Session: Invited Symposium II: “Unleashing the Power of Prevention to Achieve Community Impact: Communities in Action, a partnership between UW SSW, practicum agencies, MSW students and the community” (Society for Social Work and Research 20th Annual Conference - Grand Challenges for Social Work: Setting a Research Agenda for the Future)

Schedule:

Saturday, January 16, 2016: 9:45 AM-11:15 AM

Ballroom Level-Renaissance Ballroom West Salon A (Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel)

Speakers/Presenters:

Richard F. Catalano, PhD, University of Washington, Margaret Spearmon, PhD, University of Washington, Vaughnetta Barton, MSW, University of Washington, Edith Elion, MSW, Atlantic Street Center and Raymond Reese, University of Washington

The Unleashing the Power of Prevention Grand Challenge proposes to will advance the policies, programs, funding, and workforce preparation needed to promote behavioral health and prevent behavioral health problems among all young people—including those at greatest disadvantage or risk, from birth through age 24. The Coalition for the Promotion of Behavioral Health and Prevention of Negative Developmental Outcomes, supporters and developers of this grand challenge, proposes within a decade to reduce the incidence and prevalence of behavioral health problems in this population by 20 percent from current levels. This presentation provides an exemplar of how Schools of Social Work can create a partnership with faculty, practicum agencies, students and the community to achieve these goals locally. The exemplar adapts a tested model for building prevention infrastructure to support quality implementation at scale of evidence based prevention programs in disadvantaged communities.

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