Welcome to the Proceedings of NACSW’s 66th Annual Convention
Cincinnati, OH • November 17-20, 2016
Below you will find a conference proceedings comprised of a sampling of materials presented during workshops and poster sessions during its Convention 2016 in Cincinnati, OH on November 17-20, 2016.
The papers and PowerPoint presentations in these proceedings did not undergo a formal editing process. Entries are arranged according to the convention tracks used to organize the program at Convention 2016.
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
Conquering the Obstacles of Painful Experiences: Going Beyond the Trauma • Casondra Brown
Integration of Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness & Centering Prayer in the Treatment of a Substance Abuse Disorder • Kristine Howley
Community-Based Practice and Clox Intervention for MCI • Suk-Hee Kim
Pathway of Hope • Sabrina Kiser
Building Bridges Between Social Work Education and Practice Skills: An Exploratory Study • Linda Openshaw, Benjamin May, & Andrew McLane
Mindful Parenting and Teachable Moments: From Theory to Practice in Christian Parenting • Jonathan C. Robinson
Financial Literacy and Counseling for Social Workers Including Faith-Based Actions • Flora Williams
Admin & Work
Employee Job Satisfaction Study: How Leaders Can Retain Top-Performing Staff • Mallory Birch
Faith & Justice
What the Bible Says About Race • Tenolian Bell
Faith and Justice as One • V. Leana Brown-Scott & Nicole Darden
A Jubilee Year of Mercy • Dorothea Epple
Justice from God’s Perspective: How Christian Theology Can Transform a Broken and Hurting World • Hope Wilson
Forgiveness
Scriptural and Theological Perspectives on Forgiveness and Its Impact on the Clinical Practice of Social Work and Related Clinical Professions • Nicholas Placido
Human Development
Testing Faith: An Investigation of the Relationship Between Prayer and Test Anxiety • Drey Campbell
Building Bridges: Fostering Hope Through Faith-Based Death Education • Jana Donahoe
Research & Practice With Ethnically Diverse Populations
Mama Dorah: Uplifting Grassroots Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking • Denise Anderson
Student
SWG 580 Social Work Application: The Akra Tapinosis and Hospice Social Work • Emmett B. Cartinhour
Social Work Education
Facilitating Spiritual Competence: A Qualitative Study 0f Undergraduates • Ann M. Callahan & Kalea Benner
Students’ Responses to Experiential Learning Using the Poverty Simulation • Jana Donahoe & Angela Gaddis
Social Work Research
BSW Student Perspectives on Impacts of Integration of Faith and Justice • Randy J. Baxter & Hannah Ainsworth