Society for Social Work and Research 14th Annual Conference: Social Work Research: A WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

5:00 PM-8:00 PM

Registration Open (Grand Foyer)

6:30 PM-8:00 PM

Welcome to SSWR in San Francisco Reception (Atrium Three)

Thursday, January 14, 2010

7:30 AM-4:00 PM

Registration for all Attendees (Grand Foyer)

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Volunteer Orientation

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

RPCB-1

Social Work Research Career Opportunities at NIH and CDC (Pacific Concourse M)
Speakers/Presenters: G. Stephane Philogene, PhD, JoAnn Thierry, Margaret Murray, Sid Stahl, Barbara Guest, Denise Pintello and Denise Juliano-Bult

RPCB-2

Preparing for Transdisciplinary Collaborations: Linking Society to Cells to Reduce Disparities and Improve Health Outcomes (Pacific Concourse L)
Speakers/Presenters: Kay Wanke, Sarah Gehlert, PhD and Kate Reed

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

RMW-1

Social Network Analysis (Seacliff A)
Speaker/Presenter: Susan Murty, PhD

RMW-2

Conducting Qualitative Secondary Analysis From Start to Finish (Seacliff B)
Speakers/Presenters: Catherine Greeno, PhD and Jonathan B. Singer, PhD

RMW-3

Methodological Challenges and Strategies for Conducting Implementation Research (Seacliff C)
Speaker/Presenter: Enola Proctor, PhD

RMW-4

Community-Based Participatory Research: Principles and Methods for Relevant and Appropriate Research with Diverse Communities (Seacliff D)
Speakers/Presenters: Michael Spencer, PhD and Gloria Palmisano, MA

RMW-5

Research With Vulnerable Populations: Strategies for Complex and Issues of Human Participant Protections (Marina)
Speakers/Presenters: Rebecca J. Macy, PhD and Susan Parish, PhD

10:15 AM-12:15 PM

RPCB-3

Community Research Capacity: A Foundation to Reduce Health Disparities (Pacific Concourse M)
Speakers/Presenters: Suzanne Heurtin-Roberts, Stephane Philogene and David Takeuchi

RPCB-4

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

12:30 PM-1:30 PM

Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:15 PM

Adolescent and Youth Development

[Symposia] The Transition to Adulthood for Vulnerable Youths (Seacliff D)
Symposium Organizer: Karl G. Hill, PhD and James Herbert Williams, PhD Discussant: Karl G. Hill, PhD and James Herbert Williams, PhD

Crime and Criminal Justice

[Symposia] Examining Gender and Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Prevention and Treatment of Juvenile Delinquency (Pacific Concourse M)
Symposium Organizer: David W. Springer, PhD and Kevin J. Corcoran, PhD, JD Discussant: David W. Springer, PhD and Kevin J. Corcoran, PhD, JD

Mental Health

[Symposia] Factors Associated with Mental Health Service Use among School-Aged Children and Adolescents across Service Sectors (Seacliff A)
Symposium Organizer: Michael Lindsey, PhD, MSW, MPH

Child Welfare

[Workshops] Challenges and Opportunities in Working with Large Scale Datasets (Garden Room B)
Speakers/Presenters: Terry V. Shaw, PhD, Haksoon Ahn, PhD and Sarah Kaye, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

[Workshops] Cluster Analysis and Generalized Linear Models for Spatial Data in R: Free Software to Map Client Needs (Seacliff C)
Speakers/Presenters: Richard Smith, MFA, MSW and Julian C. C. Chow, PhD

Social Work Practice

[Roundtables] International and National Perspectives on Developing Effective and Sustainable Academic/Agency Research Partnerships (Pacific Concourse N)
Speakers/Presenters: Allen Zweben, DSW, Robin E. Gearing, PhD, Mary Marden Velasquez, PhD, Miriam Schiff, PhD, Faye Mishna, PhD and James G. Barber, PhD

Addictions

[Oral Presentations] Addictions: Substance Abuse in Varied Populations and Communities (Marina)
Moderator: Michael Vaughn, PhD

Adolescent and Youth Development

[Oral Presentations] Juveniles, Prisons, and the Bridge Program (Garden Room A)
Moderator: Jeffrey Shook, PhD, JD

Aging Services and Gerontology A&G

[Oral Presentations] Social Support Among Older Adults (Bayview B)
Moderator: Karen A. Zurlo

Child Welfare

[Oral Presentations] Role of Mothers in Child Welfare (Pacific Concourse A)
Moderator: Patricia L. Kohl, PhD

Health and Disability

[Oral Presentations] HIV, Race, and the Law (Pacific Concourse O)
Moderator: Toorjo Ghose, PhD

Mental Health

[Oral Presentations] Serious Mental Illness (Seacliff B)
Moderator: Rufina J. Lee

Poverty and Social Policy

[Oral Presentations] Change in the Welfare System: Worker, System, and Client Perspectives (Pacific Concourse L)
Moderator: Sandra Danziger, PhD

Poverty and Social Policy

[Oral Presentations] Poverty Duration and Adult Income Potential (Pacific Concourse C)
Moderator: Tae Kuen Kim, PhD

Sexual Orientation

[Oral Presentations] Sexual Orientation - Related Bias and Stigma (Golden Gate)
Moderator: Michael R. Woodford, PhD

3:15 PM-3:30 PM

Break

3:30 PM-5:15 PM

Child Welfare

[Symposia] Parent Engagement in Child Welfare Services: Parent and Social Worker Perspectives (Garden Room B)
Symposium Organizer: Maureen O. Marcenko, PhD

Sexual Orientation

[Symposia] Conducting Health Disparities Research in LGBTTS Communities: Methodological Constraints and Opportunities (Golden Gate)
Symposium Organizer: Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen, PhD

Addictions

[Workshops] Agent-Based Models as a Tool for Social Work Research (Marina)
Speakers/Presenters: Keith Warren, PhD, Nathan Doogan, MSW and Danielle Hiance, MSW

Research Design and Measurement

[Workshops] Seven Things You Didn't Learn About Grounded Theory in Graduate School (Seacliff C)
Speakers/Presenters: Jane F. Gilgun, PhD, LICSW and Alankaar Sharma, MSW

Adolescent and Youth Development

[Roundtables] Capitalizing On Policy: Designing Youth Employment And Service Programs With An Emphasis On Positive Development (Garden Room A)
Speakers/Presenters: Trina Shanks, PhD, Amanda Moore McBride, PhD, Michael Sherraden, PhD, Paula Allen-Meares, PhD, Leslie D. Hollingsworth, PhD, Larry M. Gant, PhD and Suzanne R. Pritzker, MSW, MEd

Adolescent and Youth Development

[Oral Presentations] Complex Risk Structures for Youth Violence (Seacliff D)
Moderator: John M. Wallace, PhD

Aging Services and Gerontology A&G

[Oral Presentations] Work & Volunteering Among Older Adults (Bayview B)
Moderator: Erica Y. Auh, PhD

Child Welfare

[Oral Presentations] Decision-Making in Child Welfare (Pacific Concourse A)
Moderator: Melissa Jonson-Reid, PhD

Crime and Criminal Justice

[Oral Presentations] Violence and Its Implications (Pacific Concourse M)
Moderator: Taryn Lindhorst, PhD

Health and Disability

[Oral Presentations] Developing Scales and Instruments (Pacific Concourse O)
Moderator: Allen Rubin, PhD

Mental Health

[Oral Presentations] Mental Health Stigma (Seacliff B)
Moderator: David C. Kondrat, PhD

Mental Health

[Oral Presentations] Parenting and Maternal Well Being (Seacliff A)
Moderator: Antoinette Farmer, PhD

Mental Health

[Oral Presentations] Serious Mental Illness Intervention (Pacific Concourse C)
Moderator: Steven P. Segal, PhD

Mental Health

[Oral Presentations] Suicide Epidemiology and Prevention (Pacific Concourse L)
Moderator: Sean Joe, PhD, LMSW

Social Work Practice

[Oral Presentations] Social Work Practice in International Context (Pacific Concourse N)
Moderator: Jami Curley, PhD

4:00 PM-7:00 PM

Extended Registration (for pre-registered only) (Grand Foyer)

5:15 PM-5:30 PM

Break

5:30 PM-7:00 PM

Opening Plenary Session: "International Research in Social Work: Strategies, Lessons, and Potential" (Grand Ballroom A)
Speakers/Presenters: Michael Sherraden, PhD, Alberto Godenzi, Fred M. Ssewamala, PhD and Angelina Yuen

7:00 PM-8:00 PM

Welcome Reception (Pacific Councourse)

Friday, January 15, 2010

7:30 AM-4:00 PM

Registration for All Attendees (Grand Foyer)

8:00 AM-9:45 AM

Adolescent and Youth Development

[Symposia] From Behavior, Engagement and Help Seeking at School to Academic Achievement: Intermediate Indicators of School Success (Seacliff D)
Symposium Organizer: Roderick A. Rose, MS

Mental Health

[Symposia] Coercion vs. Choice in Services for People with Serious Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System (Seacliff B)
Symposium Organizer: Beth Angell, PhD and Jeffrey Draine, PhD Discussant: Beth Angell, PhD and Jeffrey Draine, PhD

Poverty and Social Policy

[Symposia] Supporting Low-Income Families with Young Children: A Longitudinal Study of Service Use in Palm Beach County, FL (Pacific Concourse A)
Symposium Organizer: Julie Spielberger, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

[Workshops] Narrative Ethnography: Theory, Method, and Applications in Social Work Research (Seacliff C)
Speakers/Presenters: Kathleen Wells, PhD, Roberta G. Sands, PhD and Margareta Hyd�n, PhD

Social Work Practice

[Roundtables] Theories of Social Justice from the Perspectives of the Humanities: Implications for Social Work (Pacific Concourse N)
Speakers/Presenters: Michael J. Austin, PhD, Richard Smith, MFA, MSW, Jennifer Price Wolf, MPH, MSW, Charity Samantha Fitzgerald, MA, Megan Moore, Sirojudin Abbas, Ruby Reid, MSW and Sarah Schulz

Addictions

[Oral Presentations] Addictions, Trauma, and Violence (Marina)
Moderator: Rog�rio Pinto, PhD, LCSW

Adolescent and Youth Development

[Oral Presentations] Bullying Among Children and Adolescents (Garden Room A)
Moderator: Anne Powell, PhD

Aging Services and Gerontology A&G

[Oral Presentations] End of Life (Bayview B)
Moderator: Shadi Martin, PhD

Child Welfare

[Oral Presentations] Child Maltreatment: Developmental Considerations (Garden Room B)
Moderator: Janet U. Schneiderman, PhD

Crime and Criminal Justice

[Oral Presentations] Responding to Rape Cases (Pacific Concourse M)
Moderator: Judy L. Postmus, PhD

Health and Disability

[Oral Presentations] Global Reproductive Health (Pacific Concourse O)
Moderator: Lucy P. Jordan, PhD

Mental Health

[Oral Presentations] Human Service Organizations: Are We Meeting the Needs? (Seacliff A)
Moderator: George J. Unick, PhD

Mental Health

[Oral Presentations] Mental Health Treatment (Grand Ballroom B)
Moderator: Sarah Kye Price, PhD

Poverty and Social Policy

[Oral Presentations] Savings and Asset Development Program in Low-Income and Indigenous Communities (Pacific Concourse L)
Moderator: David Okech, PhD

Sexual Orientation

[Oral Presentations] Research on Sexual Minority Youth (Golden Gate)
Moderator: Colleen M. Fisher, PhD

9:30 AM-4:00 PM

Exhibit Open

9:45 AM-10:00 AM

Break

10:00 AM-11:15 AM

INVITED SYMPOSIA: (Grand Ballroom B)
Speakers/Presenters: Fred M. Ssewamala, PhD, Leyla Ismayilova, PhD and Leyla Karimli, MPA, PhD Student

10:00 AM-11:45 AM

Child Welfare

[Symposia] Child Welfare Services in a Life Course Perspective (Garden Room B)
Symposium Organizer: Fred H. Wulczyn, PhD

Health and Disability

[Symposia] Evaluating Social Work Interventions for Breast Cancer Survivors (Pacific Concourse L)
Symposium Organizer: Julianne S. Oktay, PhD and Brad J. Zebrack, PhD Discussant: Julianne S. Oktay, PhD and Brad J. Zebrack, PhD

Mental Health

[Symposia] Depression in Vulnerable Older Adults: Rates, Symptom Severity, and Potential for Intervention (Seacliff A)
Symposium Organizer: Namkee G. Choi, PhD

Sexual Orientation

[Symposia] Implications of Transgender Theory for Social Work Research and Practice (Golden Gate)
Symposium Organizer: Stephan/ie Brzuzy, PhD

Poverty and Social Policy

[Workshops] Use of Small Area Estimation Methods in Community Needs Assessments (Pacific Concourse A)
Speaker/Presenter: Christopher G. Hudson, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

[Workshops] Publishing Empirical Studies in Social Work: Writing Influential Articles (Seacliff C)
Speakers/Presenters: Michael R. Sosin, PhD, Mark W. Fraser, PhD, Rebecca L. Hegar, PhD, Matthew O. Howard, PHD and Bruce Thyer, PhD

Addictions

[Oral Presentations] Gambling and Addiction (Marina)
Moderator: Lia Nower, JD, PhD

Adolescent and Youth Development

[Oral Presentations] Drug Use Issues Among Hawaiian Youth (Garden Room A)
Moderator: Scott K. Okamoto, PhD

Adolescent and Youth Development

[Oral Presentations] Needs of Highly Vulnerable and Difficult to Reach Youth (Seacliff D)
Moderator: David E. Pollio, PhD

Aging Services and Gerontology A&G

[Oral Presentations] Mental Health of Older Adults (Bayview B)
Moderator: Lydia W. Li, PhD

Crime and Criminal Justice

[Oral Presentations] Mental Health, Child Welfare, and the Justice System (Pacific Concourse M)
Moderator: Jeffrey Shook, PhD, JD

Gender and Ethnicity

[Oral Presentations] Experiences of Sexual Misconduct/Abuse Among Different Groups (Pacific Concourse O)
Moderator: Diana Garland, PhD

Health and Disability

[Oral Presentations] Issues in Women's Reproductive Health (Pacific Concourse N)
Moderator: N. Tatiana Masters, MSW

Research Design and Measurement

[Oral Presentations] Meta Analyses, Mixed Methods, and Randomization (Seacliff B)
Moderator: William R. Nugent, PhD

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Lunch on Your Own

1:15 PM-2:15 PM

Aaron Rosen Lecture (Grand Ballroom B)
Speaker/Presenter: Gail Steketee, PhD

2:15 PM-2:30 PM

Break

2:30 PM-4:15 PM

Adolescent and Youth Development

[Symposia] Addressing Adolescent Substance Abuse: The Role of Family in Assessment and Treatment (Pacific Concourse M)
Symposium Organizer: Kimberly A. Bender, PhD and David W. Springer, PhD Discussant: Kimberly A. Bender, PhD and David W. Springer, PhD

Poverty and Social Policy

[Symposia] Understanding the Implications of Residential Mobility for Poor Families and Neighborhoods (Pacific Concourse A)
Symposium Organizer: Claudia Coulton, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

[Symposia] Historicizing Knowledge: Historical Perspectives On Social Work Research (Seacliff C)
Symposium Organizer: Laura Curran, PhD and Laura Curran, PhD Discussant: Laura Curran, PhD and Laura Curran, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

[Workshops] One Size Does Not Fit All: Diversity and Specifity in Three Qualitative Traditions (Seacliff B)
Speakers/Presenters: Marie L. McCormick, PhD, Roberta Rehner Iversen, PhD and Julianne S. Oktay, PhD

Child Welfare

[Roundtables] Evidence, Innovation and Outcomes: Partnering to Enhance Evaluation Research in Child Welfare (Garden Room B)
Speakers/Presenters: Joan Levy Zlotnik, PhD, ACSW, Sally Flanzer, PhD and Brian Deakins, MSW

Addictions

[Oral Presentations] Addictions and Other Systems of Care (Marina)
Moderator: Gerri DeLong Goldman, PhD, LCSW, CAP

Adolescent and Youth Development

[Oral Presentations] Assessing and Preventing Youth Substance Abuse (Garden Room A)
Moderator: Flavio Francisco Marsiglia, PhD

Adolescent and Youth Development

[Oral Presentations] Factors Affecting Academic Achievement Among At-Risk Youth (Seacliff D)
Moderator: Dennis Orthner, PhD

Gender and Ethnicity

[Oral Presentations] Immigrants, Well-Being, and Mental Health (Pacific Concourse O)
Moderator: Marcia Shobe, PhD

Health and Disability

[Oral Presentations] Child Health and Families (Pacific Concourse N)
Moderator: Lucy Bilaver, MPP/MS

Mental Health

[Oral Presentations] Clinical Social Work Practice (Seacliff A)
Moderator: Monica G. Pignotti, MSW

Mental Health

[Oral Presentations] Co-Morbidity, Conversation Analysis, and Disparities in Self Reports (Grand Ballroom B)
Moderator: Summerson Carr, PhD

Organizations and Management

[Oral Presentations] Child Welfare Organizations: Culture, Engagement, and Retention (Bayview B)
Moderator: Karen M. Hopkins, PhD

Poverty and Social Policy

[Oral Presentations] Material Hardship and Economic Development in Low Income, Minority Communities (Pacific Concourse L)
Moderator: Amy C. Butler, PhD

Sexual Orientation

[Oral Presentations] Conflict Resolution and Mental Health Among LGBT Adults (Golden Gate)
Moderator: David J. Brennan, PhD

4:15 PM-4:30 PM

Break

4:30 PM-6:00 PM

Presidential Plenary and Awards Presentations (Grand Ballroom A)

6:00 PM-7:45 PM

President's Reception

[Poster Presentations] Poster Session I: Addictions, Adolescents and Youth Development, Aging Services and Gerentology, Child Welfare, Crime and Criminal Justice, Research on Social Work Education, and School Social Work

Saturday, January 16, 2010

8:00 AM-9:45 AM

Gender and Ethnicity

[Symposia] Gender, Access and Equity in the Provision of Substance Abuse Treatment (Golden Gate)
Symposium Organizer: Jeanne C. Marsh, PhD

Mental Health

[Symposia] Current Research in Group Care: Exploring Variations in Quality and Efforts to Move Youth to Family Care (Seacliff A)
Symposium Organizer: Bethany Lee, PhD

Social Work Practice

[Symposia] Social Work Research in the U.S. Military: Development of Evidence-Informed Practice (Pacific Concourse M)
Symposium Organizer: Ruth Paris, PhD and Dennis Orthner, PhD Discussant: Ruth Paris, PhD and Dennis Orthner, PhD

Poverty and Social Policy

[Workshops] Matching Estimators and Their Applications to Social Work Research (Pacific Concourse A)
Speaker/Presenter: Shenyang Guo, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

[Workshops] Effect Sizes and Intervention Research (Seacliff B)
Speakers/Presenters: Philip Osteen, MSW and Charlotte Lyn Bright, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

[Roundtables] One Size Does Not Fit All: Current Issues in Qualitative Research (Seacliff C)
Speakers/Presenters: Marie L. McCormick, PhD, Janet Hoy, PhD and Roberta R. Iversen, PhD

Adolescent and Youth Development

[Oral Presentations] Social Relationships and Mentoring as Healthy Development Resources (Garden Room A)
Moderator: Inna Altschul, PhD

Child Welfare

[Oral Presentations] Evaluating Child Welfare Reforms (Garden Room B)
Moderator: William Meezan, PhD

Disaster/Hazard

[Oral Presentations] Distress and Post Trauma Response (Pacific Concourse L)
Moderator: So`Nia L. Gilkey, PhD

Gender and Ethnicity

[Oral Presentations] Ethnic Identity and Well-Being Among Groups of Asian Americans (Pacific Concourse O)
Moderator: Aileen Alfonso Duldulao, MSW

Health and Disability

[Oral Presentations] Measurement in Health (Pacific Concourse N)
Moderator: Anthony Natale, PhD

Mental Health

[Oral Presentations] Community and Neighborhood Factors (Grand Ballroom B)
Moderator: Arlene Rubin Stiffman, PhD

Organizations and Management

[Oral Presentations] Supporting Effective Practice in Human Service Organizations (Bayview B)
Moderator: Nancy Giunta, PhD

Poverty and Social Policy

[Oral Presentations] Non-Custodial and Non-Residential Fathers and Support of Children (Seacliff D)
Moderator: Kelly S. Mikelson, PhD

Work, Family, and Family Policy

[Oral Presentations] Work-Family Supports for Workers Facing Exceptional Circumstances (Marina)
Moderator: Lisa M. Stewart, PhD

8:00 AM-2:00 PM

Registration for All Attendees (Grand Foyer)

9:30 AM-2:00 PM

Exhibit Open

9:45 AM-10:00 AM

Break

10:00 AM-11:15 AM

INVITED SYMPOSIA: "Global Comparative Research to Inform Health Problems in the United States" (Grand Ballroom B)
Speakers/Presenters: Sarah Gehlert, PhD and Charles Mininger, MSW

10:00 AM-11:45 AM

Child Welfare

100

[Symposia] Using Advanced Statistics to Examine the Predictors and Consequences of Paternal and Maternal Corporal Punishment (Garden Room B)
Symposium Organizer: Shawna J. Lee, PhD and Andrew Grogan-Kaylor, PhD Discussant: Shawna J. Lee, PhD and Andrew Grogan-Kaylor, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

101

[Symposia] Building Assets for Low-Income Children and Youth: Emerging Research and Implications for Social Work Policy and Practice (Seacliff C)
Symposium Organizer: Michal Grinstein-Weiss, PHD and Gina Chowa, PhD Discussant: Michal Grinstein-Weiss, PHD and Gina Chowa, PhD

Gender and Ethnicity

102

[Workshops] Embracing Respect for Indigenous Populations as the Basis for Community Based Participatory Research: Lessons learned from the Community Engagement Process with the members of the Maryland Piscataway Conoy Tribe (Pacific Concourse O)
Speakers/Presenters: Llewellyn Cornelius, PhD and Kieva Bankins, MSW

Social Work Practice

103

[Roundtables] Methodological and Logistical Considerations when Conducting Research in International Settings (Pacific Concourse M)
Speakers/Presenters: Flavio Marsiglia, PhD, Stephen Kulis, PhD, Tanya Nieri, PhD, Steve Hoffman and Carlos Calderon

Adolescent and Youth Development

104

[Oral Presentations] Linkages Between Youth Violence and Mental Health (Garden Room A)
Moderator: Paula S. Nurius, PhD

Adolescent and Youth Development

105

[Oral Presentations] Religion as a Prospective Factor in Youth Addiction Risk (Seacliff D)
Moderator: David R. Hodge, PhD

Crime and Criminal Justice

106

[Oral Presentations] Intimate Partner Violence (Pacific Concourse L)
Moderator: Rachel A. Fusco, PhD

Health and Disability

107

[Oral Presentations] Insurance and Health (Pacific Concourse N)
Moderator: Julia F. Hastings, PhD

Mental Health

108

[Oral Presentations] Adolescent Mental Health Service Use (Seacliff A)
Moderator: Craig S. Schwalbe, PhD

Organizations and Management

109

[Oral Presentations] Approaches to Understanding the Networks and Geographic Distribution of Social Service Agencies (Bayview B)
Moderator: Alicia C. Bunger, MSW

Research Design and Measurement

110

[Oral Presentations] Advanced Multivariate Statistics (Seacliff B)
Moderator: Judith C. Baer, PhD

School Social Work

111

[Oral Presentations] Issues in Elementary Education (Golden Gate)
Moderator: Natasha K. Bowen, PhD

School Social Work

112

[Oral Presentations] Mental Health in Schools (Pacific Concourse A)
Moderator: Stephanie Berzin, PhD

Work, Family, and Family Policy

113

[Oral Presentations] Barriers to Accessing Policies and Programs to Support Low-Income Workers (Marina)
Moderator: H. Luke Shaefer, PhD (2008)

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Lunch on Your Own

1:15 PM-2:15 PM

114

SSWR Doctoral Student Panel and Reception (Grand Ballroom B)
Speakers/Presenters: Jung Min Park, PhD, Subadra Panchanadeswaran, PhD and David Okech, PhD

2:15 PM-2:30 PM

Break

2:30 PM-3:20 PM

115

INVITED SYMPOSIA: "Improving Research with Hard-to-Reach Populations in a Global Setting" (Grand Ballroom B)
Speakers/Presenters: Betty J. Blythe, PhD and Kristin Heffernan, PhD

2:30 PM-4:15 PM

Adolescent and Youth Development

116

[Symposia] Advancing the Efficacy of Afterschool Interventions for High-Risk Youth: Findings from the Denver Bridge Project (Seacliff D)
Symposium Organizer: Jeffrey M. Jenson, PhD

School Social Work

117

[Symposia] The Critical Role of Adults in the Efficacy of Schools: The Work Climate Influences the Learning Climate and Student Outcomes (Pacific Concourse O)
Symposium Organizer: Michael Woolley, DCSW, PhD

Social Work Practice

118

[Symposia] Replicating a social work practice intervention: Multi �site findings from Family Connections (Pacific Concourse M)
Symposium Organizer: Diane DePanfilis, PhD, MSW

Poverty and Social Policy

119

[Workshops] Hidden Selection Bias and Rosenbaum�s Sensitivity Analysis (Pacific Concourse A)
Speaker/Presenter: Shenyang Guo, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

120

[Workshops] Equivalence of Measurement Models: How to Conduct Multiple Group Confirmatory Factor Analysis with a Detailed Example Using the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (Seacliff C)
Speakers/Presenters: Anne K. Hughes, PhD and Donna Harrington, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

121

[Roundtables] Lost in Translation? Conducting Qualitative Research in Diverse Cultural Contexts (Seacliff B)
Speakers/Presenters: Frances Nedjat-Haiem, MSW, Shadi S. Martin, PhD, Pablo Arriaza, PhD, Hee Yun Lee, PhD, Tazuko Shibusawa, PhD and Deborah K. Padgett, PhD

Child Welfare

122

[Oral Presentations] Child Welfare: Adoption Pathways (Garden Room B)
Moderator: Mark F. Testa, PhD

Child Welfare

123

[Oral Presentations] Child Welfare: Considerations of Race & Ethnicity (Garden Room A)
Moderator: Nina Esaki, PhD

Crime and Criminal Justice

124

[Oral Presentations] Treatment Needs and Decisions in Cases of Violence (Pacific Concourse L)
Moderator: Eleanor Lyon, PhD

Mental Health

125

[Oral Presentations] Child/Adolescent Behavior Problems (Seacliff A)
Moderator: Michael Vaughn, PhD

Organizations and Management

126

[Oral Presentations] New Research and Theory on Emerging Forms of Human Service Organizations (Bayview B)
Moderator: Gabriela Novotna, MSW PhD Cand

Poverty and Social Policy

127

[Oral Presentations] Exploring Relationships: Self-Efficacy and Public Housing; Disability and TANF Exits; Depression and Case Management (Pacific Concourse C)
Moderator: Von E. Nebbitt, PhD

School Social Work

128

[Oral Presentations] The School Environment (Golden Gate)
Moderator: G. Lawrence Farmer, PhD

Work, Family, and Family Policy

129

[Oral Presentations] New Developments in Public Policies to Support Low-Income Workers (Marina)
Moderator: H. Luke Shaefer, PhD (2008)

4:15 PM-4:30 PM

Break

4:30 PM-6:15 PM

Mental Health

130

[Symposia] Different Housing Models, Different Perspectives: Achieving Community Integration for People with Psychiatric Disabilities (Seacliff A)
Symposium Organizer: Victoria Stanhope, PhD and Deborah K. Padgett, PhD Discussant: Victoria Stanhope, PhD and Deborah K. Padgett, PhD

Poverty and Social Policy

131

[Symposia] Using Multiple Research Methods to Examine Factors that Facilitate and Impede Saving in Children�s Savings Accounts: A Symposium (Pacific Concourse A)
Symposium Organizer: LeAnn Wittman, MSW

Research Design and Measurement

132

[Workshops] From Innovative to Evidence-Based: Strategies for Manualizing Promising, Community-Based Programs for Intervention Research (Seacliff B)
Speakers/Presenters: Rebecca J. Macy, PhD, Dania Ermentrout, MSW, MPH and Phillip H. Redmond, JD

Social Work Practice

133

[Roundtables] Advancing Interdisciplinary Social Work Research in Addressing Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health Services (Pacific Concourse M)
Speakers/Presenters: Ann-Marie Yamada, PhD, Concepcion Barrio, PhD and Betty Garcia

Adolescent and Youth Development

134

[Oral Presentations] Considering Culture and Gender in Reducing Youth Substance Use and HIV Risk (Seacliff D)
Moderator: Lin Fang, PhD

Aging Services and Gerontology A&G

135

[Oral Presentations] Caregivers for Older Adults (Pacific Concourse C)
Moderator: Grace Jeongim Heo, MSW

Child Welfare

136

[Oral Presentations] Selecting & Retaining a Professional Workforce in Child Welfare (Garden Room A)
Moderator: Alberta J. Ellett, PhD

Child Welfare

137

[Oral Presentations] Transitions of Youth to Independence (Garden Room B)
Moderator: Toni Naccarato, PhD

Crime and Criminal Justice

138

[Oral Presentations] Services for Victims of Domestic Violence (Pacific Concourse L)
Moderator: Hyunkag Cho, PhD

Gender and Ethnicity

139

[Oral Presentations] Mental Health Issues for Child and Adolescent Ethnic Minorities (Pacific Concourse O)
Moderator: Jill A. Kuhlberg, MSW

Mental Health

140

[Oral Presentations] Clinical Intervention (Grand Ballroom B)
Moderator: Jordana Muroff, PhD, MSW

Research Design and Measurement

141

[Oral Presentations] Outcome Assessment (Seacliff C)
Moderator: Kyunghee Lee, PhD

Research on Social Work Education

142

[Oral Presentations] Predicting and Assessing Social Work Students' Performance (Bayview B)
Moderator: Lynda R. Sowbel, PhD, LCSW-C, BCD

School Social Work

143

[Oral Presentations] Challenges in Education for MSW's, Schools, and Communities (Golden Gate)
Moderator: Stephanie Berzin, PhD

Work, Family, and Family Policy

144

[Oral Presentations] Precarious Employment in an Economic Downtown: Work-Life Outcomes and Policy Implications (Marina)
Moderator: Susan Lambert, PhD

6:15 PM-8:00 PM

145

Reception (Grand Ballroom A)

146

[Poster Presentations] Poster Session II: Gender and Ethnicity, Health and Disability, Mental Health, Organizations and Management, Poverty and Social Policy, Research Design and Measurement, Sexual Orientation, Social Work Practice, and Work, Family, and Family Policy

Sunday, January 17, 2010

7:30 AM-8:30 AM

147

SSWR Membership Breakfast and Meeting (Grand Ballroom B)

8:45 AM-10:30 AM

Child Welfare

148

[Symposia] Youth Transitioning out of Child Welfare and into Adulthood: Experiences, Choices, and Outcomes (Pacific Concourse E)
Symposium Organizer: Sara Goodkind, PhD

Mental Health

149

[Symposia] Informing and Promoting Maternal and Infant Mental Health using Multiple Methodologies: From inner worlds of experience to outer words of opportunity (Seacliff B)
Symposium Organizer: Sarah Kye Price, PhD and Ruth Paris, PhD Discussant: Sarah Kye Price, PhD and Ruth Paris, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

150

[Workshops] Measurement Issues in Cross-Cultural Social Work Research (Seacliff C)
Speaker/Presenter: Thanh V. Tran

Social Work Practice

151

[Workshops] Doing a Meta-Analysis Right (Pacific Concourse J)
Speaker/Presenter: William R. Nugent, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

152

[Roundtables] Participatory research ain�t easy: Challenges and barriers of doing participatory action research (Seacliff D)
Speakers/Presenters: Bart W. Miles, PhD, Erin Comartin, MSW and Debra Jozefowicz-Simbeni, PhD

Work, Family, and Family Policy

153

[Roundtables] Personal finance, private risk, profit-taking, and public policy: Toward a research agenda in social welfare and economics (Pacific Concourse O)
Speaker/Presenter: Jennifer L. Romich, PhD

Addictions

154

[Oral Presentations] Prevalence, Diagnosis, and Addiction (Pacific Concourse M)
Moderator: Matthew O. Howard, PHD

Adolescent and Youth Development

155

[Oral Presentations] Promotive Factors for Youth Resilience and Healthy Development (Pacific Concourse D)
Moderator: Shalhevet Attar-Schwartz, PhD

Child Welfare

156

[Oral Presentations] Ecology & Child Maltreatment (Pacific Concourse F)
Moderator: Susan Stone, PhD

Crime and Criminal Justice

157

[Oral Presentations] Interventions in Domestic Violence (Pacific Concourse I)
Moderator: Judy L. Postmus, PhD

Gender and Ethnicity

158

[Oral Presentations] Uncovering Experiences through Qualitative Methods (Pacific Concourse L)
Moderator: J. Camille Hall, PhD, LCSW

Health and Disability

159

[Oral Presentations] HIV Risk (Pacific Concourse K)
Moderator: Elizabeth Lightfoot, PhD

Mental Health

160

[Oral Presentations] Risk Factors and Predictor for Depression (Seacliff A)
Moderator: Leslie D. Hollingsworth, PhD

Poverty and Social Policy

161

[Oral Presentations] Poverty, Child Maltreatment, and Exits from TANF (Pacific Concourse G)
Moderator: E. Christopher Lloyd, PhD

Research on Social Work Education

162

[Oral Presentations] Gerontology, Multi Cultures, and Competency Based Education (Marina)
Moderator: Guy Enosh, PhD

10:30 AM-10:45 AM

Break

10:45 AM-12:15 PM

Crime and Criminal Justice

163

[Symposia] From Prevention to Reentry: Understanding Predictors of Crime and Desistance from Criminal Behavior (Pacific Concourse K)
Symposium Organizer: Stephen J. Tripodi, PhD and Matthew Epperson, PhD Discussant: Stephen J. Tripodi, PhD and Matthew Epperson, PhD

Poverty and Social Policy

164

[Symposia] Nonresident Fathers� Investments in Children: Trends, Changes over Time, and Effects on Child Well-Being (Pacific Concourse G)
Symposium Organizer: Lenna Nepomnyaschy, PhD and Irwin Garfinkel, PhD Discussant: Lenna Nepomnyaschy, PhD and Irwin Garfinkel, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

165

[Workshops] Participant Recruitment in Social Work Intervention Research: Methodological Issues and Cost-Effective Strategies (Seacliff C)
Speakers/Presenters: Lisa K. Berger, PhD, Audrey L. Begun, PhD and Laura L. Otto-Salaj, PhD

Crime and Criminal Justice

166

[Roundtables] �Hot Spots� of Family Violence: Spatial Correspondence Analysis of Family Violence Indicators in Dona Ana County, NM (Pacific Concourse I)
Speakers/Presenters: Martha Roditti, PhD, Madeline Gillette, MSW, MA, Michael DeMers, PhD and Zach Edwards, MA

Addictions

167

[Oral Presentations] Addiction Treatment and Services (Pacific Concourse M)
Moderator: Joseph Shields, PhD

Adolescent and Youth Development

168

[Oral Presentations] Parenting Effects on At-Risk Youth Development (Pacific Concourse D)
Moderator: Jean M. Kjellstrand, PhD

Child Welfare

169

[Oral Presentations] Child Welfare Services Research (Pacific Concourse E)
Moderator: Amy D'Andrade

Child Welfare

170

[Oral Presentations] Child Well-Being: Development, Substance Abuse, & Mental Health (Pacific Concourse F)
Moderator: E. Christopher Lloyd, PhD

Gender and Ethnicity

171

[Oral Presentations] Impact of Gender and Ethnicity on Use of Health and Mental Health Services (Pacific Concourse L)
Moderator: David V. Flores, MPH

Mental Health

172

[Oral Presentations] Foster Care and Child Welfare (Seacliff A)
Moderator: Dannia G. Southerland, PhD, MSW

Mental Health

173

[Oral Presentations] Post Traumatic Stress (Seacliff B)
Moderator: Kimberly A. Bender, PhD

Research Design and Measurement

174

[Oral Presentations] Psychometrics (Seacliff D)
Moderator: Carrie W. Rishel, PhD

Research on Social Work Education

175

[Oral Presentations] Faculty and MSW and PhD Student Research Education and Productivity (Marina)

Social Work Practice

176

[Oral Presentations] Incentivizing: At Homes, Schools, and Work Settings (Pacific Concourse J)
Moderator: Michal Grinstein-Weiss, PHD

Work, Family, and Family Policy

177

[Oral Presentations] Unpacking Variation in Work-Life Experiences and Outcomes (Pacific Concourse O)
Moderator: Allison C. De Marco, PhD, MSW