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AOSW 2009 Conference Agenda

WEDNESDAY, May 6thTHURSDAY, May 7thFRIDAY. May 8th

NOTE: Look for sessions with this symbol (*). This denotes possible ethics credits.

TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2009

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM  Registration


WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2009

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM  Registration

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM  Welcome & Opening Keynote Address
The Only Way Forward: The Burden and Value of Value – Based Practice: Life After The Institute of Medicine Report
  Matthew J. Loscalzo, MSW - Handout

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM  Leadership Institute Plenary
Envisioning the Future for Oncology Social Work through the Development of Core Leadership Competencies
  Jim Zabora, ScD - Handout

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM  Leadership Institute Breakout Sessions

LI 1: Career Pathing in Oncology Social Work: Moving and Marketing Yourself Up the Career Ladder
  Carolyn Messner, DSW, MSW, LCSW-R, BCD; Lisa Marquette Porat, MSW, LCSW - Handout

LI 2: From Oncology Clinician to Director: Who Better Than You?
  Susan Hedlund, LCSW; Vicki Kennedy, LCSW - Handout

LI 3: Strategic Planning 101: A Guide to Developing Quality Programs
  Jim Zabora, ScD - Handout

2:00 PM - 4:30 PM  Papers & Workshops

2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

A1/B1/C1  New Oncology Social Worker
  Pam S. Murph, LCSW; Ashley Varner, MBA, MSW - Handout 1 - Handout 2

A2*  Ethical Issues in Working with Immigrant Patients
  Catherine Credeur, GSW, OSW-C, LSUHSC-S - Handout

A3  Psychosocial Assessment along the Continuum of Blood and Marrow Transplant
  Kate Pederson, MSW, LICSW; Jane Dabney, MSW, LISW; Emily Peterson, BA;
  Tammy S. Weitzman, MSW, LCSW
- Handout

A4  A Room of their Own: Addressing the Unique Needs of Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancers
  Page Tolbert, MSW, LCSW; Carrie Panzer, MSW, LMSW - Handout

A5  Promoting Excellence in Pain Management and Palliative Care for Social Workers Course
  Shirley Otis-Green, MSW, ACSW, LCSW, OSW-C - Handout 1 - Handout 2 - Handout 3

A6/B6/C6 NASW Workshop, Ethically and Practically Speaking: Managing Your Malpractice Risk as a Social Worker
  Gregory V. Jensen, ACSW, LISW

3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
B1/C1/A1  [Continued from A1] - Handout 1 - Handout 2

B2/C2  From Support Groups to Mutual Aid Groups: Helping Cancer Survivors to Thrive Using Group Work Models
  Barbara R. McLaughlin, MSW, LCSW; Jennifer Currin LMSW - Handout

B3/C3  The LGBT Cancer Experience: Understanding Health Disparities, Creating a Welcoming Environment and Providing Culturally-Sensitive Interventions
  Thomas J. Pier, MSW, LISW; J. Russell Kieffer, MSW, LISW, LCSW; Liz Margolies, MSW, LCSW - Handout 1
- Handout 2 - Handout 3 - Handout 4 - Handout 5 - Handout 6 - Handout 7 - Handout 8 - Handout 9
- Handout 10 - Handout 11 - Handout 12 - Handout 13 - Handout 14 - Handout 15

B4  Substance Abuse, Poverty, Mental Illness – And Now, Cancer...?
  Marta Metz, LMSW, MPH; JoAnne Ellis, LMSW, ACSW; Amy Orwig-Willey, LMSW, ACSW - Handout

B5  A Model for Training Paraprofessional and Peer Patient Navigators: Integrating Concepts of Empathy, Boundaries, and a Strengthbased Approach
  Les Gallo-Silver, ACSW, LCSW-R - Handout

B6/C6/A6 [Continued from A6]

4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
C1/B1/A1  [Continued from A1/B1] - Handout 1 - Handout 2

C2/B2  [Continued from B2] - Handout

C3/B3 [Continued from B3] - Handout 1 - Handout 2 - Handout 3 - Handout 4 - Handout 5 - Handout 6 - Handout 7 - Handout 8 - Handout 9 - Handout 10 - Handout 11 - Handout 12 - Handout 13 - Handout 14 - Handout 15

C4  Biopsychosocial Screening: Social Work’s Most Enduring Contribution to Psycho-Oncology Care in the Last 25 Years
  Heather M. Ducksworth, MSW, LCSW; Carolyn Stoutt, MSW

C5  Clinical Social Work Care for Children and Families throughout the Cancer Continuum: AGuide for Professionals
  Sandra J. Kerns, MEd, MSW, LCSW - Handout 1 - Handout 2

C6/A6/B6  [Continued from A6/B6]

5:00 PM – 5:50 PM  Regional Meetings
Region 1 – AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WAWY
Region 2 – IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, OK, SD, WI
Region 3 – AL, AR, DC, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV
Region 4 – CT, DE, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT
Region 5 – International

6:00 PM – 6:30 PM  First Time Attendee, New and International Members Reception
Cancer Survivors Network Meeting

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM  Opening Reception, Exhibits & Poster Session A

THURSDAY, May 7thFRIDAY. May 8th

 

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