Logo for CSWE's 68th Annual Program Meeting

CSWE’s 68th Annual Program Meeting will take place in Anaheim, California, from November 10 to November 13.

Eleven students, faculty, and staff in the Boston College School of Social Work will give presentations at the Council on Social Work Education’s 68th Annual Program Meeting.

The meeting will take place at the Hilton Anaheim in Anaheim, California, from Thursday, November 10 to Sunday, November 13. BCSSW will host a reception for attendees on Friday, November 11 at 6 p.m. in the Hilton’s Palisades Room. 

The theme for this year’s meeting is “Leading Critical Conversations: Human Rights Are Global Rights.” Members of the BCSSW community will present on a range of topics, including Afrocentric social work, harm reduction training, and trauma-responsive field advising. 

Here’s the list of presenters and the names of their research projects:

Day and time: Saturday, November 12, 10:45 a.m.
Type of presentation: Poster
Title of project: Protective Factors Against Illiteracy for Women in Afghanistan: Results from a Nationally Representative Survey
BCSSW contributors: Doctoral candidates Laura Bond and Beth Kellenberg Klein

Day and time: Saturday, November 12, noon
Type of presentation: Poster Presentation 
Title of project: Prioritizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Social Work Education: A Cultural Competence Model
BCSSW contributors: Karen Bullock, Louise McMahon Ahearn Endowed Professor

Day and time: Saturday, November 12, noon
Type of presentation: Panel Presentation
Title of project: Harm Reduction Training Program: The Development, Implementation, and Lessons Learned
BCSSW contributors: Susan Coleman, assistant dean of field education 

Day and time: Saturday, November 12, 3:45 p.m.
Type of presentation: Interactive Workshop
Title of project: Implementing a Trauma Responsive Perspective in Field Advising
BCSSW contributors: Kathleen Flinton, assistant professor of the practice, and Susan Coleman, assistant dean of field education 

Day and time: Saturday, November 12, 5 p.m.
Type of presentation: Interactive Workshop
Title of project: Implementing an Afrocentric Perspective in Social Work Programming, Curricula, and Research
BCSSW contributors: Tyrone Parchment, assistant professor and co-director of the Black Leadership Initiative; Samuel Bradley, Jr., assistant professor, co-director of the Black Leadership Initiative, and director of the Equity Innovation Lab; and part-time faculty member Lujuana Milton

Day and time: Saturday, November 12, 5 p.m.
Type of presentation: Oral Presentation 
Title of project: Observations from Social Work Researchers on Assessing a Homelessness Prevention Research-Practice Partnership
BCSSW contributors: Jessica McCabe Johnson, postdoctoral research associate

Day and time: Saturday, November 12, 5 p.m.
Type of presentation: Oral Presentation 
Title of project: Observations from Social Work Researchers on Assessing Functioning and Success of a Research-Practice Partnership Session: Assessment and Human Connections
BCSSW contributors: Doctoral candidate Beth Kellenberg Klein

Day and time: Sunday, November 13, 10:45 a.m.
Type of presentation: Interactive Workshop
Title of project: The Stories We Embody: Neurobiology of Imagination for a Healing and Critical Education
BCSSW contributors: Doctoral candidate Ricardo Diego Suarez Rojas and associate professor Jessica Black