Research that Promotes Sustainability and (re)Builds Strengths (January 15

Thursday, January 15, 2009

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7:30 AM-4:00 PM

Registration for All Attendees (Preservation Hall Foyer)

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Volunteer Orientation

8:30 AM-4:30 PM

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Structural Equation Modeling (Galerie 2)
Speaker/Presenter: Kevin Kim

8:45 AM-10:45 AM

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Social Work Research Career Development at National Institutes of Health (Carondelet Ballroom)
Speakers/Presenters: Stephane Philogene, Denise Juliano-Bult, Peggy Murray, Jeffrey Evans, Wendy McLaughlin, Denise Pintello, Sid Stahl and Paul Cotton

8:45 AM-12:30 PM

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Understanding, Accessing and Using SAMHSA Data Sets: Opportunities for Research and Resources for Teaching (Galerie 3)
Speakers/Presenters: Peter Delany, PhD and Joseph Shields, PhD

10:45 AM-11:00 AM

Break

11:00 AM-12:30 PM

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Social Work Research Opportunities at CDC (Regent)
Speaker/Presenter: JoAnn Thierry

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Establishing a Career as an NIH-Funded Researcher (Iberville)
Speaker/Presenter: David Pollio

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Building Capacity and Linkages for Long Term Care Research (Balcony L)
Speakers/Presenters: Sheryl Zimmerman, Mercedes Bern-Klug and Sonya Bowen

12:30 PM-1:45 PM

Lunch Break

1:00 PM-5:30 PM

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Doing Qualitative Research: Balancing Flexibility with Methodological, Ethical and Practical Considerations (Galerie 5)
Speakers/Presenters: Deborah K. Padgett and Benjamin Henwood

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Geographic and Spatial Analysis in Social Work Research: Concepts and Tools (Balcony M)
Speakers/Presenters: Claudia Coulton and Bridget Freisthler

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Off the Couch and Out of the Clinic: Innovations in Research on the Therapeutic Relationship in Community-Based Settings (Galerie 6)
Speakers/Presenters: Beth Angell, Jeanne Marsh, Leslie Alexander, Adam Horvath, Leonard Bickman, Sue Estroff, Jerry Floersch, Mary McKay, Jennifer Skeem, Stephen Shirk and Phyllis Solomon

1:45 PM-3:15 PM

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Opportunities and Strategies for Doctoral and Dissertation Research Funding (Regent)
Speakers/Presenters: Brian Perron, Leslie Hasche, James Lubben and JoAnn Thierry

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Priorities for Health Disparities Research (Iberville)
Speakers/Presenters: Suzanne Heurtin-Roberts and G. Stephane Philogene, PhD

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Enhancing Research Capacity in Non-PhD Granting Social Work Education Programs (Balcony L)
Speakers/Presenters: Ruth McRoy and Jerry Flanzer

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Connecting Evidence-Based Practice with Translational, Implementation and Dissemination Research (Balcony N)
Speakers/Presenters: Denise Juliano-Bult, Sarah Gehlert, PhD, Lawrence Palinkas, PhD and Haluk Soydan, PhD

3:15 PM-3:30 PM

Break

3:30 PM-5:00 PM

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Developing and Sustaining Child Welfare Research University/Agency Partnerships: Opportunities and Strategies (Regent)
Speakers/Presenters: Joan Levy Zlotnik and Susan Smith

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Understanding and Responding to the NIH Review Process (Iberville)
Speakers/Presenters: Dan Herman and Ron Thompson

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NIMH Research on Autism Spectrum Disorders: Opportunities for Social Workers (Balcony L)
Speaker/Presenter: Denise Juliano-Bult

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The Fullbrigth Scholar Programs - Opportunities for Social Work Researchers (Balcony N)
Speakers/Presenters: James Lubben, Karen Kayser, PhD and Ellen L. Csikai, PhD

4:00 PM-6:00 PM

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Doctoral Student Panel - (SSWR) (Carondelet Ballroom)
Speakers/Presenters: Llewellyn Cornelius, Cynthia Franklin, Laura Hopson and Nikki Wooten

4:00 PM-7:00 PM

Extended Registration (for Pre-Registered Only)

6:00 PM-7:00 PM

Doctoral Student Reception (Galerie 2)

6:30 PM-8:00 PM

Informal Networking (Cash Bar)

Friday, January 16, 2009

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7:30 AM-4:00 PM

Registration for All Attendees (Preservation Hall Foyer)

8:00 AM-9:45 AM

Health and Disability

[Symposia] Criminal Justice Involvement and HIV Risk among Men: Implications for HIV Prevention (Galerie 6)
Symposium Organizer: Matthew Epperson, PhD

Mental Health

[Symposia] Late-Life Depression in Community-Based Settings (Balcony N)
Symposium Organizer: Bradley D. Zodikoff, PhD

Social Policy and Organizations

[Symposia] Integrating Research and Practice in Social Service Systems (Galerie 3)
Symposium Organizer: Sarah Taylor, PhD and Edward Cohen, PhD Discussant (Optional): Sarah Taylor, PhD and Edward Cohen, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

[Workshops] Writing for Publication in Core Social Work Research Journals: Considering Strengths and Sustainability (MPH 10)
Speakers/Presenters: Rebecca L. Hegar, PhD, Jeffrey M. Jenson, PhD, Michael R. Sosin, PhD and Bruce A. Thyer, PhD

Social Work Practice

[Workshops] Addressing Health Disparities among African Americans: Integrating Religion and Spirituality Into Social Work Practice (Galerie 2)
Speakers/Presenters: Kimberly S. Clay, PhD, Schnavia Smith Hatcher, PhD and Jeronda T. Burley, MS, MDiv

Social Work Practice

[Roundtables] A Frank (and Friendly) Dialogue about Evidence Based Practice (Balcony J)
Speakers/Presenters: Deborah K. Padgett, Christopher G. Petr, PhD, Jane F. Gilgun, PhD, LICSW, Roberta G. Sands, PhD, Julia Littell, PhD, Haluk Soydan, PhD, Lorraine Tempel, PhD, Frances Ruth Nedjat-Haiem, MSW and Eric Stein, LSW

Adolescents

[Oral Presentations] Academic Achievement: Contextual Influences (Balcony K)
Moderator: Christopher Spera, PhD

Adolescents

[Oral Presentations] Latino Adolescents: Acculturation, Mental Health, and Academic Achievement (Balcony I)
Moderator: Beverly Araujo Dawson, MSW, PhD

Child Welfare

[Oral Presentations] Child Welfare Workforce (Balcony M)
Moderator: Sharon Kollar, LMSW

Child Welfare

[Oral Presentations] Permanency Outcomes (Balcony L)
Moderator: Mark F. Testa, PhD

Disaster/Hazard

[Oral Presentations] Disaster: Trauma, Mental Health and Coping (Regent)
Moderator: Carol Tosone, PhD

Gender/Ethnicity/Sexual Orientation

[Oral Presentations] Women: Mental Health, Development, and Disability (Galerie 4)
Moderator: Sarah Gehlert, PhD

Mental Health

[Oral Presentations] Serious Mental Illness - Prevention and Treatment (Galerie 1)
Moderator: Kia J. Bentley, PhD, LCSW

Poverty and Crime

[Oral Presentations] Communities and Neighborhoods: Undocumented Workers, Exposure to Violence, and Social Workers' Perceptions (Galerie 5)
Moderator: Carol Cleaveland, PhD

Social Policy and Organizations

[Oral Presentations] Child Care Subsidies and Policy Evaluation (Iberville)
Moderator: Youseok Choi, MSW

9:30 AM-1:00 PM

Exhibit Open

10:00 AM-11:15 AM

SPECIAL SESSION: American Misfortune: The Surprising Level of Economic Risk in Our Lives (Galerie 2)
Speaker/Presenter: Mark Rank

10:00 AM-11:45 AM

Adolescents

[Symposia] Predicting Violence Perpetration: Multi Risk and Protective Factor Analyses Using Longitudinal Data from Three Samples (Galerie 5)
Symposium Organizer: Paula S. Nurius, PhD

Adolescents

[Symposia] Sources of Strengths: Social Environments that Promote Positive School Outcomes for Students (Balcony I)
Symposium Organizer: Michael Woolley, DCSW, PhD

Child Welfare

[Symposia] Understanding the Role of Fathers in Physical Child Maltreatment (Balcony L)
Symposium Organizer: Shawna J. Lee, PhD and Neil B. Guterman, PhD Discussant (Optional): Shawna J. Lee, PhD and Neil B. Guterman, PhD

Disaster/Hazard

[Workshops] Recent Advances in Disaster Vulnerability and Resiliency Research: Theory, Design, and Methodology (Regent)
Speakers/Presenters: Michael J. Zakour, PhD and David F. Gillespie, PhD

Adolescents

[Roundtables] Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention for Transition Age Youth with Mental Illnesses (Galerie 1)
Speakers/Presenters: Sarah Taylor, PhD, Elizabeth K. Anthony, PhD, Edward Cohen, PhD and Mason Haber, PhD

Adolescents

[Oral Presentations] Adolescent Development: Family Functioning, Parenting, and Mentoring (Balcony K)
Moderator: Renee Spencer, EdD

Adolescents

[Oral Presentations] African American Adolescents: Pathways, Predictors, and Juvenile Justice Disparities (Balcony J)
Moderator: Susan McCarter, PhD

Aging/Gerontology

[Oral Presentations] End of life (MPH 10)
Moderator: Eunjeong Ko, PhD

Child Welfare

[Oral Presentations] Families, Organizations, and Communities (Balcony M)
Moderator: Kristine E. Nelson, DSW

Gender/Ethnicity/Sexual Orientation

[Oral Presentations] Addressing Community and Family Violence (Galerie 3)
Moderator: Tricia B. Bent-Goodley, PhD

Gender/Ethnicity/Sexual Orientation

[Oral Presentations] Alcohol Abuse and Addictive Practices (Galerie 4)
Moderator: Luis R. Torres, PhD

Health and Disability

[Oral Presentations] Perspectives on Breast Cancer (Galerie 6)
Moderator: Rebecca F. Winitzer, MS, MSW

Mental Health

[Oral Presentations] Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Utilization (Balcony N)
Moderator: Ramesh Raghavan, MD, PhD

Social Policy and Organizations

[Oral Presentations] Public Policy and Low-Income Families (Iberville)
Moderator: M. Lori Thomas, PhD

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Lunch on Your Own

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Aaron Rosen Lecture: Advances and Challenges in Preventing Childhood and Adolescent Problem Behavior: Lessons from the Field (Galerie 2)
Speaker/Presenter: Jeffrey Jenson, PhD

2:00 PM-3:45 PM

Adolescents

[Symposia] Acculturation and Health Behavior in Latino Adolescents: Advances in Statistical Modeling of Mediation Processes and Longitudinal Trajectories (Balcony I)
Symposium Organizer: Paul R. Smokowski, PhD

Child Welfare

[Symposia] Serving Foster Children in Partnership with Dependency Courts (Balcony L)
Symposium Organizer: Clark M. Peters, JD, MSW

Gender/Ethnicity/Sexual Orientation

[Symposia] Targeting Problem Behaviors among Urban, African American Children: The Promise of Family Connections (Iberville)
Symposium Organizer: Diane DePanfilis, PhD, MSW

Social Work Practice

[Workshops] Developing Evidence-Based Curricula For Social Work Practice At The Intersections Of Mental Health, Substance Use, Health And Aging (Galerie 2)
Speakers/Presenters: Sadhna Diwan, PhD, Grace H. Christ, DSW, Kathleen Farkas, PhD, Zvi D. Gellis, PhD and Kevin Hennessy, PhD

Research on Social Work Education

[Roundtables] Sustaining Research Infrastructure Development: Benchmarking Current NIH Efforts and Strategizing Next Steps (Regent)
Speakers/Presenters: Joan Levy Zlotnik, PhD, ACSW, Kenneth Corvo, PhD, Richard A. Millstein, J D and Ann Nichols-Casebolt

Adolescents

[Oral Presentations] Adolescent Bullying and Victimization (Balcony K)
Moderator: Faye Mishna, PhD

Adolescents

[Oral Presentations] Adolescent Mental Health: Stigma, Medications, and Illness Attributions (Balcony J)
Moderator: Jerry Floersch, PhD

Aging/Gerontology

[Oral Presentations] Health and aging (MPH 10)
Moderator: Sally M. Brocksen, PhD

Gender/Ethnicity/Sexual Orientation

[Oral Presentations] Risk and Resiliency Among Sexual Minority Youth (Galerie 3)
Moderator: Lela A. Rankin, PhD

Health and Disability

[Oral Presentations] Understanding and Addressing Risky Sexual Behaviors (Galerie 6)
Moderator: James I. Martin, PhD

Mental Health

[Oral Presentations] Mental Health Treatment - Culture and Race (Balcony M)
Moderator: Amanda T. Woodward, PhD

Mental Health

[Oral Presentations] Serious Mental Illness - Employment and Social Networks (Balcony N)
Moderator: Richard Tolman, PhD

Poverty and Crime

[Oral Presentations] Homelessness: Supportive Housing and Neighborhoods (Galerie 5)
Moderator: Michal Grinstein-Weiss, PHD

Poverty and Crime

[Oral Presentations] Low Income Women: TANF Use, Substance Dependance, and Material Hardship (Galerie 4)
Moderator: Susan L. Parish, PhD

Social Work Practice

[Oral Presentations] Promoting Cultural Competence In A Diverse Society (Galerie 1)
Moderator: Gordon Limb, PhD

3:00 PM-7:30 PM

Exhibit Open

4:00 PM-5:45 PM

Presidential Plenary and Awards (Carondelet Ballroom)
Speakers/Presenters: Sarah Gehlert, PhD, James Herbert Williams, PhD, Allen Rubin, PhD and Flavio F. Marsiglia, PhD

5:45 PM-7:30 PM

President's Reception (Carondelet Ballroom)

[Poster Presentations] Poster Session I: Adolescents, Aging/Gerentology, Alcohol and Substance Abuse, Child Welfare, School Social Work (Preservation Hall)

Saturday, January 17, 2009

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8:00 AM-9:45 AM

Adolescents

[Symposia] Resiliency in Outcomes Among Teenaged Children of Mothers with a Serious Mental Illness (Balcony I)
Symposium Organizer: Daphna Oyserman, PhD

Alcohol and Substance Abuse

[Symposia] Increasing Access and Providing Social Services in Substance Abuse Treatment: Conceptual, Methodological and Empirical Issues (MPH 10)
Symposium Organizer: Jeanne C. Marsh, PhD and G. Stephane Philogene, PhD Discussant (Optional): Jeanne C. Marsh, PhD and G. Stephane Philogene, PhD

Mental Health

[Symposia] Mental Health Recovery and Homelessness: Qualitative and Mixed Method Approaches to Understanding What Works (and How) in Service Delivery (Balcony N)
Symposium Organizer: Deborah K. Padgett

Research Design and Measurement

[Workshops] Beyond Text: Using the Advanced features of Qualitative Data Analysis Software (Mardi Gras Ballroom C)
Speakers/Presenters: Richard L. Beaulaurier, PhD and Shelley L. Craig, PhD, LCSW

Child Welfare

[Roundtables] �Coming to a Point�: Systematic Approaches to Integrating Qualitative Research (Balcony K)
Speakers/Presenters: Susan P. Kemp, PhD, Tracey Kathleen Burke, PhD, Maureen O. Marcenko, PhD, Morna McEachern and Taryn Lindhorst, PhD

Social Work Practice

[Roundtables] Developing a Contextually-Based Model for Program Evaluation Practice (Mardi Gras Ballroom D)
Speakers/Presenters: Eric C. Albers, PhD, Elizabeth Christensen, PhD, Deborah Loesch-Griffin, PhD, Mary Hylton, PhD, Jill M. Manit, MSW, Gloria M. Svare, PhD and Linda Anngela-Cole, PhD, MSW

Adolescents

[Oral Presentations] Adolescent Development and Academic Achievement (Balcony J)
Moderator: Stephanie C. Berzin, PhD

Child Welfare

[Oral Presentations] Meaning of Race in Child Welfare (Balcony L)
Moderator: Fred H. Wulczyn, PhD

Gender/Ethnicity/Sexual Orientation

[Oral Presentations] Gender, History, and Policy (Galerie 3)
Moderator: Marie L. McCormick, PhD

Health and Disability

[Oral Presentations] Promoting Healthy Lifestyles (Mardi Gras Ballroom B)
Moderator: Janet M. Liechty, PhD, MSW

Mental Health

[Oral Presentations] Maternal Depression and Child Outcomes (Balcony M)
Moderator: Ruth Paris, PhD

Poverty and Crime

[Oral Presentations] Neighborhoods: Community Capacity, Ties to Neighbors, and Negative Social Contexts (Iberville)
Moderator: Michal Grinstein-Weiss, PHD

Poverty and Crime

[Oral Presentations] Severe and Persistent Mental Illness: Services and Interventions (Mardi Gras Ballroom A)
Moderator: Daniel B. Herman, DSW

School Social Work

[Oral Presentations] Social Work Prevention and Intervention in Schools (Regent)
Moderator: Stacey Freedenthal, PhD

Social Work Practice

[Oral Presentations] Services and Treatment: Addictions, Sexual Assault (Galerie 2)
Moderator: David A. Zanis, PhD

8:00 AM-2:00 PM

Registration for All Attendees (Preservation Hall Foyer)

9:30 AM-2:00 PM

Exhibit Open

10:00 AM-11:15 AM

SPECIAL SESSION: Life in the Wake of a Disaster: A Socio-Ecological Model of Recovery (Galerie 2)
Speaker/Presenter: David Abramson

10:00 AM-11:45 AM

Child Welfare

[Symposia] Findings from the Federal Multi-Site Evaluation of Foster Youth Services (Balcony L)
Symposium Organizer: Mark Courtney, PhD

Disaster/Hazard

[Symposia] The Katrina Legacy�Long Term Psychological Sequelae of a Natural Catastrophe (MPH 10)
Symposium Organizer: Douglas S. Faust, PhD

Poverty and Crime

[Workshops] Optimal Propensity Score Matching and Its Applications to Social Work Evaluations and Research (Iberville)
Speakers/Presenters: Shenyang Guo, PhD and Jung-Sook Lee, PhD, MSW, MA

School Social Work

[Roundtables] Preparing the Next Generation of Social Work Researchers: Interdisciplinary Paths in Postdoctoral Training and Early Career Development (Regent)
Speakers/Presenters: Kelly Aschbrenner, PhD, Sarah Gehlert, PhD, Jan Steven Greenberg, PhD, Enola Proctor, PhD and Amy Mendenhall, PhD

Adolescents

[Oral Presentations] Adolescent Girls: Problem Behaviors and Young Adult Outcomes (Balcony J)
Moderator: Charlotte Lyn Bright, PhD

Adolescents

[Oral Presentations] Ethnicity and Adolescent Substance Abuse (Balcony I)
Moderator: Lori Holleran, PhD

Child Welfare

[Oral Presentations] Strenghts and Resilience (Balcony K)
Moderator: Michael Saini, PhD

Gender/Ethnicity/Sexual Orientation

[Oral Presentations] LGBT Research, Policy and Practice (Galerie 3)
Moderator: Michael LaSala, PhD

Health and Disability

[Oral Presentations] Issues in Health Disparities (Mardi Gras Ballroom A)
Moderator: Alexa Smith-Osborne, PhD

Health and Disability

[Oral Presentations] Social Determinants of Health (Mardi Gras Ballroom B)
Moderator: Mary Rogers Gillmore, PhD

Mental Health

[Oral Presentations] Early Childhood Mental Health - Family Context (Balcony M)
Moderator: James Drisko, PhD

Mental Health

[Oral Presentations] Serious Mental Illness - Schizophrenia (Balcony N)
Moderator: Christina E. Newhill, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

[Oral Presentations] Cross Cultural Research (Mardi Gras Ballroom C)
Moderator: Kelly F. Jackson, PhD

Social Work Practice

[Oral Presentations] Community Organizing: Challenges in the International Arena (Mardi Gras Ballroom D)
Moderator: Margaret Lombe, Phd

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Lunch on Your Own

2:00 PM-3:20 PM

SPECIAL SESSION: Studying Hoarding and Mental Health: Trying to Keep Up with a Freight Train (Galerie 2)
Speaker/Presenter: Gail Steketee

2:00 PM-3:45 PM

Adolescents

[Symposia] Preventing Bullying and Aggression: Findings from the Denver Public Schools Trial (Balcony I)
Symposium Organizer: Jeffrey M. Jenson, PhD and Matthew Owen Howard, PhD Discussant (Optional): Jeffrey M. Jenson, PhD and Matthew Owen Howard, PhD

Child Welfare

[Symposia] Unpacking Variability in Kinship Care: Characteristics of Kinship Families and Placement Experiences (Balcony L)
Symposium Organizer: Andrew E. Zinn, PhD

Social Policy and Organizations

[Symposia] The Impact of Institutional Changes on Organizational Practices in the Nonprofit Human Services Sector (Mardi Gras Ballroom B)
Symposium Organizer: Jennifer E. Mosley, PhD and Yeheskel "Zeke" Hasenfeld, PhD Discussant (Optional): Jennifer E. Mosley, PhD and Yeheskel "Zeke" Hasenfeld, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

[Workshops] Heckman Sample Selection Model and Its Applications to Social Work Research (MPH 10)
Speaker/Presenter: Shenyang Guo, PhD

Social Work Practice

[Roundtables] Data and Research on Human Trafficking (Mardi Gras Ballroom D)
Speakers/Presenters: Maria Beatriz Alvarez, MSW and Judith C. Baer, PhD

Adolescents

[Oral Presentations] Homeless, Street-Involved, Runaway Youths (Balcony J)
Moderator: Sanna Thompson, PhD

Aging/Gerontology

[Oral Presentations] Coping Among Older Persons (Mardi Gras Ballroom C)
Moderator: Cecilia Thomas, PhD

Child Welfare

[Oral Presentations] Transitions to Adulthood (Balcony K)
Moderator: Mark Courtney, PhD

Gender/Ethnicity/Sexual Orientation

[Oral Presentations] Immigration Issues in the U.S (Galerie 3)
Moderator: Mieko Yoshihama, PhD

Health and Disability

[Oral Presentations] Illness and Disability Across the Life Span (Mardi Gras Ballroom A)
Moderator: Wendy Auslander, PhD

Mental Health

[Oral Presentations] Mental Health - Treatment and Services (Balcony N)
Moderator: Sarah Kye Price, PhD

Mental Health

[Oral Presentations] Social Cognition and Schizophrenia (Balcony M)
Moderator: John S. Brekke, PhD

Poverty and Crime

[Oral Presentations] Women and Incarceration (Iberville)
Moderator: Marjie Mogul, PhD

School Social Work

[Oral Presentations] Services and Treatment in Schools (Regent)
Moderator: Cynthia Franklin, PhD

4:00 PM-5:45 PM

Health and Disability

[Symposia] Disparities in Cancer (Mardi Gras Ballroom A)
Symposium Organizer: Brad J. Zebrack, PhD

Mental Health

[Symposia] Interventions for Maternal Depression and Infant/Toddler Wellbeing: Building on Strengths in Vulnerable Families (Balcony N)
Symposium Organizer: Sarah E. Bledsoe, PhD, MSW, MPhil and Susan C. McDonough, PhD Discussant (Optional): Sarah E. Bledsoe, PhD, MSW, MPhil and Susan C. McDonough, PhD

Social Work Practice

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[Workshops] Critical Race Theory and Critical Discourse Analysis as Tools for the Examination of Race and Racism in Social Work Practice (Galerie 2)
Speakers/Presenters: Jane F. Gilgun, PhD, LICSW, Ms Valandra, MSW and Alankaar Sharma, MSW

Adolescents

101

[Oral Presentations] Children and Adolescents with Disabilities: Youth Development and Deliquency (Balcony I)
Moderator: Barbara Muskat, PhD

Adolescents

102

[Oral Presentations] Deliquency, Child Welfare and Mental Health (Balcony J)
Moderator: Joseph P. Ryan, PhD

Alcohol and Substance Abuse

103

[Oral Presentations] Substance Abuse: The Impact on Relationships, Health, and Children (MPH 10)
Moderator: Larry W. Bennett, PhD

Child Welfare

104

[Oral Presentations] Consequences of Child Maltreatment (Balcony L)
Moderator: Rebecca Bolen, PhD

Child Welfare

105

[Oral Presentations] Residential and Group Care (Balcony K)
Moderator: Richard P. Barth, PhD

Gender/Ethnicity/Sexual Orientation

106

[Oral Presentations] Research and Community Context (Galerie 3)
Moderator: Loretta Pyles, PhD

Mental Health

107

[Oral Presentations] Mental Health - Co-Occuring Disorders (Balcony M)
Moderator: Caroline Mae McKay, PhD

Poverty and Crime

108

[Oral Presentations] The Effects of Criminal Behaviors on Individuals, Families, and Caregiving (Iberville)
Moderator: Amanda B. Geller, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

109

[Oral Presentations] Psychometrics (Mardi Gras Ballroom C)
Moderator: William R. Nugent, PhD

Research on Social Work Education

110

[Oral Presentations] Educating Social Workers for A Demanding and Diverse Profession (Regent)
Moderator: N. Eugene Walls, PhD

Social Policy and Organizations

111

[Oral Presentations] Issues in Aging (Mardi Gras Ballroom B)
Moderator: Christina J. Matz-Costa, MSW

Social Work Practice

112

[Oral Presentations] Evidence Based Practice with Older Clients, Personality Disorders, and Assessing Violence (Mardi Gras Ballroom D)
Moderator: Christina E. Newhill, PhD

4:30 PM-8:30 PM

113

Exhibit Open

6:00 PM-7:00 PM

114

SPECIAL PRESENTATION: Racist Policy, Rebuilding Community and Equitable Partnering (Mardi Gras Ballroom D)
Speaker/Presenter: Barbara Major

7:00 PM-8:30 PM

115

Reception

116

[Poster Presentations] Poster Session II: Disaster/Hazard, Gender/Ethnicity/Sexual Orientation, Health and Disability, Mental Health, Poverty and Crime, Research Design and Measurement, Social Policy and Organizations, Social Work Practice (Preservation Hall)

Sunday, January 18, 2009

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7:30 AM-8:30 AM

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SSWR Membership Meeting and Breakfast (Galerie 3)
Speaker/Presenter: Sarah Gehlert, PhD

8:45 AM-10:30 AM

Child Welfare

118

[Symposia] Mothers� Experience of Custody Loss: Emerging Research and Implications for Practice (Balcony L)
Symposium Organizer: Kathleen Wells, PhD

Poverty and Crime

119

[Symposia] Transforming Criminal Justice Policy and Practice with Vulnerable Offender Populations: Using Evidence to Guide Policy and Practice (Iberville)
Symposium Organizer: Stephen J. Tripodi, PhD and Jeffrey M. Jenson, PhD Discussant (Optional): Stephen J. Tripodi, PhD and Jeffrey M. Jenson, PhD

Social Work Practice

120

[Symposia] Current Innovative Social Work Research Using the NIH K-Award Mechanism (Galerie 6)
Symposium Organizer: Zvi D. Gellis, PhD

Health and Disability

121

[Workshops] GIS Applications in Community Assessment and Social Work Research (MPH 1)
Speakers/Presenters: Paul DuongTran, PhD, Heather Dodson, MSW (candidate) and Abigail Nelson, MSW (candidate)

Mental Health

122

[Workshops] Introduction to System Dynamics and Group Model Building (Balcony M)
Speaker/Presenter: Peter Hovmand, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

123

[Roundtables] Designing and Evaluating Economic Development in Low-Income Communities (MPH 3)
Speakers/Presenters: Trina Shanks, PhD, Larry M. Gant, PhD, Paula Allen-Meares, PhD, Leslie D. Hollingsworth, PhD, Fred M. Ssewamala, PhD and Donna-Mae Knights, MA-SID

Social Work Practice

124

[Roundtables] Exploring the Strengths and Contributions of Social Work Researchers in Advancing the Science of Culture in Funded Mental Health Services and Intervention Research (Galerie 2)
Speakers/Presenters: Ann-Marie Yamada, PhD, Carmen P. Moten, Betty Garcia and Thanh V. Tran

Adolescents

125

[Oral Presentations] Adolescent Substance Abuse: Risk and Protection (Balcony J)
Moderator: Matthew Owen Howard, PhD

Aging/Gerontology

126

[Oral Presentations] Older Adults and Caregiving (MPH 4)
Moderator: Caroline Rosenthal Gelman, PhD

Alcohol and Substance Abuse

127

[Oral Presentations] Current Issues in Substance Abuse Research (MPH 6)
Moderator: Stacey Stevens Manser, PhD

Child Welfare

128

[Oral Presentations] Child Mental Health and Behavior in Child Welfare (Balcony K)
Moderator: Sarah Kaye, PhD

Gender/Ethnicity/Sexual Orientation

129

[Oral Presentations] Research with Migrant Populations (Galerie 4)
Moderator: Leopoldo J. Cabassa, PhD

Mental Health

130

[Oral Presentations] Serious Mental Illness - Policy and Prevalence (Balcony N)
Moderator: John S. Brekke, PhD

Poverty and Crime

131

[Oral Presentations] Men and the Criminal Justice System (Balcony I)

Research on Social Work Education

132

[Oral Presentations] Preparing the Next Generation: Are We Teaching What They Need to Know? (Regent)
Moderator: Michael Melendez, PhD

Social Policy and Organizations

133

[Oral Presentations] Human Service Organizations (MPH 2)
Moderator: Karen M. Hopkins, PhD

10:45 AM-12:15 PM

Adolescents

134

[Symposia] Raising Healthy Adults: Identifying pathways from risk to success (Balcony I)
Symposium Organizer: Kevin Haggerty, MSW

Mental Health

135

[Symposia] A CBPR Approach to Bridging the Gap between Rigor and Relevance in Community Mental Health Research (Balcony N)
Symposium Organizer: Catherine Greeno, PhD

Adolescents

136

[Workshops] Meta-Analysis: How to "Do it Right" (Balcony J)
Speaker/Presenter: William R. Nugent, PhD

Social Work Practice

137

[Workshops] What's the Big Deal? Protecting Participants in Minimal Risk Research (Galerie 6)
Speakers/Presenters: Andre' Ivanoff, PhD and Sangeeta Panicker, PhD

School Social Work

138

[Roundtables] Mapping the Ecology of School Social Work Practice: National, State, and Theoretical Perspectives (Regent)
Speakers/Presenters: Michael S. Kelly, PhD, Stephanie C. Berzin, PhD, Dawn Anderson-Butcher, PhD, Susan Stone, PhD and Kate L. Phillippo, MSW

Aging/Gerontology

139

[Oral Presentations] Volunteerism and Aging (MPH 4)
Moderator: James Hinterlong, PhD

Child Welfare

140

[Oral Presentations] Child Development Among Maltreated Children (Balcony L)
Moderator: E. Christopher Lloyd, PhD

Child Welfare

141

[Oral Presentations] Risk and Service Decision-Making (Balcony K)
Moderator: Cheryl Regehr, PhD

Disaster/Hazard

142

[Oral Presentations] Disaster: Policy and Intervention (MPH 6)
Moderator: Ellen P. Lukens, PhD

Gender/Ethnicity/Sexual Orientation

143

[Oral Presentations] Help Seeking, Service Needs, Service Use (Galerie 4)
Moderator: Tamara S. Davis, PhD, MSSW

Health and Disability

144

[Oral Presentations] Caring for the Caregivers (MPH 1)
Moderator: Karen A. Randolph, PhD

Mental Health

145

[Oral Presentations] Mental Health Treatment and Services - Consumer Perspectives (Balcony M)
Moderator: Mark C. Holter, PhD

Poverty and Crime

146

[Oral Presentations] Intimate Partner Violence and Victimization (Iberville)
Moderator: Sara-Beth Plummer, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

147

[Oral Presentations] Measurement: Children and Youth (MPH 3)
Moderator: Christina R. Studts, PhD

Social Policy and Organizations

148

[Oral Presentations] Community-based Organizations (MPH 2)
Moderator: Susan S. Manning, PhD

Social Work Practice

149

[Oral Presentations] Meeting the Needs of Children and Families: International Examples (Galerie 2)
Moderator: Fred M. Ssewamala, PhD

Research that Promotes Sustainability and (re)Builds Strengths (January 15 - 18, 2009)