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CE home ... 2009 Rural Social Work Conference

 

34th Annual
National Institute on Social Work & Human Services in Rural Areas

Diverse Populations:
Challenges for Rural Social Work in the 21st Century

Conference Schedule
 July 26-27-28, 2009

 Sunday: July 26  
3:00-5:00 pm On-site Registration (for walk-ins) & Name Badge pick-up  Lower Level: Great Lakes Ballroom (GLB)
6:00-9:00 pm

Pre-Conference Event:

Lake Superior Vista Queen Cruise & Pizza Dinner with Cash Bar (Space is limited)

Vista Fleet: DECC Loading Dock

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 Monday: July 27  
7:00-8:30 am Continental Breakfast Buffet & Welcome  Lake Erie/Ontario Room
7:30 am-12:00 pm On-site Registration (for walk-ins) & Name Badge pick-up  Lower Level: Great Lakes Ballroom (GLB)
Presentation Topic
Presenters
Room
8:00-9:00 am Practice and Research with Alaska Natives in Alaska: Navigating Challenges and Dilemmas in Village, Rural and Urban Context
 Jean Emily Balestrery, University of Michigan: Joint Doctoral Program in Social Work and Anthropology Lake Superior
  Immigration to Education: Outreach Efforts Directed at Latinos in Rural Communities

Wilma Cordova,
Stephen F. Austin State University (TX), School of Social Work.
Co-presenter: James Montoya

 Lake Michigan
  Evidence-Based Practice for Rural Mental Health: Where is the Evidence? David Beimers,
Minnesota State University-Mankato, Dept. of Social Work		 Lake Huron
  An Insider's View: Understanding the "Third Shift Phenomenon" Sarah Buila,
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, School of Social Work		 Lyric I
  Coordinated Community Response to Domestic Violence: The Experience of One Rural Community Britt Rhodes,
Luther College (IA), Dept of Social Work		 Lyric II
Presentation Topic
Presenters
Room
9:00-10:00 am Culturally Competent Transitional Services for Native Alaskans Dorothy L. Graff,
College of St. Scholastica, Duluth (MN), Social Work Department		 Lake Superior
  Understanding Abuse of People with Disabilities: Implications for Rural Practice Nancy Fitzsimons,
Minnesota State University-Mankato, (MN) Department of Social Work		 Lake Michigan
  Youth Assets and High Risk Behavior in Rural Youth Michael Vimont,
Case Western Reserve University; Mandel School of Social Sciences		 Lake Huron
  Addressing the Workforce Needs of Rural Child Welfare Agencies Amy Benton, MSW,
California Social Work Education Center, University of California-Berkeley.
Co-presenter: Chris Mathias 		Lyric I
  Strengthening Child Protection in Rural Areas: The Importance of Citizen Participation Peggy Pittman-Munke,
Murray State University (KY), Dept. of Social Work		 Lyric II
Presentation Topic
Presenters
Room
10:00 - 11:00 am Improving Healthcare Services for HIV/AIDS Clients Through Regional Partnerships Steve Cooper,
Stephen F. Austin State University (TX), School of Social Work.
Co-presenter: Wilma Cordova		 Lake Superior
  Natural Supports: An Employment Retention Strategy for TANF Women with Addiction Taunya Lowe,
The Resurgent Group of Metro Atlanta, LLC		 Lake Michigan
  Health Risk Behaviors in a Sample of Residents in Rural Appalachia Chris Flaherty,
University of Kentucky.
Co-presenters: Gretchen Ely,
Patricia Cook-Craig,
Mark Dignan, Carol White, & Sandy Good
 Lake Huron
  Analysis of Youth Perceptions of Ohio 4-H Based on Gender Jason Hedrick,
The Ohio State University Extension.
Co-presenters: Greg Homan & Jeff Dick		 Lyric I
  Building Community Capacity Through Home-School-Community Partnerships Phyllis Platt,
Spalding University (KY), School of Social Work		 Lyric II
Presentation Topic
Presenters
Room
11:00 am - 12:00 pm More With Honey Than Vinegar: Institutional Change Through Community Building [implementing institutional changes to facilitate the success & retention of Native American students] Kim-Anne Perkins,
University of Maine at Presque Isle, Dept of Social Work		 Lake Superior
  Community Needs Assessment on Immigration: Issues in a Small Rural Community Valerie Stokes,
Northwestern College (IA), Dept of Social Work		 Lake Michigan
  How Much Hope and Help for Rural Women Drinkers Mary Margaret Just,
Morehead State University (KY), Sociology, Social Work, and Criminology Department		 Lake Huron
  Community Coalitions: Towards Sustainability and Enrichment for Rural social Work Kala Chakradhar,
Murray State University (KY), Dept of Social Work, Criminal Justice and Gerontology		 Lyric I
  Retaining Staff in Rural Human Services Agencies Richard Osburn,
Northern Lakes Community Mental Health (MI)		 Lyric II
       
12:00 - 1:30 pm

Buffet Luncheon & Keynote Speaker:
Priscilla Day, Ed.D. 
Historic Trauma: Implications for Practice with American Indians

To learn more about Priscilla Day: http://www.d.umn.edu/sw/faculty/Priscilla.htm

 Lake Erie/Ontario
Presentation Topic
Presenters
Room
1:30 - 2:30 pm Durkheim - Still Relevant for Native American Suicide? Joe & Judy Davenport,
University of Missouri, School of Social Work (emeritus)		 Lake Superior
  Stability in Rural Long-term Same-sex Relationships Gary Whitford,
St. Cloud State University (MN), Dept. of Social Work Co-presenters: Jean Quam, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Lake Dziengel, St. Cloud State University; Kelly Knochel, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 		Lake Michigan
  Group Work With Rural Battered Women Who Have Used Force Melanie Shepard,
University of Minnesota Duluth, Department of Social Work. Co-presenters: Melissa Scaia & Laura Connelly
 Lake Huron
  Retention Challenges and Workforce Skills of Rural Youth Jason Hedrick,
The Ohio State University Extension. Co-presenters: Greg Homan & Jeff Dick		 Lyric I
  Is There Really a Problem Hiring Rural Social Workers? Paul Force-Emery Mackie,
Minnesota State University, Mankato, Dept of Social Work		 Lyric II
Presentation Topic
Presenters
Room

2:30 - 3:30 pm

 Development of a Tribal Model for Integrated Treatment Dorothy L. Graff,
The College of St. Scholastica, Social Work Department.
Panel includes: Michelle Robertson, Julia (Bunny) Jaakola, & Richard (Rik) Colsen
 Lake Superior
  Serving Rural Elders with Mental Health and Substance Use Difficulties Kathryn McKinley,
Buena Vista University. Dept. of Social Work		 Lake Michigan
  Ethics and Practices of Self-Care for the Rural Practitioner Rae Wilson,
Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Dept of Social Work		 Lake Huron
  Using Folk Music to Enhance Community Organizing, Motivation, and Success Sam Hickman, National Association of Social Workers, West Virginia Chapter Lyric I
  Rural Needs and Urban Paradigms: Challenges for Service Providers Amanda Tillotson,
University of Michigan, Joint Doctoral Program in Social Work and Social Science		 Lyric II
3:30 PM Refreshment Break   Lake Erie/Ontario
Presentation Topic
Presenters
Room
4:00 - 5:00 pm A New Paradigm for Rural Sustainable Community Development: Experts/Partners Craig Mosher,
Luther College (IA), Social Work Program		 Lake Michigan
  Outcomes of a Rural Pilot Study of Youth Psycho-education Outcomes Joanne Riebschleger,
Michigan State University, School of Social Work		 Lake Michigan
  Values and Attitudes of Rural Church Goers and Social Work Students: Are They Worlds Apart? Debra Daehn Zellmer,
Viterbo University (WI), Dept. of Sociology. Co-presenter: Jennifer Anderson-Meger		 Lake Huron
  Citizen-Centered Community Development: Macro Empowerment Social Work Practice Connie Fossen,
Viterbo University, Social Work Program		 Lyric I
  The Structure of Emergency Planning in a Rural Community Dr. Kay C. Paris, Lincoln Memorial University, Dept. of Social Work Lyric II
Presentation Topic
Presenters
Room
5:00 - 6:00 pm ICWA: The History and Implementation of the Indian Child Welfare Act in a Rural Setting Evie Campbell,
University of Minnesota Duluth, Department of Social Work.
Co-presenter: Carol Deverney		 Lake Superior
  Rural Competencies and the new EPAS [This is intended to be a work session for faculty rather than delivery of a paper or presentation.] Barbara Pierce,
Northwestern State University of Louisiana, Dept of Social Work.
Co-presenters: Michael Daley & Peggy Pittman-Munke		 Lake Huron
6:00 - 8:00 pm Dinner on your own   
8:00 - 10:00 pm Rural Folk Song Sing Along /Casual Get-together 

Lake Superior

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 Tuesday: July 28  
7:00 - 8:15 am Continental Breakfast Buffet/Business Meeting  Lake Erie/Ontario
Presentation Topic
Presenters
Room
8:30 - 9:30 am Parental Attitudes Towards HPV and the HPV Vaccine: Information from a Sample of Parents Utilizing Health Department Services in an Appalachian County Gretchen Ely,
University of Kentucky, College of Social Work.
Co-presenter: Angela Mitchell		 Lake Superior
  Recruiting Rural Foster-Adoption Families: Insights from Recent National Demonstration Projects Deb Johnson-Shelton,
Oregon Research Institute.
Panel includes: Susan Quash-Mah, Sheila Brommel, Jan Hoppe, Ruth Amerson, Beth Brindo, Cheryl Tarantino, & Agnes Zacaro
 Lake Michigan
  The Professional Social Work Climate in a Rural State Barry Locke,
West Virginia University Division of Social Work		 Lake Huron
  Can Rural Wrap Around Services Really Make A Difference? Scott Sorensen,
University of Utah, Distance Education MSW Program		 Lyric I
Presentation Topic
Presenters
Room
9:30 - 10:30 am Determinants of Depressive Symptoms in American Indian Elders Christopher Gjesfjeld,
University of North Dakota, Dept. of Social Work		 Lake Superior
  PART I: The Basics of Sex Offender Issues in Rural Areas Steve Hartsock,
Department of Social Work, Frostburg State University.
Co-presenter: Karen Harper-Dorton		 Lake Michigan
  No Easy Answers: Ethical Guidelines for Social Work Supervisors in Rural Settings Elizabeth Twining Blue,
University of Wisconsin-Superior Social Work Program, Department of Human Behavior and Diversity		 Lake Huron
  What Do We Know About Rural Homeownership and Mortgage Foreclosure? Diane Loeffler,
University of Kentucky, College of Social Work		 Lyric I
  Effects of Non-Emergency Medical Transportation on Well-Managed Care for Rural Consumers Kenneth Wedel,
University of Oklahoma, School of Social Work.
Co-presenter: Leela Thomas, Delaware State University		 Lyric II
Presentation Topic
Presenters
Room
10:30 - 11:30 am Building Supports for Successful Aging in Rural Retirement Destination Communities Lynne Clemmons Morris,
Eastern Washington University, School of Social Work		 Lake Superior
  The Four "C's": Clients - Consumers - Customers - Community [showing how a human service agency collaborated with a business association] Jud Morris,
Key Peninsula Family Resource Center - Children's Home Society (WA)		 Lyric I
  Student Perceptions of Rural Social Work Practice Amy Phillips,
University of North Dakota, Dept of Social Work.
Co-presenters: Thomasine Heitkamp & Andrew Quinn		 Lake Huron
  A New Deal for Rural Poverty: Eleanor Roosevelt's Homestead Experiment Virginia Majewski,
Indiana University School of Social Work		 Lyric I
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Lunch on Your Own   
Presentation Topic
Presenters
Room
1:00 - 2:00 pm Determinants of Proper PSA Screening for Elder Native American Males Ron Eagleman Jr.,
University of North Dakota Department of Social Work.
Co-Presenter: Christopher Gjesfjeld		 Lake Superior
  PART II: Sexual Offenders in Treatment and Community Settings: Continuum of Care Steve Hartsock,
Department of Social Work, Frostburg State University.
Co-presenter: Karen Harper-Dorton		 Lake Michigan
  College Student Perceptions on Rural Factors Impacting Substance Use Behavior. Meri Stiles ,
Lyndon State College (VT), Dept of Human Services.
Co-presenter: Christopher Rice		 Lake Huron
  When TVA Failed: How Western Kentucky Coped Peggy Pittman-Munke,
Murray State University (KY), Dept of Social Work		 Lyric II
Room
2:00 - 3:30 pm

Panel Discussion & Closing Remarks:
The past, present, and future of rural social work with panelists:

Ginny Majewski,
Indiana University School of Social Work
Mike Daley,
University of South Alabama Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
Wilma Cordova,
Stephen F. Austin State University (TX), School of Social Work
Barry Locke,
West Virginia University, Division of Social Work
Kim-Anne Perkins,
University of Maine at Presque Isle, Department of Social Work 

 Lake Erie/Ontario

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Thanks for coming!...travel safely.


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Presented by:
University of Minnesota Duluth - Department of Social Work
and
University of Minnesota Duluth - Continuing Education


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