Welcome to the Proceedings of NACSW's 61st Annual Convention Pittsburgh, PA  October 20-23, 2011

Below you will find a conference proceedings comprised of a sampling of materials presented during workshops and poster sessions during its Convention 2011 in Pittsburgh, PA on October 20-23, 2011. 

The papers and PowerPoint presentations in this proceedings did not undergo a formal editing process. Entries are arranged according to the 7 convention tracks used to organize the program at Convention 2011.

Social Work Direct Practice

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
ADJUSTING AND INTEGRATION NEW IMMIGRANTS IN THE AMERICAN CULTURE	Daniel N. Diakanwa
BUDDHA VERSUS PAUL: NEUROPLASTICITY AND THE RENEWING OF THE MIND	Elodia Flynn
DEVELOPING AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE EXPERIENCES OF PARENTS WHOSE CHILD HAS COME OUT OF THE CLOSET	Jan C. Kircher & April Ahlijah
SPIRITUALLY MODIFIED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE: A CASE OF CONCEPTUALIZATION	Lorraine Looney
FROM THE HERE AND NOW TO THE NOW WHAT: AN INTRODUCTION TO LOGOTHERAPY	Chuck Miceli
WELL SAID: OUR WORDS, OUR TOOLS: COMPASSIONATE CARE THROUGH METAPHORICAL TALK	Chuck Miceli
MORAL DISTRESS AND THE NEED FOR MORAL COURAGE IN SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE	Linda Openshaw
UNCAPPING FAMILY WISDOM	Sandra Pate
ADOPTION: SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE FROM A BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE	Karin Price
REFLECTING ON KING'S "BELOVED COMMUNITY"	Mikal N. Rasheed & Janice M. Rasheed
CONCEPTUALIZING ENGAGEMENT: ENHANCING YOUR PRACTICE TO OBTAIN BETTER OUTCOMES	Angela R. Tyler
HUMAN TRAFFICKING: AT RISK POPULATIONS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES	Elizabeth P. Talbot

Administration/Policy

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
ANATOMY OF A SUCCESSFUL AGENCY (AUTOPSY OF A FAILED AGENCY)	Ron Brown
FREDERIC SIEDENBURG, SJ: THE JOURNEY OF A SOCIAL ACTIVIST	Edward Gumz

Faith of the Social Worker

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
BUILDING ON THE SPIRIT OF SOCIAL WORK	Wendy Bilgen
THE SPIRITUALITY OF ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA	Dorothea Epple

Community Organizing and Development

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
ADVANCING CHRISTIAN SOCIAL WORKERS' ROLE IN HEALTH LITERACY	Christson A. Adedoyin
HELPING OUR SERVICE MEMBERS RETURN HOME	Dexter Freeman, Gerald Grace and Lanny Endicott
OPERATIONALIZING THE CONTINUUM OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN A FAITH-BASED INITIATIVE WITH MULTIPLE PARTNERS	Leonard Erb
THE FORGOTTEN ONES: LIVING CONDITIONS AND SOCIAL FUNCTIONING OF STREET CHILDREN IN PORT-AU-PRINCE HAITI	Dieuveut Gaity
ORPHAN CARE IN THE EARLY CHURCH-A HERITAGE TO RECAPTURE	Joanie Gruber
PROMOTING EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING AMONG PARISHIONERS THROUGH CLERGY/MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER COLLABORATION	Scott Bledsoe, Kimberly Setterlund, Melissa Connolly & Christopher Adams
COLLABORATIVE BENEVOLENCE	Reba A. Terry & Heather R. Carlson

Social Work Education

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
TEACHING SPIRITUAL CARE: RESOURCES AND RESULTS	Ann Callahan
ORPHAN TRAIN RIDERS TO NEBRASKA: A LOOK AT LIFE EXPERIENCES	Sandra Cook-Fong
THE NEW GENERATION OF SENIORS AND THE AGEISM PARADIGM SHIFT	Charlene Lane
ACADEMIC BULLYING IN SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENTS	Jan Kircher, Cath Stilwell, Elizabeth Talbot & Sandra Chesborough
FAITH INTEGRATION IN MSW CAPSTONE LEADERSHIP CURRICULUM AND EXAMPLES OF STUDENT PROJECTS	Katy Tangenberg
THE HEALING JOURNEY FROM THE TRAUMA OF ABORTION	Julie Woodley

Aging and Spirituality  

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
GET YOUR 3F'S MEMBERSHIP FOR A SUCCESSFUL AGING JOURNEY	Naurine Lennox & Belinda Peterson
COMPASSIONATE SOJOURNERS	Annette Sarcinelli & Sherri McKenna
SPIRITUALITY AND END-OF-LIFE CARE	Deborah A. Riddick, Martha B. Sawyer, & Melody G. Brackett

Research  

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
UNDERSTANDING GANG INVOLVED YOUTH AND PREVENTING RECIDIVISM	Ronald Carr and Michael Kelly

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