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NACSW Convention Proceedings 2007

Welcome to the Proceedings of NACSW's 57th Annual Convention and Training Conference

 

Dallas, Texas

 March 8-11, 2007

 

 

Below you will find a conference proceedings comprised of a sampling of materials presented during workshops and poster sessions during its Convention 2007 in Dallas, Texas on March 8-11, 2007.. 

 

The papers and PowerPoint presentations in this proceedings are are varying length, structure, and styles. Except for some very basic formatting, submissions did not undergo a formal editing process. Our hope is that the following collection of papers and outlines will be of value to current NACSW members and friends by extending the impact and reach of the materials presented at  Convention 2007 especially to those who were not able to attend the convention.  

 

Rick Chamiec-Case, MSW, MAR

Executive Director

  


Please note that to open the papers in this proceeding, you will need the software program, Adobe Reader. Fortunately, if you don't already have Adobe Reader on your computer, it can be downloaded at no cost by clicking on the following graphic: 

 

 

 

Papers in this proceeding are arranged according to the 6 convention tracks used to organize the program at Convention 2007.  To access any paper, simply click on the title of the presentation you are interested in viewing:

 

Social Work Direct Practice  

 

Title of Presentation Presenter's Name

THE AFFECT OF FATHER WOUNDS, FATHERLESSNESS, AND THE VALUE OF FATHERNEED

Tom Buske

EMBRACING MOTHERHOOD  DURING TEENAGE YEARS: A TEN WEEK SUPPORT GROUP FOR URBAN TEENS

Elizabeth Doot

MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING: OPERATIONALIZED AGAPE?

David C. Herrman

THE INTEGRATED HELPING ASSESSMENT MODEL:
“THE EYE OF THE EAGLE"

Robert and Nicole Hewitt

WORKING WITH MEN – WE ARE DIFFICULT

Charles H. Hill

USING MARRIAGE EDUCATION TO STRENGTHEN MILITARY FAMILIES: LESSONS FROM THE ACTIVE MILITARY LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM

Kim Kotrla and Preston Dyer

FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS: A SOCIAL WORKER’S GUIDE FOR PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION

Kim Kotrla and Sarah Martin

HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND FAITH: A CALL TO JUSTICE AND HOPE

Murray Lamb

GERIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH AND THE CONCEPT OF IN HOME PSYCHOTHERAPY

Charlene Lane

FAITH LEADER OPINIONS REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH AND COUNSELING ISSUES: RESULTS OF A QUALITATIVE STUDY

Linda Openshaw & Cynthia Harr

CROSS-CULTURAL SENSITIVITY: 
THE SAMARITAN PARADIGM

Albert Reyes

RE-THINKING THE CARETAKING RELATIONSHIP IN PREVENTING ELDER MISTREATMENT: POTENTIAL ROLES FOR HELPING PROFESSIONALS AND CONGREGATIONS

Michael Sherr & James W. Ellor

DARKNESS IS MY CLOSEST FRIEND: USING THE PSALMS OF LAMENT TO ADDRESS GRIEF ISSUES

Terry L. Smith

BEYOND ABORTION AND HOMOSEXUALITY: ETHICS AT WORK

Carrie Yocum

  

Faith of the Social Worker   

 

Title of Presentation Presenter's Name

DEVELOPING A TOOL TO MEASURE SOCIAL WORKERS’ INTEGRATION OF SPIRITUALITY IN THE WORKPLACE

Rick Chamiec-Case

WHEN CHURCH HURTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SOCIAL WORKER’S SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING AND SELF-CARE

Staci Jensen-Hart

Community Organizing and Development

Title of Presentation Presenter's Name

FEED MY SHEEP – RURAL POVERTY IN THE CHURCH: BASED ON CASE STUDIES IN VERMONT

Alana Atchinson

SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS: AGENTS OF COMMUNITY CHANGE

Lanny Endicott, Erin Hardy, Ann Gabayan, & Brittany Oelze

COMMUNITY AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE: THREADS OF TENSION BETWEEN THEORY AND PRACTICE

Tomi Grover

COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Michael A. Smith

 

 

Social Work Education   

 

Title of Presentation Presenter's Name

FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIAL POLICIES: BUDGETING CHALLENGES AHEAD

Thomas D. Watts

TEACHING CHRISTIAN SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS ABOUT OTHER FAITHS

Alana Atchinson

THE CALL TO JUSTICE: SOCIAL WORK IN CATHOLIC HIGHER EDUCATION

Barbara Shank

 

 

Promising Practices of FBOs & Congregations    

 

Title of Presentation Presenter's Name

CAREGIVER/FAITH BASED ORGANIZATION COALITIONS: AN INNOVATIVE MODEL FOR MENTAL HEALTH CAREGIVING

Lolita C. Boykin & Gloria J. Thompson

 

CHURCH PLANTING IN A GOVERNMENT FUNDED SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM

Roy Snapp-Kolas

 

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