD (bio)
San Jose State University
Rebecca Macy, PhD (bio)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Back
by demand, this invited session featuring three mid-career
faculty is organized to address the needs of early to
mid-career SSWR members in their efforts to develop
successful research and academic careers that make an
impact on the profession in which we work and the society
in which we live. The three invited panelists represent
diverse and successful career trajectories built upon
the use of a wide range of research methodologies, and
divergent research careers built on federal funding
or nonfederal funding, and their tenure in institutions
with varying degrees of emphasis and support for research.
They share a common goal of conducting research that
strives to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable
populations and achieve a just society. The panelists
will answer a series of questions on their careers and
career strategies, including making transitions in career
(e.g. from doctoral student to academic job, tenure
and post-tenure and changing institutions), seeking
support for research (e.g. mentors, collaboration, network,
and institutional support), and balancing (e.g. academic
research – publishing and grant writing, work
and life (and/or family) and establishing an independent
line of research that makes significant contributions
to our field.
Invited
Symposium II
Immigration: Political, Economic, and Sociocultural
Factors Affecting Immigrants and Refugees
Friday, January 18, 2013, 2:30 pm - 4:15 pm
Rowena
Fong, EdD (Moderator) (bio)
University of Texas at Austin
Luis Zayas, PhD (bio)
University of Texas at Austin
Jini Roby, JD, MSW, MS (bio)
Brigham Young University
Altaf Husain, PhD, MSW (bio)
Howard University
Social
work researchers are challenged to address the complex
problems of immigrants and refugees coping with restrictive
immigration laws and policies. Evidence-based practices
need to be grounded in cultural competencies that reflect
the sociocultural and political environments immigrant
and refugees experience in the United States. This invited
session will focus on the political, economic, and sociocultural
factors affecting the integration of immigrant and refugee
populations. Dr. Luis Zayas will discuss the impact
on the Latino population; Dr. Jini Roby will share insights
on the concerns of domestic and international victims
of human trafficking; and Dr. Altaf Husain will present
on the experiences of immigrants and refugees who self-identify
as Muslims. Implications for future research which will
advance practice and policy with these at- risk individuals,
families, and communities will be examined through panel
and audience interactive discussions.
Invited
Symposium III
Neighborhood Environments Across the Life Course
Saturday, January 19, 2013, 10:00 am - 11:45 am
Amanda
Lehning, PhD (Moderator) (bio)
University of Michigan
Michael E. Woolley, PhD (bio)
University of Maryland
Trina Shanks, PhD (bio)
University of Michigan
Tam Perry, PhD (bio)
Wayne State University
There
is a growing interest among social work researchers
to understand the relationship between neighborhood
characteristics and individual outcomes, such as child
development, health, and aging in place. This invited
symposium focuses on neighborhood influences across
the life course and how recent scholarship has called
attention to the need to examine individuals in their
physical and social environments. Panelists will discuss
their research, including their methodological and conceptual
approach to studying neighborhood effects on vulnerable
populations and the challenges of conducting research
on neighborhoods. Dr. Shanks will discuss how SES influences
child outcomes, including through the stress that comes
from living in neighborhoods with few resources and
environmental toxins. Dr. Woolley will present on the
impact of neighborhoods on academic outcomes. Dr. Perry
and Dr. Lehning will discuss how neighborhood environments
affect elders’ decisions and ability to relocate
or age in place. Particular attention will be given
to the ways in which neighborhoods can have both immediate
and lifetime effects on individuals’ health and
well-being. Implications for policy and practice with
individuals at different stages of the life course will
be emphasized.
Doctoral
Student Panel and Luncheon
Job Search and Early Career Development
Saturday, January 19, 2013, 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
Welcome: Kia J. Bentley, PhD, LCSW, Virginia
Commonwealth University
Panelists: Douglas C. Smith, PhD, University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign, Jesse J. Helton, PhD, University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Rosalyn Denise Campbell,
PhD, University of Georgia
Please join us for food and conversation. This year’s
doctoral student panel will include a discussion of
successful job search strategies and a discussion of
early career development in academic and non-academic
fields. Our first speaker, Dr. Christina Andrews, is
an Assistant Professor at the College of Social Work
at the University of South Carolina. Her research interests
include the accessibility, organization and financing
of substance abuse treatment; gender, racial and ethnic
disparities in treatment service access; and the impact
of the Affordable Care Act on the provision of substance
abuse treatment services in the United States. Our second
speaker, Dr. Gayatri Moorthi, is an interdisciplinary
public health researcher who currently works at the
Institute for Community Research (ICR) at Hartford,
CT. After completing her PhD in Social Work at the University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, she joined ICR as a
Project Supervisor/ Ethnographer for the Injecting Drug
Users (IDU’s) Peer Recruitment Dynamics and Network
Structure in Respondent Driven Sampling project. Her
research involves both qualitative and quantitative
methods and aims to examine current beliefs around RDS
as well as investigate the complex nature of risk and
social networks among the injecting population. Our
final speaker is Dr. Douglas Smith whose work focuses
on creating and testing developmentally appropriate
interventions for youth experiencing substance use problems.
Dr. Smith is currently an Assistant Professor at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of
Social Work. With the generous support from an NIAAA
Career Development Award, he is currently piloting a
peer-enhanced treatment for young adults with alcohol
use problems. Dr. Smith was also the recipient of the
2012 SSWR Deborah K. Padgett Early Career Achievement
Award.
Special
Session
Exploring the Intersection of Workforce Development,
Diversity and Health: Research Perspectives From RWJF’s
New Connections Program
Saturday, January 19, 2013, 2:30 pm - 4:15 pm
Speakers: Edith G. Arrington, PhD, OMG Center
for Collaborative Learning, Kimberly Cassie, PhD, University
of Tennessee, Knoxville, Dnika J. Travis, PhD, Catalyst
and Howard Walters, MSS/MLSP, OMG Center for Collaborative
Learning
New Connections is a national program of the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation that works with early- and mid-career
scholars from groups historically underrepresented in
research and evaluation. New Connections provides research
funding, career development opportunities and mentoring
to researchers and evaluators who are members of racial
and ethnic minority or low-income communities as well
as those who are first-generation college graduates.
Many New Connections’ grantees are actively involved
in social work research. During this panel, New Connections
grantees and program staff will discuss current issues
in workforce development, diversity and health. The
panel will also provide session attendees with an opportunity
to learn about the various aspects of the New Connections
program.
Invited
Journal Editors Workshop I
Publishing Research in Peer-Reviewed Journals: Talk
with the Editors
Thursday, January 17, 2013, 3:30 pm - 5:15 pm
Chair and Presenter: Mark W. Fraser, University
of North Carolina
Presenters: Matthew O. Howard. University of North Carolina;
Michael R. Sosin, University of Chicago; Bruce Thyer,
Florida State University
This
symposium brings together a panel of editors from five
generalist research journals in social work: British
Journal of Social Work, Journal of the Society for Social
Work and Research, Research on Social Work Practice,
Social Service Review, and Social Work Research. The
editors will describe their respective journals, offer
guidance on submissions, explain the editorial decision-making
process, and advise on the process of creating publishable
articles.
Invited
Journal Editors’ Workshop II
Journal Editors’ Forum on Publishing Qualitative
Research
Saturday, January 19, 2013, 4:30 pm - 6:15 pm
Speakers: Jerry Floersch, Chair, Rutgers University;
Karen Staller and Michal Krumer Nevo, University of
Michigan; Ben-Gurion, University of the Negev; Lorraine
Gutierrez, University of Michigan; Mark Fraser, University
of North Carolina; Jane Gilgun, University of Minnesota
This
workshop is for any participant seeking to publish qualitative
research and scholarly work in social work journals.
The workshop brings together a distinguished panel of
editors and researchers from four journals: Qualitative
Social Work, (online) Journal of the Society for Social
Work and Research, and Families in Society. These journals
are highly regarded in the profession and share commitments
to rigor in social work research and publication. The
editors describe the aim of their respective journals
and the editorial decision-making process. Most important,
they will create a discussion with participants about
what constitutes a rigorous publishable qualitative
study that influences practice and policy. Before the
program starts, participants will be asked to write
their publishing questions on 3x4 cards; the chair will
collect the cards and sort them during the presentation
and use these to facilitate discussion.
In
this workshop, the editors contribute to the scholarly
development of the participants by building skills related
to successful publication. First, discussion will identify
how to match the topic to a specific journal. Second,
editors will describe their particular review process:
1) how are reviewers selected; and 2) how do they manage
the author’s response to reviewer comments (or
what does revise and resubmit mean?). Third, editors
will discuss the key features of successful articles
they have published: aims, questions, methods, and discussion
sections. Fourth, editors discuss how authors should
specifically address the implications of their research
for practice and policy.
The
chair will introduce the workshop aims and facilitate
the ninety-minute workshop. Each editor will offer a
brief (12-minute) statement addressing the topics outlined
above. The chair will then open the floor for questions
and further discussion among the editors and participants.
The workshop will be interactive and aim to answer participant
questions about publishing qualitative research.
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