On January 12-16, teams of UCF School of Social Work faculty, students, alumni and other social work professionals will be presenting at the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) 26th Annual Conference in Washington, DC. This year, the conference’s theme is “Social Work Science for Racial, Social, and Political Justice.” SSWR is nationally and internationally recognized as a dedicated organization that advances social work research and is “committed to improving support for research among social workers.”
Below are UCF School of Social Work presentation details (all times in EST):
Thursday, January 13
1:30-3:30 p.m.
- Asli Cennet Yalim, Carli Meyerson*, Kenan Sualp, Kelsey Boyd*** – “Building Client-Centered and Trauma-Informed Mental Health Services for Refugees: Perspectives of Healthcare Providers”
- Julia O’Connor, Kristina Nikolova, Iris Cardenas – “Traditional Gender Beliefs, Gender Disparities, and Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration“
- Kimberly Gryglewicz, Michelle Vance, Eunji Nam, Lisa Borntrager – “Exploring Barriers and Facilitators to Service Engagement and Utilization Among Black Youth at High-Risk for Suicide“
Friday, January 14
8:00 a.m.
- Haynes, J.***, Anderson, K. M., & Ilesanmi, I.*** – “Participatory Methods and Narrative Tools: Fostering Youth-Led Social & Emotional Learning at One Orange County Boys & Girls Club”
5:30-7 p.m.
- Susanny Beltran, Xiaochuan (Sharon) Wang, Zainab Suntai, Rikka Mae Ciriaco** – “Culturally-Competent Healthcare Practice in Action: What Do Providers Do?”
2-3:30 p.m.
- Julia O’Connor, Jill Hoxmeier, Julia Cusano, Sarah McMahon – “An Intersectional Analysis of Perceptions of Peers’ Responses to Survivors of Sexual Violence”
- Xiaochuan (Sharon) Wang, Stephanie Bergren, XinQi Dong – “Is Social Support Associated with Depression Help-Seeking Behaviors Among U.S. Chinese Older Adults?“
- Reshawna Chapple – “The Methodological Complexities of Conducting an Ethnography on Black Deaf Female College Students Using Intersectionality and Critical Race Grounded Theories”
Saturday, January 15
4-5:30 p.m.
- Kenan Sualp, Sophia Dziegielewski – “The Influence of Neighborhood Structural Characteristics on Treatment Attendance and Mental Health: Comparing Immigrants and Non-Immigrants”
Sunday, January 16
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Pinar Zubaroglu-Ioannides, Asli Cennet Yalim – “The Effects of US Resettlement Policies on the Wellbeing of Refugees: An Analysis with the Multilevel Policy Implementation Framework”
* denotes alumni
** denotes undergraduate student
*** denotes graduate student
