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January 18, 2013 || Vol. 5, Issue 3
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SWRnet provides a weekly update about new research funding opportunities, calls for papers and proposals, conferences and trainings, new data and research, and news for the social work research community.
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Funding Opportunities
New Jersey Health Initiatives-Primary Care Workforce Innovations
Deadline: March 14, 2013
New Jersey Health Initiatives (NJHI), a statewide grantmaking program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, invites organizations to apply under New Jersey Health Initiatives: Primary Care Workforce Innovations, for support of proposals that seek to redesign the practice team, in the context of practice transformation, by implementing creative workforce models, using health professionals and other staff in new, more effective ways to improve access to primary care services and improve quality without increasing the costs of health care. Project funds will support the redesign of the current primary care workforce within a practice, as well as participation in a learning network focused on primary care practice redesign and workforce development. Click here for more information.
Preventing Violence and Violence Related Injury
Deadline: March 26, 2013
The purposes of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) extramural violence prevention research program are to: Build the scientific base for the prevention of violence by helping to expand and advance our understanding of the primary prevention of interpersonal and self-directed violence. Encourage professionals from a wide spectrum of disciplines of epidemiology, behavioral and social sciences, medicine, biostatistics, public health, health economics, law, and criminal justice to perform research in order to prevent violence more effectively. Encourage investigators to propose research that involves the development and testing of primary prevention strategies as well as research on methods to enhance the adoption and maintenance of effective strategies among individuals, organizations, or communities. Click here for more information.
Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
Deadline: April 1, 2013
(National Institute of Justice)
This solicitation seeks applications for funding basic scientific research in the physical, life and cognitive sciences that is designed to increase the knowledge underlying forensic science disciplines intended for use in the criminal justice system. Click here for more details.
Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health
Deadline: February 16, June 16, October 16 (annually)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages investigators to submit research grant applications that will identify, develop, evaluate and refine effective and efficient methods, systems, infrastructures, and strategies to disseminate and implement research-tested health behavior change interventions, evidence-based prevention, early detection, diagnostic, treatment and management, and quality of life improvement services, and data monitoring and surveillance reporting tools into public health and clinical practice settings that focus on patient outcomes. Click here for more information.
Mentoring Best Practices Research
Deadline: February 19, 2013
(Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention)
This program seeks to enhance what is understood about mentoring as a prevention and intervention strategy for youth who are at risk of involvement or already involved in the juvenile justice system. This solicitation will fund research studies that will inform the design and delivery of mentoring programs. Click here for more information.
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program: Minority-Serving Institution Field-Initiated Projects (Research)
Deadline: March 15, 2013
(Department of Education)
The purpose of the Field Initiated (FI) Projects program is to develop methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technology that maximize the full inclusion and integration into society, employment, independent living, family support, and economic and social self-sufficiency of individuals with disabilities, especially individuals with the most severe disabilities. Another purpose of the FI Projects program is to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The purpose of this competition is to improve the capacity of minority entities to conduct high-quality disability and rehabilitation research by limiting eligibility for FI research and development grants to minority entities and Indian tribes. Click here for more information.
FDA Tobacco Regulatory Science Fellowship
Deadline: February 20, 2013
Launched in 2012, this regulatory science fellowship is a collaborative program between the FDA Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM). It is designed for mid-career professionals to gain experience and expertise to further define and develop the field of regulatory science as it relates to the regulation of tobacco products and FDA's new authorities under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. This is an excellent opportunity for exceptional, highly competitive professionals to actively participate in the development of science-based public health strategies, serve as the lead for defined projects, meet with policy leaders, and develop new competencies, including new knowledge, skills, and experiences related to tobacco products and their use, which is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Click here for more information. |
Calls
Call for Abstracts
Ninth International Interdisciplinary Conference on Clinical Supervision
Deadline: February 1, 2013
The Ninth International Interdisciplinary Conference on Clinical Supervision provides a forum for practitioners, educators and researchers to address the current state of knowledge and skills in the practice of clinical supervisors across mental health disciplines. Click here for more information.
Call for Papers
Health & Social Work
February 28, 2013
Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families
Health & Social Work will publish a special issue in support of NASW's strong commitment to educating all social workers to be prepared to respond to the unique needs of Service Members, Veterans, and their families. This commitment is aligned with the White House's Joining Forces initiative, created by Dr. Jill Biden and First Lady Michelle Obama to bring attention to the distinct needs and strengths of America's military families. NASW has been a proud member of Joining Forces since 2011. Manuscripts on any topic related to health-focused social work with Service Members, Veterans, or military families are welcome. This includes social work at all levels (micro, mezzo, or macro) and in all fields of practice. Click here for more information.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Journal of Gerontological Social Work
Deadline: March 30, 2013
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Aging: The Role of Gerontological Social Work
The editors of the Journal of Gerontological Social Work are seeking manuscript submissions for a special issue on LGBT Aging. The aim of this special issue is to provide an array of scholarly literature on LGBT aging in an effort to raise awareness of pertinent issues facing this population, and to build capacity in the discipline of social work so that gerontological social work scholars and practitioners have a voice in multidisciplinary discourses. As the first social work journal to spotlight LGBT aging, this special issue will incorporate themes of cultural competence, strengths and resilience. The issue seeks to cover areas of study related to social work education, practice, policy, and research. Submissions may consist of one of the following types: conceptual/research, practice forum, policy forum, brief reports. Click here for more information. |
Conferences & Trainings
Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine RoundtableJanuary 24-25, 2013(From the ASPH Friday Letter)On January 24-25, the Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine will hold their latest in a series of workshops focusing on current and emerging environmental health issues and their impact on human health. At this workshop (The "Nexus of Biofuels Energy, Climate Change, and Health"), the Roundtable will explore public health issues related to the composition of traditional and alternative fuels and fuel additives, and the potential health impacts associated with their use. The workshop will be held in Washington, DC at the National Academies Building (2100 Constitutional Ave). Click here for more information. |
Research Publications & Data Resources
First-Ever Data Report on Family Well-Being Around the World: The World Family Map
(From ChildTrends)
For the first time, data are available on family well-being across high and low income countries around the world. The World Family Map report summarizes a large body of data on family strengths and challenges, as well as important educational outcomes for children and youth. The report explores the social, economic, familial, and cultural factors that tend to strengthen or undermine family life. The World Family Map (www.worldfamilymap.org) focuses a global spotlight on the roles that families play in promoting social, physical, economic, and psychological well-being for children, adults, and communities. Child Trends partnered with scholars at the University of Virginia and the University of Maryland, and with universities and think tanks around the world, to track central indicators of family well-being - i.e., indicators of family structure, family economic well-being, family processes, and family culture-around the globe. Click here to read more.
Updated and Expanded All-Payer Data on Patient Safety and Quality
(From the Commonwealth Fund)
Updated and expanded performance data on measures of patient safety and health care quality are now available on WhyNotTheBest.org. The new data, for measures developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, come from hospitals in 16 states (including the four newly added states of Massachusetts, Nevada, Oklahoma, and Virginia) and are based on reports from all payers-Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurers. WhyNotTheBest.org is a unique source for exploring these data across states and regions.
Statewide Law Enforcement/Mental Health Efforts
Nationwide, law enforcement agencies in rapidly increasing numbers have embraced specialized policing responses (SPRs, pronounced "spurs") to people with mental illnesses. These efforts, which prioritize treatment over incarceration when appropriate, are planned and implemented in partnership with community service providers and citizens. The two most prevalent SPR approaches are Crisis Intervention Teams (CITs) and police-mental health co-responder teams. This paper describes how statewide coordination efforts are structured in three states-Connecticut, Ohio, and Utah-and synthesizes their successes and challenges in coordinating this work. The purpose of the document is to provide readers with a description of how statewide efforts can be organized and play a role in supporting SPRs within their borders. Click here to read more.
ICPSR Data Additions
The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) provides leadership and training in data access, curation, and methods of analysis for a diverse and expanding social science research community. Below is a selected list of new data collection additions to the ICPSR data archive:
-26881 Financial Exploitation and Psychological Abuse of Older Adults in the Chicago Metropolitan Area, 2007-2008 [United States]
-28144 Bruising as a Forensic Marker of Physical Elder Abuse in Orange County, California, 2006-2008
-32821 Outcome Evaluation of Tribes Learning Communities in California, 2007-2010
-32881 Research on Pathways to Desistance [Maricopa County, AZ and Philadelphia County, PA]: Collateral Measures, 2000-2004
-33541 Healthy Schools Program Evaluation, 2006-2011
-33921 Comprehensive Investigation of the Role of Individuals, the Immediate Social Environment, and Neighborhoods in Trajectories of Adolescent Antisocial Behavior in Chicago, Illinois, 1994-2002
-34297 State Legislative Election Returns (1967-2010)
-34323 Federal Justice Statistics Program: Criminal Appeals Cases in Courts of Appeals -- Terminated, 2010
-34516 The End of History Illusion
Click here for more information.
Child Welfare Information Gateway Library
Below is a list of new publications that were added to Child Welfare Information Gateway Library in December:
-Differential Response: Pathways to Strengthening and Supporting Families: Important Questions Families Frequently Ask.
-Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Statewide Plan for Prevention and Intervention Part I of II.
-Nebraska's Response to Substance Abusing Parents in Child Welfare: A Review of Cases that Opened in 2009.
-Alaska's Resource Family Handbook.
-2011 Strategic Plan Final / Colorado Dept. of Human Services.
Click here to read more. |
News & Notices
Free Access to 30 Routledge Social Work articlesTo celebrate the growing number of Routledge Social Work journals listed in the Thomson Reuters Social Sciences Citation Index®, we are giving you free online access to a selection of 30 highly-cited and top downloaded content. To read the articles simply click here.
Social Work EducationThe North American Board of the journal, Social Work Education, published by Routledge, draws your attention to the journal and encourages you to consider the journal for relevant articles in your teaching and research. Social Work Education publishes articles of a critical and reflective nature concerned with the theory and practice of social care and social work education at all levels. It presents a forum for international debate on important issues and provides an opportunity for the expression of new ideas and proposals on the structure and content of social care and social work education, training and development. Click here for more information. |
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