Proceedings for NACSW Convention 2011

Welcome to the Proceedings of NACSW's 65th Annual Convention

Grand Rapids, MI

November 12-15

Below you will find a conference proceedings comprised of a sampling of materials presented during workshops and poster sessions during its Convention 2015 in Grand Rapids, MI on November 12-15, 2015.

The papers and PowerPoint presentations in this proceedings did not undergo a formal editing process. Entries are arranged according to the convention tracks used to organize the program at Convention 2015.

Direct Practice: Individual

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
INTEGRATING COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY AND THE GOSPEL	Joshua Bishop
THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP AS A SPIRITUAL RESOURCE	Ann M. Callahan
BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO MOURN…IS YOUR RESPONSE COMFORTING?	Gwen Kapcia
BIOLOGIC SUPPORT FOR CLINICAL SELF-DISCLOSURE	Denise L. Jaillet Keane
SPIRITUALITY AND CLINICAL WORK	Gregory Lamm
THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF SUFFERING	Donald Phelps
NOTHING WORKS! HELPING EATING DISORDERED CLIENTS FIND HEALING	Kristine B. Rand
MAGIC IN PSYCHOTHERAPY WITH CHILDREN	Greg Scott
THE ETHICAL INTEGRATION OF CHRISTIAN FAITH INTO COUNSELING VETERANS	Laurel Shaler
SHALOM: THE PRACTICALITY OF THE PRINCE OF PEACE IN CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK	Kim Parker
TOOLS FOR FINANCIAL COUNSELING INCLUDING FAITH-BASED ACTIONS	Flora Williams

Direct Practice: Groups

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
UNEMPLOYMENT-MORE THAN LACK OF EMPLOYMENT: THE FUNCTION OF A JOB CLUB	Robert Barr
DAYTONA SSVF: A WORKING MODEL OF COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING AND CQI	Joni Sarrus Casillas
THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES FOR HIGHLY VULNERABLE CHILDREN	Dennis Feaster, Molly Greenfield, and Samantha Klokkert
KOREAN AMERICAN CHRISTIAN COALITION FOR URBAN MINISTRY/EX-OFFENDER REENTRY	Philip Hong, Brent In, Jang Ho Park, & Thomas Kenemore
SOCIAL WORK IN THE CITY LIBRARY: A NEW FRONTIER FOR TRANSFORMING LIVES	Alanna Kelley & Adria E. Navarro
CULTURAL COMPETENCY: GAINING UNDERSTANDING THROUGH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION	Corinne Talbott
IMPROVING MATERNAL/NEWBORN HEALTH THROUGH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, EMPOWERMENT AND ENGAGEMENT IN BANGLADESH	Kohima Daring & Alan Talens

Admin & Work

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
SO YOU WANT TO START A LOCAL CHAPTER OF NACSW? LET’S TALK!	Glenda Gordon
A HISTORY OF CHARITY AND THE CHURCH	Nicholas Placido

Human Development

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
EDUCATE, EMPOWER, AND ENLIGHTEN A COMMUNITY ON AUTISM	Lori Goss-Reaves
UNDERSTANDING THE TENSION: CHRISTIAN SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS & LGBT CLIENTS	Allison Tan

Social Work Education

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
LEVERAGING SERVICE LEARNING, FIELD SITE RECRUITMENT & FAITH-BASED PARTNERSHIPS	Catherine Fisher
LISTEN TO THE VOICES: CHILD ADVOCACY CURRICULUM AT THE UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL	Barbara Matchette
WORLDVIEW DIAGNOSTIC THREE: A FAITH INTEGRATION INSTRUMENT	Shayna Neshama-Bannister
FAITH PERSPECTIVES ON INTERNATIONAL PRACTICUMS	Elizabeth Patterson-Roe
SOCIAL WORK AND BIBLICAL COUNSELING: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT	David Sedlacek
CREATING GENEROUS SPACES FOR LGBT STUDENTS ON A UNIVERSITY CAMPUS	Curtis VanderWaal
DSM GOES TO HOLLYWOOD: USING MOVIES TO TEACH PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSES	Bob Zylstra

Practical Applications of Shalom

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND BLACK MAMA TRAUMA	Pamela A. Bridgeman
SEEKING THE SHALOM OF NEW ORLEANS: 47 YEARS OF URBAN COMMUNITY BUILDING	Kevin J. Brown
THE CHURCH BEING THE CHURCH: ORGANIZING CHRISTIANS WITH PRIVILEGE	Mary DeYoung
THE FERGUSON BRAND MACHINE HAS A BROKEN SPIN CYCLE: IS THERE A 21ST CENTURY FIX?	Jacqueline Dyer
ECOLOGICAL JUSTICE: A CALL FOR CHRISTIAN SOCIAL WORKERS	Meredith Powers, Micalagh Moritz & Amber Jekot
CULTIVATING COMPASSION: THE IMPORTANCE OF SABBATH KEEPING	Britt Rhodes
THE ART OF INVITATION: A QUALITATIVE STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS AND EXPERIENCES OF THE PARTICIPANTS	Katti Sneed, Deborah Teike, & Amanda C. Blake

Professional Relationships

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
PURSUING SHALOM IN FACE OF A RISING TIDE OF ANTI-SEMITISM	Paul Adams
WHEN NO MEANS YES: FAITH IN THE LIGHT WHEN FACING THE DARKNESS OF DENIAL	Dawn Broers, Marissa DeGroot, & Joanne Dusenbury
POPE FRANCIS AND THE CHURCH OF MERCY	Dorothea Epple
THE USE OF SELF: MODELING CHRIST IN TEACHING, ADVISING AND MENTORING	Margaret Howell & Deslynne Roberts
SOCIAL WORK ETHICS AND ASSISTED REPRODUCTION	Bob Zylstra

Student

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
ADOLESCENT SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR: DEVELOPMENT OF A THEORETICAL MODEL USING STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING	Alena Weeks

Research & Practice

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
FAITH-BASED SUPPORT FOR UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT FAMILIES	Linda Openshaw, Andrew McLane, Skylar Parkerson & Chase Court

Social Work Research

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
A STUDY ON RELATIONSHIP OF THEORY OF PERSONALITY AND TYPE OF ALCOHOLIC PERSONALITY	Jongsun Kim
SHALOM THROUGH GLOBAL RESEARCH: FAITH AND ETHICS IN ORPHAN CARE	Deborah Sturtevant, David Blystra, Samantha Hartman, & Dennis Feaster

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