School of Social Work

No. 28 M.S.W. Program in the U.S.

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work faculty, staff and Ph.D. students are preparing to attend the 62nd annual Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.

The theme of this year’s meeting is advancing collaborative practice through social work education. Nearly 20 VCU faculty and students will advance the dialogue around interdisciplinary education and collaborative practice by facilitating panel discussions, leading faculty development sessions and presenting on a variety of social work topics.

A complete list of VCU School of Social Work faculty and student sessions is below.


Thursday, Nov. 3

9 a.m. | Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel, International 2 | Annemarie Conlon, Ph.D., Melissa L. Abell, Ph.D. [CV] and Shanza Isom

Implementing Interprofessional Education: Options for Collaboration, Education, and Evaluation, a Faculty Development Institute

Friday, Nov. 4

7:30 a.m. | Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel, International 3 | Page Buck, Ph.D., Shelby E. McDonald, Ph.D. [CV], Janet Hoy, Ph.D. and Christine Kim, Ph.D.

Human-Animal Interactions: Implications for Wellness and Social Work Education, a panel discussion

7:30 a.m. | Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel, A702 | Rachel C. Casey

Hard Time: A Qualitative Content Analysis of Incarcerated Women’s Personal Accounts, a presentation session

12:45 p.m. | Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel, Atrium Ballroom | Jennifer F. Jettner, Kimberly S. Compton and Hyojin Im Ph.D. [CV]

“We Are Like the Plant”: Gardening to Improve Health Education Among Refugees, an interactive poster

2 p.m. | Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel, L404 | Jennifer F. Jettner

Growing Social Justice? Understanding Who the Food Movements Bring to the Garden, a presentation session

3:15 p.m. | Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel, A702 | M. Alex Wagaman, Ph.D. [CV], Stephanie G. Odera and Daryl V. Fraser [CV]

Employing a Collaborative Teaching Model to Enhance Competence in Promoting Racial Justice, an oral presentation

Saturday, Nov. 5

9 a.m. | Loren Hatcher and Adam Caldwell

Collaboration: What Worked & Didn’t Work For Us, a closed session in the Deans and Chief Development Officers Workshop

12:45 p.m. | Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel, Atrium Ballroom | Rachel Rosenberg and Youngmi Kim, Ph.D. [CV]

Do Independent Living Services Predict Positive Adult Outcomes for Foster Care Youth?, an interactive poster

2 p.m. | Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel, Atrium Ballroom | Ananda Newmark, Ph.D. [CV], Christopher J. Ward and Mary Secret, Ph.D. [CV]

Online Learning Environments and Teaching Priorities: A Delphi-Method Conversion Matrix Grounding, an interactive poster

2 p.m. | Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel, M106 | Marceline M. Lazzari, Ph.D., Ann Rosegrant Alvarez, Ph.D., Fran Danis, Ph.D. and Elizabeth D. Hutchison, Ph.D.

When to Retire? What Comes Next? Choices and Meaningful Life Post-“Job”, a panel discussion

2 p.m. | Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel, L402 | Kia J. Bentley, Ph.D. [CV] and the Commission on Research.

Teaching Research Through the Lens of Social Justice: An Open Dialogue, the Commission on Research Connect Session

3:15 p.m. | Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel, A702 | Matthew Bogenschutz, Ph.D. [CV], Carl L. Algood, Ph.D., Christina R. Miller, Ph.D. and Lydia P. Ogden, Ph.D.

The ADA After 25 Years: Implications and Applications for Social Work Education, the Disability Connect Session

3:15 p.m. | Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel, Atrium Ballroom | Cory Cummings, Rachel C. Casey and Kia J. Bentley, Ph.D. [CV]

Identity and Decision Making Among Psychiatrists: Lessons for Social Work Collaborators, an interactive poster

Sunday, Nov. 6

8:45 a.m. | Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel, M109 | Elizabeth D. Hutchison, Ph.D.

What Do Social Workers Need to Know About Human Behavior, an interactive workshop

8:45 a.m. | Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel, Imperial Ballroom A | Elizabeth Paula Cramer, Ph.D. [CV] and Hilary Terase Stim

Collaborative Digital Storytelling: A High-Impact, Technology-Based Learning Tool for Social Work Courses, an oral presentation

9:15 a.m. | Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel, A708 | Jama Shelton, Ph.D., M. Alex Wagaman, Ph.D. [CV] and Rebecca Carter

Queering the Social Work Classroom: Strategies for Increasing Inclusion of LGBTQ People, a presentation session

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