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November 4, 2011 || Vol. 3, Issue 44
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Please forward this weekly email to other professionals you think may appreciate this information about social work research resources. Or email us if you know of an informational resource we should know about.
Other resources related to social work research can be accessed on our website: www.bu.edu/swrnet. |
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Funding Opportunities
Law & Social Sciences
Deadline: January 24, 2012
The Law & Social Sciences Program considers proposals that address social scientific studies of law and law-like systems of rules. The program is inherently interdisciplinary and multi-methodological. Successful proposals describe research that advances scientific theory and understanding of the connections between law or legal processes and human behavior. Social scientific studies of law often approach law as dynamic, made in multiple arenas, with the participation of multiple actors. Fields of study include many disciplines. LSS provides the following modes of support:Standard Research Grants and Grants for Collaborative Research, Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants,Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Fellowships,Workshop and Conference Proposals. Click here for more information.
Improving Adherence to Treatment Regimens for HIV-Positive Adolescents and Young Adults (R01)
Deadline: February 21, 2012
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to stimulate research projects that will develop, implement, and evaluate new or adapted interventions to improve adherence to medical and/or behavioral regimens for HIV-positive adolescents (11-21 years) and young adults (21-24 years). Applicants may investigate individual, family, social, political, and/or contextual factors that influence adherence, and may develop new or refine existing measures of adherence, in the process of developing efficacious or effective adherence interventions. Click here for more information.
Prins Foundation Post-Doctoral and Early Career Fellowships for Emigrating Scholars Program
Deadline: December 15, 2011
(From the Philanthropy News Digest)
The Center for Jewish History in New York City has announced the expansion of its international fellowship program to include senior scholars, early career scholars, and emerging artists and writers through a new five-year, $750,000 grant from the Vivian G. Prins Foundation. The grant will support fellowships for those who seek permanent teaching and research positions in North America. The Prins Foundation Post-Doctoral and Early Career Fellowship for Emigrating Scholars program is now accepting applications from foreign scholars who seek permanent teaching and research positions in the United States. The award will support twelve-month fellowships for scholars who are at the beginning of their careers. Fellows will be provided with an annual stipend of $35,000 to conduct original research at the center and utilize the collections of its partner organizations. Preference will be given to candidates from eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Click here for more information.
Social Science Research Council: Study of Prayer Practice
Deadline: December 1, 2011
(From the Philanthropy News Digest)
New Directions in the Study of Prayer will consider proposals in four broad yet focused areas of inquiry. Each research theme considers prayer as a practice, an event, and a cultural object that can be studied empirically and with a range of research methods and analytical approaches. Both discipline-specific and interdisciplinary proposals will be encouraged. Click here for more information.
AHRQ Health Services Research Projects (R01)
Deadline: January 7, 2013
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits Large Research (R01) Projects, and expresses AHRQ portfolio priority areas of interest for ongoing extramural health services research, demonstration, dissemination, and evaluation grants. Click here for more information.
AHRQ Health Services Research Demonstration and Dissemination Grants (R18)
Deadline: January 7, 2013
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits Large Research Demonstration and Dissemination (R18) Projects, and expresses AHRQ portfolio priority areas of interest for these ongoing, extramural grants. Click here for more information.
Differential Response (DR) in Child Protective Services Dissertation Support
Deadline: January 16, 2012
This is an announcement of the availability of funding to support doctoral research in the area of Differential Response (DR) in Child Protective Services. The aim of these awards is twofold: (1) to expand the knowledge base for DR and (2) to help develop researchers who can make an ongoing contribution to child welfare research. The purpose of the Quality Improvement Center on Differential Response in Child Protective Services (QIC-DR) is to determine, through research and demonstration projects and doctoral level dissertations, the impact of DR models on outcomes for children within the child protective services and child welfare systems. The QIC-DR works to generate knowledge about effective practice models of DR in child protective services and to incorporate community and prevention approaches to serve families that are involved in child protective services systems. In addition, the QIC-DR works to foster collaborative research, demonstration, and dissertation projects that address DR in child protective services across the various systems that interface to maximize family strengths and keep children safe: neighborhood and community-based organizations, prevention programs, child protection, child welfare, health, education, housing, financial, and family support. Click here for more information.
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Calls 
Call for Papers
National Leadership Summit on School-Justice Partnerships
Deadline: November 15, 2011
Too many students are spending critical time in the courts, on school suspensions or in juvenile justice facilities, which hinders their educational, social and personal development that is central to their becoming self-reliant and thriving citizens. The Summit, scheduled for March 11-13, 2012, in New York City, will bring together teams from every state comprised of the state's top justice and education officials, a juvenile court judge and an additional representative to be determined by the team to raise awareness of the importance of focusing on school-justice partnerships in order to promote practices and policies that can help children succeed in school and in turn reduce the flow of children into the juvenile and adult court systems. This is an interdisciplinary Call for Papers. Experts engaged in promoting practices and policies of our education and justice systems that can reduce the involvement of children in the justice system and help children succeed in school should submit papers, including: academics, advocates, counselors, criminal justice experts, educators, legal experts, legislators, judicial leaders, juvenile justice experts, policymakers, program managers, public health specialists, researchers, school leaders and social workers. Click here for more information.
Call for Abstracts
Eighth International Interdisciplinary Conference on Clinical Supervision
Deadline: February 1, 2012
Join social work practitioners, supervisors, and researchers, as well as colleagues from other mental health disciplines for engaging plenary sessions, paper presentations, workshops, and roundtable discussions addressing clinical supervision theory, practice, and research. Click here for more information.
Call for Papers
Family Court Review
Deadline: June 1, 2012
Family Court Review is seeking submissions for a special issue dedicated to immigration issues and the family court's obligation to serve families and children. Scholars, practitioners, judges, policymakers, and family and child experts are encouraged to contribute. The deadline to submit papers is June 1, 2012. Click here for more information.
ICPSR Student Research Paper Competition
ICPSR invites submissions for our 2012 Research Paper Competitions from undergraduates and master's students at member institutions.
·The ICPSR Research Paper Competition, for analyses on any topic using data from the ICPSR General Archive or Thematic Collections.
·The IFSS Research Paper Competition, for analyses on any topic using data from the Integrated Fertility Survey Series.
·The RCMD Research Paper Competition, for analyses on issues relating to minorities in the United States, including immigrants, using data from the Resource Center for Minority Data.
The purpose of these competitions is to highlight student research papers using IFSS, RCMD, or ICPSR data. The objective is to encourage students to explore the social sciences by means of critical analysis of a topic supported by quantitative analysis of a dataset(s) held within ICPSR, IFSS, or the RCMD archive and presented in written form. Undergraduates or master's competition entries could be papers written for a capstone course, a senior seminar, or any writing intensive course for which the student uses quantitative data analysis to support or refute a hypothesis. A master's thesis could be appropriate provided that the terms above are met. Competitions awards are $1,000 for first place and $750 for second place. The deadline for submission is January 31, 2012. For more information, submission guidelines, and promotional posters, please visit the competition Web site.
Call for Nominations
Mosteller Award, Boruch Award
Deadline: November 28, 2011
Nominations are now being accepted for two Campbell Collaboration awards, the Mosteller Award and the Boruch Award. The awards will be presented at The Campbell Collaboration Annual Colloquium in Copenhagen, Denmark, 29-31 May.
*The Frederick Mosteller Award for Distinctive Contributions to Systematic Reviews is presented annually by the Campbell Collaboration to an individual who has made an important contribution to systematic reviews in the areas of sociology, psychology, education, criminology and social welfare. Betsy Becker was the 2011 Mosteller Award winner for her distinctive contributions to systematic reviewing.
*The Robert Boruch Award for Evidence-Based Research in Public Policy is given annually for research that informs public policy in the areas of sociology,psychology, education, criminology and social welfare. Sandra M. Nutley was the 2011 Robert Boruch Award winner for her contributions to research that influences public policy. One of her major contributions is the book "Using evidence: How research can inform public services".
Click here for more information and to submit nominations. Or contact Jeff Valentine for more information.
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Conferences & Trainings
NIJ Seminar Series Available Online
National Institute of Justice's in-person seminar series, "Research for the Real World," is held periodically in Washington, DC, and features research that is changing our thinking about policies and practices. The seminars are recorded before a live audience and published on the NIJ Web site about 10 days after the event. Click here for more information.
SSWR 16th Annual Conference
Research That Makes A Difference: Advancing Practice and Shaping Public Policy
11-15 January 2012
Washington, DC
The SSWR Annual Conference offers a scientific program that reflects a broad range of research interests, from workshops on the latest quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to symposia featuring studies in child welfare, aging, mental health, welfare reform, substance abuse, and HIV/AIDS. Over 500 symposia, workshop, roundtable, paper and poster presentations. Research methods workshops designed to enhance methods expertise and grant-writing skills and special sessions on research priorities and capacity building that target cutting-edge topics vital to contemporary social work research. Click here for more information.
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Research Publications & Data Resources Research & Practice Brief
Center on Adherence & Self-Determination
The Center on Adherence and Self-Determination (CASD) has begun to investigate the concept of service engagement as an alternative to compliance or adherence, asking the question, what influences individuals' choices to engage with or disengage from services. An example of our work in this area is the Research & Practice Brief (R&PB). These R&PBs are meant to summarize the CASD's research into succinct statements that might be used by advocates, policy makers, and other interested parties to promote the agenda of self-determination. R&PB No. 3 offers a discussion of the use of the terms "compliance," "adherence," and "service engagement" as they relate to the concepts of consumer choice and self-determination. Also discussed is the need for models to understand decision making processes, both rational and socially based, for service engagement. Click here for more information.
International Services Available From NCJRSNCJRS is offering the International Document Exchange (IDE) program, which is designed to meet the needs of non-U.S. organizations. Composed of members from 55 countries, IDE serves as a worldwide network for information exchange in the criminal justice field. Find out more about the IDE program at the NCJRS International Document Exchange Web page. Victimization Against Disabled Persons Detailed"Crime Against Persons with Disabilities, 2008-2010 - Statistical Tables" (NCJ 235777, 20 pp.) presents estimates of nonfatal violent victimization (rape, sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated and simple assault) against persons age 12 or older with disabilities, from 2008 to 2010. Findings are based on the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). Click here for more details. Report Examines Programs That Support At-Risk Youth(From the Children's Bureau Express)A new report from the Administration for Children and Families' (ACF's) Office of Planning Research and Evaluation (OPRE) presents research-based frameworks that can be used to develop programs for at-risk youth. Synthesis of Research and Resources to Support At-Risk Youth also describes the risk factors for at-risk youth and approaches that can help these youth achieve self-sufficiency. At-risk youth include youth aging out of foster care, runaway and homeless youth, youth receiving TANF, teenage parents, and juvenile offenders. Click here for more information. Data on Child Well-Being in America(From the Children's Bureau Express)Two annual, national reports provide current data on the well-being of children in America: * America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2011, is produced by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics and based on data collected from 22 Federal agencies to update 41 well-being indicators on children, youth, and families. The indicators span seven domains: family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education, and health. In addition, this year's report contains a new indicator on teen immunizations and a special feature section on adoption. *The 2011 KIDS COUNT Data Book is an annual report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation that presents data on 10 key indicators of child well-being, addressing health, education, teen employment, teen pregnancy, and family economic conditions. This year's report points out that while great improvements have been realized in the past two decades, several concerning issues have emerged as well. AHRQ Releases HCUP Facts and Figures Report with 2009 Hospital Inpatient DataAHRQ has released the fifth annual edition of the HCUP Facts and Figures report. HCUP Facts and Figures: Statistics on Hospital-Based Care in the United States, 2009 presents information on inpatient hospital care in 2009 and contains comparisons and trends since 1997. The report is organized around high-interest topics, such as hospital and discharge characteristics, diagnoses, procedures, costs and payers. This year's report features a special section on women's health, detailing differences by gender and over time. Click here for more information.
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News & Notices
Social work tackling health inequalities
On the 26th of October IFSW and the Social Work and Health Inequalities Network (SWHIN) joined forces to met with a world leader in the promotion of social determinants of health, Professor Sir Michael Marmot. Sir Michael, who works at the Public Health School at University College London, has chaired the World Health Organization Commission on the Social Determinants on Health. He will also be a keynote speaker at next Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development in Stockholm 2012. The meeting between IFSW, SWHIN and Sir Michael was held to discuss the prominent role that social workers play in reducing health inequalities. However unfortunately to date, most references in the literature on 'social determinants on health' tend to focus only on the medical roles. Yet as Sir Michael stated, "reducing health inequalities is the bread and butter of social work". Sir Michael enthusiastically welcomed a long-term cooperation between social workers and other health professionals to overturn the obstacles that cause health inequalities. As part of this cooperation he invited European social workers to participate in the 'European Review on the Social Determinants of Health & the Health Divide in the WHO European Region'. This review gives us the opportunity to raise the profile of social work in the World Health Organization and associated literature. Submissions can be posted directly to the contact details in the above link, or preferably sent to the IFSW so that they can be submitted together as a formal social work response from your social work global body, IFSW. Submissions need to be received before the 18th of November 2011. The submissions do not need to be complicated and can briefly describe a social work outcome, which demonstrates a positive effect on reducing health inequalities. Contact details of IFSW: global@ifsw.org. To learn more or join the Social Work and Health Inequalities Network, click here.
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About SWRnet
Formerly known as the IASWR Listserv, SWRnet (Social Work Research Network) was launched in October 2009 to continue serving the social work research community by providing regular updates on funding opportunities, calls for papers, conference deadlines and newly published research. Help others subscribe by forwarding these announcements using the Forward to a Colleague function at the end of the email. |
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