Proceedings for NACSW Convention 2011

Building Bridges: Fostering Healing & Connections in Our Communities

Welcome to the Proceedings of NACSW’s 68th Annual Convention

Charlotte, NC • November 2-5, 2017

Below you will find a conference proceedings comprised of a sampling of materials presented during workshops and poster sessions during its Convention 2017 in Charlotte, NC on November 2-5, 2017.

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 2017.

Direct Practice: Individual

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
Assessment of Inherent Motivation: A Layman Tool for Effective Intervention	Ronald Brown
Creating, Optimizing, Practices for Endurance (COPE)	Dezette C. Johnson & LaSonya Townsend
The Genesis of Helping: A Biblical Integrative Perspective	Muh Bi Lin, Leslie Wuest & Yongqiang Zheng
Effective Psychotherapy Techniques for Learning Disordered Clients	Jennifer D.Massey
Trauma Informed Care and Brain Development: The Basics	Katti Sneed

Empowering Communities

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
Project: Human - Creating Dialogue, Embracing Change	David R Edwards & Tristi Ogden

Faith and Justice

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
Reparations as a Key to Reconciliation with Communities of Slavery Descent	Pamela A. Bridgeman & Debbie Kemp
2.7 Million Reasons to Integrate Faith & Justice with Children of Prisoners	Brenda McGowan

Human Development

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
Designing Spiritually-Sensitive Death Education to Promote Peace	Jana Donahoe

Public Administration

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
Justice for Gerontological Populations: A Meta Analysis of Social Welfare	Linda Openshaw, Elizabeth McLane & Andrew McLane

R&P with Ethnically Diverse Populations

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
Interpersonal Violence Among African American Young Adult Women	Wachell McKendrick

Social Work Education

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
Mothering, Mentoring and Sex Trafficking: Where Does Christianity Fit?	Llena Chavis
Moral Entanglements for Christian Students Entering Field Education	Alex Colvin & Angela Bullock
Retention and Persistance in Online BSW Programs: Related or not?	Robert Jesiolowski, Twyla Lee & Jesse Pablo
Social Work Goes to Hollywood: Using Movies to Teach Clinical Concepts	Bob Zylstra

Social Work Research

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
Qualitative Study of MSW Student Scripture Reflections/Ethics Integration	Randy J. Baxter & Dorothea Epple
SDA LGBT+ Family Support, Depression and Suicide: Findings and Implications	Curtis VanderWaal & Shannon Trecartin

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