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Work Research Network (SWRNet)
Publication
Processes in Social Work: The Miami Statement
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Social
Work Research Network (SWRNet)
Formerly IASWR Listserv Announcements
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After 15 Years of Accomplishments - IASWR’s
Work Moves to Other Entities
Created in 1993 as a non-profit organization,
based in Washington, DC, the Institute for the
Advancement of Social Work Research (IASWR) worked
within the social work community to enhance the
profession’s research infrastructure. It
also worked to strengthen the connections between
social work research and practice, education and
policy, including representing the interests of
social work with the national scientific community.
Creating IASWR was a collaborative endeavor of
the National Association of Social Workers (NASW),
the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), the
Association for Baccalaureate Social Work Program
Directors (BPD), the National Association of Deans
and Directors of Schools of Social Work (NADD),
and the Group for the Advancement of Doctoral
Education (GADE) and these organizations have
provided core funding to IASWR. In 2000, the Society
for Social Work and Research (SSWR), launched
in 1994, also became a supporting organization.
The social work research enterprise has expanded
significantly over the past 15 years. The number
of social work researchers receiving federal research
grants, especially from NIH, has grown considerably;
social work resources and supports within social
work education programs have expanded; and SSWR,
a membership organization of social work researchers,
has matured. IASWR functions of facilitator, connector,
conduit, trainer, consultant and technical advisor
have been critical to these research accomplishments.
As other organizations have expanded their roles
in promoting research, and social work researchers
have achieved greater visibility and influence
nationally, it seemed timely to streamline the
number of social work organizations and to have
IASWR’s activities and functions continue
in a different form. With due recognition to IASWR’s
many accomplishments, a decision was made unanimously
by the IASWR Board of Directors at its September
2009 meeting to close IASWR as of September 30,
2009. This change is resulting in important planning
efforts within and among the social work organizations
that have partnered to support IASWR, as well
as the St. Louis Group of Deans in research extensive
universities, to plan for expanded roles.
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE:
· Boston University School of Social Work
will be carrying on the weekly e-alert service
IASWR Listserv Announcements and will be renamed
the Social Work Research Network (SWRnet). Current
subscribers to the listserv should experience
a seamless transition. For more information email
swrnet@bu.edu.
· SSWR (www.sswr.org)
is considering strategies to expand its national
presence in Washington, DC and is planning the
preconference sessions with federal funders at
the 2010 SSWR conference that have previously
been done collaboratively with IASWR.
· The Leadership Forum (CSWE, NADD, BPD,
GADE and the St. Louis Group) are expanding strategic
communications regarding further research infrastructure
development activities.
· The Leadership Roundtable (CSWE, NADD,
BPD, GADE, the St. Louis Group, NASW, SSWR, ANSWR
and ASWB) will strategically plan to enhance the
position of research with the profession and will
consider new roles for the profession in this
area.
· The NASW website Social Work Research
Page (www.socialworkers.org)
will be a repository for IASWR publications and
reports and the Evidence-Based Practice page.
· The NASW Foundation has launched a think
tank, the Social Work Policy Institute (www.socialworkpolicy.org)
to strengthen bridges between social work research
and national policy.
· The Group for the Advancement of Doctoral
Education (www.gadephd.org)
will continue to update the directory of Doctoral,
Dissertation and Post Doctoral funding opportunities
in social work.
· Boston College Graduate School of Social
Work will continue to update the directory of
Federally Funded Researchers.
· The National Association of Social Workers
and the Council on Social Work Education continue
as members of the Consortium of Social Science
Associations (COSSA); other social work organizations
may join in the near future.
IASWR would like to express appreciation to all
of those who have contributed so generously over
the years to make IASWR's valuable work possible,
especially to those who served on the IASWR Board
of Directors and to the universities, individuals
and organizations that provided financial support.
The social work research community appreciates
your patience and support during this time of
transition.
CONTACTS FOR THE FUTURE:
§ To post an item on the listserv, please
e-mail swrnet@bu.edu
or contact Renee Spencer at 617-353-4611.
§ For information on the annual social work
research conference and the work of the SSWR visit
www.sswr.org or contact Sarah Gehlert (sgehlert@wustl.edu)
or Jennifer Lewis (lewis@sswr.org).
§ If you have other specific questions,
please contact Bill Meezan (meezan.1@osu.edu)
or Joan Levy Zlotnik (jzlotnik@naswdc.org).
IASWR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
For more information on the history and work
of IASWR and its many accomplishments, the following
articles may be of interest:
Zlotnik, J.L. & Solt, B.E. (2008). Developing
research infrastructure: The Institute for the
Advancement of Social Work Research. Social Work
Research. 32(4), 201-207.
Corvo, K, Zlotnik, J. & Chen, W. (2008).
Organizational and institutional factors associated
with National Institutes of Health research grant
awards to social work programs. Research on Social
Work Practice. 18(5). 514-521.
Zlotnik, J., Vourlekis, B. & Galambos, C.
(2006). Improving psychosocial care in nursing
home settings: The next challenge. Health and
Social Work. 31(2), 83-86.
Zlotnik, J.L. & Solt, B.E. (Sept. 2006).
The Institute for the Advancement of Social Work
Research working to increase our practice and
policy evidence base. Research on Social Work
Practice. 16, (5), 534-539
Zlotnik, J.L., Biegel, D. & Solt, B.E. (2002).
The Institute for the Advancement of Social Work
Research: Strengthening social work research in
practice and policy. Research on Social Work Practice.
12 (2), 318-337.
Publication
Processes in Social Work: The Miami Statement
We are pleased to post the Miami
Statement (click here). This statement was
created by a publication interest group at the
2005 SSWR Conference in Miami (hence its name).
The Miami Statement is intended to describe some
of the problems that plague the publication of
social work research and to offer some ameliorative
strategies. The Miami Statement was recently published
in Social Work Research accompanied by and editorial
by Jeffrey Jenson. We commend this interest group
for stimulating this discussion of publication
processes.
Although the development of the Miami Statement
was independent of the SSWR Board, the Board also
recognizes the critical need for improvement in
publication processes. We seek to contribute to
those improvements by convening a meeting of journal
editors, publishers, SSWR Board members, and Interest
Group leadership at the 2006 SSWR Conference.
This event will be part of an ongoing SSWR initiative
to improve the quality and timeliness of the publication
of social work research.
The SSWR Board invites suggestions of specific
ways that SSWR can act to improve social work
publication processes. Email can be sent to rbarth@unc.edu.
SSWR
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8, Issue 1 - December 2001 (153 KB Acrobat
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