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 these proceedings 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.
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
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
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
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
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
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