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December 11, 2015 || Vol. 7, Issue 50
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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
Behavioral Interventions to Prevent HIV in Diverse Adolescent Men Who Have Sex with Men (NIH)
Deadline: January 15, 2016
The purpose of this initiative is to test behavioral HIV prevention interventions for diverse populations of adolescent (age 13-18) men who have sex with men (MSM). Click here for more information.
Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration 2.0 (CDC)
Deadline: January 29, 2016
The purpose of this FOA is to test a model of quality clinical care addressing childhood obesity for U.S. low-income children, especially those enrolled in or eligible for health care coverage under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) or Medicaid. Specifically, the purpose of this FOA is to implement and test the ability of a model of clinical childhood obesity management along with a EHR-referral-based, family-centered pediatric weight management program, to reduce body mass index (BMI) in children with obesity, or overweight with risks (including, e.g., medical and behavioral risks, and family history). Click here for more information. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant - Systems for Action (S4A): Systems and Services Research to Build a Culture of Health
Deadline: January 12, 2016
The goal is to produce, synthesize and translate new knowledge about ways of aligning the delivery and financing systems that support a Culture of Health. Click here for more information.
University of Michigan School of Social Work Postdoctoral Fellowship
Deadline: March 1, 2016
The Vivian A. and James L. Curtis Research Center is a multidisciplinary research support and program evaluation unit with a special emphasis on traditionally underserved populations. This program emphasizes the training and development of social work academicians who will assume leadership roles in research, evaluation, teaching, and service.
The Curtis Center will accept applications from candidates with proposed research agendas in the areas of: (1) integrated health, mental health, and behavioral health; (2) disease management (e.g., cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, etc.); (3) geriatric social work or aging; or (4) palliative care. Click here for more information.
McGill University Centre for Research on Children and Families - The Gerald Schwartz and Heather Reisman Postdoctoral Fellowship in Literacy
Deadline: Until filled
The postdoctoral fellow will be invited to contribute to the development of a broader collaborative program of research on literacy programs for vulnerable children and their families. To be considered for the fellowship, candidates should have an emerging record of scholarship, as well as a strong motivation to contribute further to the development of the evidence-based in an area related to vulnerable children with links to literacy, school preparedness or cognitive development. Click here for more information.
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Calls
Call for Papers
Special Issue of Journal of Gerontological Social Work - Indigenous Older Adults
Deadline: February 28, 2016
This section will focus on current and future challenges to and opportunities for Indigenous Elders to be active and engaged members of their families and communities as they grow older. Click here for more information.
Call for Papers
Special Issue of Journal of Gerontological Social Work - Health Care Reform and Gerontological Social Work Practice
Deadline: March 31, 2016 This section is intended to highlight changes in professional practice with older adults in the last several years that are a result of reforms related to changes in health care policies including integrated care, acute care, long-term services and supports, consumer direction, social care, or other related areas. Click here for more information. Call for Papers
Special Issue of Journal of Gerontological Social Work - Communities and Neighborhoods
Deadline: May 31, 2016
This section will focus on understanding the role that communities, neighborhoods and regions play in supporting positive outcomes for older adults. For this issue, communities and neighborhoods are broadly defined to range from densely populated city street blocks to sparsely populated rural areas, from social friendship networks to Internet communities, and from same-age groups to intergenerational relationships. Click here for more information.
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Conferences & Trainings
Northwestern University Institute for Public Health and Medicine Webinar - Reducing Inequities by Focusing on the Social Determinants of Mental Health
December 17, 2015, 12:00-1:00 PM CST
Click here for more information. Financial Capability and Asset Building (FCAB): Moving Forward
January 14, 2016 - Washington, DC
Please join FCAB scholars, educators, and researchers in a special one-day free forum and hear policy and funding experts discuss issues related to financial education, coaching, stability, and empowerment. Click here for more information.
American Society on Aging 2016 Aging in America Conference
March 20-24, 2016 - Washington, DC
Join us at ASA's Aging in America Conference to learn about new and innovative ideas that will help you in your work with older adults. Discover practical solutions to the challenges you face, and connect with peers and leaders who will transform the way you think about aging. Use discount code SWR10 and save 10% on your registration fees. Click here for more information.
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Research Publications & Data Resources
OPRE Brief - The Permanency Innovations Initiative (PII) Approach to Evaluation
The PII Approach to Evaluation is part of the overall PII Approach, which integrates implementation science and program evaluation in a coordinated framework. Because the PII Approach to evaluation incorporates ongoing collaboration between the evaluation and implementation teams, grantees benefit from the cooperative support throughout the stages of
implementation and phase-based evaluation. Click here for more information.
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News & Notices
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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.
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