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 7 convention tracks used to organize the program at Convention 2012.

Social Work Direct Practice

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
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, and 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

Student     

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
PERCEPTIONS OF POVERTY: THE VOICE OF YOUTH	Kathryn Farmer, Johnny M. Jones and Gaynor Yancey

Faith of the Social Worker

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
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, and Lee V. Mauldin, II

Community Organizing and Development

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
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 and 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

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
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

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
THE COLLABORATION OF FAITH AND SOCIAL WORK IN CREATING A GATEWAY OF HELPING	Breanne Bambrick and 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  

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
NEEDS ASSESSMENT GROUP PROJECT	Vanna Armstrong, Hannah Auck and Lauren Catano
IS LOVE ENOUGH? A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF SHORT-TERM MISSIONS	Heather M. Mustain, Johnny M. Jones, Gaynor Yancey and Dennis Horton

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