Welcome to the Proceedings of NACSW’s 64th Annual Convention
Annapolis, MD • November 6-9, 2014
Below you will find a conference proceedings comprised of a sampling of materials presented during workshops and poster sessions during its Convention 2014 in Annapolis, Maryland on November 6-9, 2014.
The papers and PowerPoint presentations in these proceedings document did not undergo a formal editing process. Entries are arranged according to the convention tracks used to organize the program at Convention 2014.
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.
Direct Practice: Individual
Critical Illness And Spiritual Faith In Older Adults • Liz B. Johnston
Compassion Satisfaction: Self-Preservation For Me • Sally Moore
Social Work Practice And The Narrative Of Poverty • Linda Openshaw
Resiliency And Spirituality • Mary Van Hook
Trauma & Attachment-Based Family Play Therapy • Cathi Spooner
Responding To The Needs Of Caregivers • Willi Dalaba & Darla Bailey
Social Work Marrying Pastoral Care For Transformative Holistic Care • Edith Robinson-Davis
Client System Assessment Tools For Social Work Practice • Jane Wenger-Clemons
Unpaid Help: Financial Stressors Among Pastoral Spouses • Rene Drumm & David Sedlacek
Direct Practice: Groups
Developing A Needs Assessment: Lessons Learned From Haiti • Rebekah Crofford & Megan Meaney
Admin & Work
Faith Perspectives On Building Strong Volunteer Programs • John Gavin
Social Welfare Club: A Tool In Leadership And Social Justice • John Conahan
Technology & Social Work
Paperwork Or Social Work: Using Information Technology In Social Work • Cassandra Scott
Development And Delivery Of A Hybrid Substance Abuse Course • Dorothea Epple
Social Work Education
Faith In The Classroom • Erin Olson
Teaching The Logic, Process, And Skills Of Evidence-Based Practice • Alan Lipps & Stephanie Hamm
Teaching Social Work With Groups: Making The Covert Overt • Buetta Warkentin
Dual Interests, Dual Degrees: Social Work And Theological Education • Rebecca Smith
Professional Relationships, Values And Ethics
A History Of Social Welfare At Doshisha University: A Case Study • Katsunobu Kihara
Preventing And Dealing With Burnout At All Levels Of Intervention • Jerry Jo Gilham
Sabbath As Self-Care: Permission To Rest! • Rebecca Smith
When My Client Is Also My Brother • Kirby Peterson, Glendy Lara & Luis R. Torres
Catholic Socialteachings And Social Work Values • Ruth Osuch
Visioning Global Federation Of Christians In Social Work • Boo Lee
Defining Moments In Social Work: Learning In The Midst Of The Storm • Karin Mccadam & Debra L. Brown
Integration Of Lectio Devina, Ignatius Imagination And Carmelite Prayer • Dorothea Epple
Preferential Option For The Poor: Foundation For Social Work Identity • Helen Deines
Human Development
A Wrinkle In The Fold • Katie Terry
Ethical Social Work Practice With Lgbt Clients • Helen Harris And Jon Singletary
Symbols And Rituals: An Interpretive Approach To Faith-Based Behavior • James A. Forte
Human Trafficking In Small Urban & Rural Communities • Elizabeth Peffer Talbot, Yumi E. Suzuki, Rev. Kimberly Laplante & Rev. Susan Omanson
Immigration
All Alone To Safely Home • Kerri Socha & Tawnya Brown
Preparing Your Community For Immigration Reform • Allison Posner & Michelle Sardone
Research & Practice
Faith That God Cares: The Experience Of Spirituality • Linda Darrell