IASWR Presentations at
the 25th Anniversary BPD Conference
Expanding the research, practice,
education, policy connections will be addressed in several sessions involving the Institute for the Advancement of Social
Work Research at the 25th anniversary BPD conference in Destin. Three
sessions will address concepts and strategies related to incorporating evidence-based practices into BSW education, one session
will address strategies for seeking and acquiring research funding and one session will focus on advocacy:
Thursday, 9:30 to 10:45 AM
Funding Opportunities to Support Undergraduate Faculty Research and Infrastructure Development (Jasmine)
Thursday, 1:15 to 2:30 PM
Defining and Implementing Evidence-Based Research in BSW Research Initiatives (Azalea II)
Friday, 1:15 to 2:30 PM
Evidence-Based Practice: What Does It Mean for BSW Education, Research and Practice? (Magnolia A)
Friday, 4:15 to 5:30 PM
Social Work Reinvestment Initiative: Linking Federal and State Advocacy
(Magnolia A)
Saturday, 8:00
to 9:15 AM
Evidence to Practice: The NIAAA Clinician’s Gide for Helping People
Who Drink Too Much (Jasmine)
IASWR Summer Methods Workshops
In Summer 2008 IASWR will be offering
3 different 2 day intensive Research Methods Training Workshops in Washington, DC.
To learn more and to register, visit www.iaswresearch.org. The workshops will be:
How
to use and conduct qualitative research in mixed methods research
Dates: June 9-10, 2008
Faculty: Jerry Floersch and Lisa Townsend, Case Western Reserve
Systematic
Reviews and Meta-analysis
July
7-8, 2008
Faculty: Julia Littell, Bryn Mawr College
Qualitative
Data Analysis: It’s Not Just Anything Goes!
August
1-2, 2008
Faculty: James Drisko, Smith College School
for Social Work
New Reports on Evidence-based
Practices
Partnerships to Integrate Evidence-Based Mental Health Practices Into Social
Work Education and Research is available on the IASWR website, www.iaswresearch.org. The report includes definitions of evidence-based practices,
strategies for university/agency partnerships to promote use of evidence-based practices, models for teaching evidence-based
mental health practices and recommended next steps related to education, partnerships, doctoral education and research.
IASWR
was a co-sponsor of the June 2007 symposium, Evidence-Based Practice in Child Welfare in the Context of Cultural Competency
- Proceedings, sponsored by the Gamble-Skogmo Chair in Child Welfare and Youth Policy at the University
of Minnesota and Casey Family Programs. The report
and a video of the proceedings are available at http://ssw.cehd.umn.edu/EBP-CulturalCompetence.html.
For more
information about research development, funding and research to practice connections visit www.iaswresearch.org and subscribe to IASWR’s e-alert service, IASWR Listserv Announcements.
