Welcome to the Proceedings of NACSW’s 62nd Annual Convention
St. Louis, MO • October 25-28, 2012
Below you will find a conference proceedings comprised of a sampling of materials presented during workshops and poster sessions during its Convention 2012 in St. Louis, MO on October 25-28, 2012.
The papers and PowerPoint presentations in this proceedings did not undergo a formal editing process. Entries are arranged according to the seven convention tracks used to organize the program at Convention 2012.
Views expressed by presenters are entirely their own and do not necessarily reflect those of NACSW. Being selected to present a workshop in no way implies NACSW’s endorsement or certification of presenters’ qualification, ability, or proficiency to practice social work or integrate faith and social work.
Social Work Direct Practice
Guided Imagery As An Adjunct To Pharmacologic Pain Control At End Of Life•Julie Burnett
Leave And Cleave: The Neurobiology Of The Marital Relationship•Elodia Flynn
Christian Social Work Practice In The Hook-Up World•Cindi Geeslin
Parental Understandings Of Transracial Adoptions: The Impact Of Race Within Families•Hope Haslam-Straughan, Jayne Schooler, & Jane Hoyt-Oliver
HIV/Aids Issues In Social Work Practice•Japheth Jaoko
The Dynamics Of Intergenerational Behavior And Forgiveness Therapy•Susan Jones
Preparing At-Risk Foster Adolescents For Independent Living: Preparing To Age Out Of The Foster Care System•Kenneth M. Larimore
Sprinkling Spirituality Throughout The Alzheimer’s Caregiver’s Journey•Sally P. Moore
Challenges In Clinical Supervision•Linda Openshaw
Uncapping Family Wisdom Iii: Linguistic Legacies And Their Effect On Human Development•Sandra S. Pate
Adoption: Social Work Practice From A Biblical Perspective•Karin Price
The Importance Of Engaging Fathers In Social Work Practice•Mark Robinson
Faith Of The Social Worker
Practicing Social Justice: A Virtue-Based Approach • Paul Adams
Mother Teresa: Inspiration For Social Work • Dorothea Marie Epple
Anti-Oppressive Practice And Social Trinitarianism: An Interconnection Of Faith And Social Work Principles • Lydia Hogewoning
The Concept Of New Identity In Christ In Counseling Sexual Addiction In Young Men • Vanessa L. Hunn, Willie L. Elliott, & Lee V. Mauldin, II
Community Organizing And Development
Emerging Trends And Roles Of Religion And Faith-Based Institutions In Global Development•Christson A. Adedoyin
International Service-Learning: A Peacemaking Experience In Cyprus•Jeffrey T. Bryant And Pamela L. Bryant
Outpacing Poverty: Waco Congregations And Their Poverty Alleviation Efforts•Alexis Christensen, Johnny Jones & Gaynor Yancey
Transforming Communities: Faith Based Social Justice Group Work With Homeless •Catherine Fisher
Revisiting Traditional Community Organizing For Building Stronger Faith-Based Programs•John Gavin
Unifying Social Work And Faith-Based Communities In Combating Stigma•Anthony Kiwanuka
The Biblical Understanding Of Power And Community Organizing•Stephen Charles Mott & Walter Tilleman
Lessons For Training Black Clergy In Mental Health: What Do We Know?•Jennifer Shepard Payne & Jacqueline Dyer
Social Work And Church Collaboration: Assisting A Church’s Development Via Needs Assessment Strategies•Nicholas Placido & David Cecil
Creating And Sustaining Radiant Relationships•David M. Skiff & Alex Eisenreich
The Art Of Invitation•Debbie Teike
Empowerment Lessons From A Small Non-Profit In Mexico•Jane Wenger Clemens
Social Work Education
Lessons Learned: Designing And Delivering A Hybrid Portfolio MSW Course•Dorothea Marie Epple
Creative Pedagogies For Teaching Spirituality In The Classroom•Julie Hunt
Using Role-Play To Teach Competencies For Acquiring Behaviors As A Social Worker•Carla Macdonald & Amy Biegel
Integrating Complementary And Alternative Medicine Into The Curriculum•Gary Behrman
Faith And Trauma
The Collaboration Of Faith And Social Work In Creating A Gateway Of Helping•Breanne Bambrick & Houston Thompson
Self Care: Personal & Organizational Imperatives•Lanny Endicott
Social Workers’ Faith And Service Delivery To Natural Disaster And Terrorist Victims: Insights From Six National Studies•Leola Furman, Torill Danbolt & Einar Vetvik
Widowhood & Resilience: Akan Widows’ Experiences Of Challenges & Survival•Rose Korang-Okrah
Faith, Early Life Sexual Abuse, & Old Age, Are There Connections?•Gary Behrman
Research
Needs Assessment Group Project • Vanna Armstrong, Hannah Auck & Lauren Catano
Is Love Enough? A Phenomenological Study Of Short-Term Missions • Heather M. Mustain, Johnny M. Jones, Gaynor Yancey & Dennis Horton