Welcome to the Proceedings of NACSW's 66th Annual Convention Cincinnati, OH November 17-20

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 this proceedings did not undergo a formal editing process. Entries are arranged according to the convention tracks used to organize the program at Convention 2016.

Direct Practice: Individual

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
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

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
EMPLOYEE JOB SATISFACTION STUDY: HOW LEADERS CAN RETAIN TOP-PERFORMING STAFF	Mallory Birch

Faith & Justice

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
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

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
SCRIPTURAL AND THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON FORGIVENESS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE CLINICAL PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK AND RELATED CLINICAL PROFESSIONS	Nicholas Placido

Human Development

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
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

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
MAMA DORAH: UPLIFTING GRASSROOTS EFFORTS TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING	Denise Anderson

Student  

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
SWG 580 SOCIAL WORK APPLICATION: THE AKRA TAPINOSIS AND HOSPICE SOCIAL WORK	Emmett B. Cartinhour

Social Work Education  

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
FACILITATING SPIRITUAL COMPETENCE: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF UNDERGRADUATES	Ann M. Callahan & Kalea Benner
STUDENTS’ RESPONSES TO EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING USING THE POVERTY SIMULATION	Jana Donahoe & Angela Gaddis

Social Work Research  

Title of Presentation	Presenter's Name
BSW STUDENT PERSPECTIVES ON IMPACTS OF INTEGRATION OF FAITH AND JUSTICE	Randy J. Baxter & Hannah Ainsworth

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