Social Welfare Research Centers

Social Welfare Research Office

SOCIAL WELFARE RESEARCH CENTERS socwel.ku.edu/research #kussw

Center's Newest Study Effects

Contact Us Email: crado@ku.edu Web: crado.ku.edu Location: Watkins Home 1540 Sunflower Rd Lawrence, KS 66045 Mailing Address: 1545 Lilac Lane Lawrence, KS 66045

Leadership Director: Carrie Wendel-Hummell cwendel@ku.edu

The Center for Research on Aging and Disability Options (CRADO) has pioneered the strengths-based approach in work with older adults. We are leaders in applied research to improve social service practice and policy with older adults. Collaboration with older adults, community, and state partners ensures that research findings result in policy change and the implementation of empirically-based interventions.

Our office also prepares tomorrow's scholars and practitioners in gerontological social work. We provide strengths-based gerontological resources, training, and unique educational opportunities that help develop faculty and students' knowledge and skills in working with older adults. Faculty and staff work with state agencies such as the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, and federal agencies as well as with a variety of other public and private service organizations and foundations, to provide research, training and technical support.

Collaboration with older adults, people with disabilities, and community and state partners ensures that research findings result in policy change and the implementation of empirically-based interventions. The CRADO research team has published articles in The Gerontologist, Social Work in Health Care, Journal of Disability Policy Studies, Journal of Health Care Finance, and several other influential peer-reviewed journals. The awardwinning faculty and staff of CRADO regularly provide opportunities for doctoral students to be integrally involved in cutting-edge research.

Exploring COVID's Care & Safety Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Home-Based Long term Services & Supports Sponsored by the US Department of Health & Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, this R01 grant award is allowing the CRADO team to study the sustainability of the home care workforce in the age of COVID-19.

Research Questions: 1. How did the system respond to meet the long-term services & supports needs of consumers of home & community-based services during the pandemic? In particular, how were COVID-19 safety practices identified, negotiated, implemented, and managed across team members & consumers in private home settings?

2. How are external and structural factors and worker and consumer attitudes, beliefs & behaviors related to COVID-19 and care processes?

3. How did adaptations to COVID-19 impact the degree to which consumer care needs were met; care satisfaction, and consumer, caregiver &worker well-being?

Learn more about this study and other on-going work on their website: crado.ku.edu

Center Bridges with

Contact Us ccec@ku.edu socwel.ku.edu/ccec Affiliates Native American Community Liaison: Laurie Ramirez lramirez@ku.edu Western Kansas Outreach: Christina Boyd c011m335@ku.edu Field Office: Kelly Jones kellyjones@ku.edu Leadership Director: Amy Mendenhall amendenhall@ku.edu Associate Director: Melinda Lewis mlewis@ku.edu Associate Director: Robin Nelson nelsonr@ku.edu 6

The Center for Community Engagement & Collaboration (CCEC) works collaboratively with stakeholders across systems to pursue collaborative projects & invest in organizational capacity, with the aim of promoting social, economic & environmental justice. CCEC partners with the community to transform practice and policy through evaluation, training & technical assistance.

Agency CapacityBuilding & Community Evaluation Division We focus on supporting social service agencies’ needs for capacitybuilding and collaborative evaluation, as well as on the broader community’s interests in evaluation and strategic partnerships. In addition to direct contracts with government and nonprofit agencies, this work may also include partnerships with local and regional foundations.

11 community partners to date

5 free webinars providing CEUs to date

Community Academia Professional Education Division We focus on the professional development and education needs of social workers and other human service sector professionals in the community. We provide professional continuing education offerings and explore new, innovative methods of professional education appropriate for the fast-paced, technology-driven, resource sparse social services sector.

14 PCE events to date

3,000+ CEUs distributed

1,100+ attendees thus far

University of Kansas School of Social Welfare

Center for LGBT Advocacy Summer 2021 Contact Us email: LGBTQResearch@ku.edu web: socwel.ku.edu/clra

Leadership Megan Paceley mpaceley@ku.edu Michael Riquino mriquino@ku.edu

The Center for LGBTQ+ Research & Advocacy debuted in summer 2021, kicking off with the 11th Annual LGBTQ Research Symposium, which moved from the University of Illinois to the University of Kansas. A virtual event for the first time, this symposium builds on the important traditions established at the University of Illinois, providing researchers an opportunity to present their work, discuss challenges and opportunities, and network with others conducting LGBTQ+ research across disciplines. Our theme recognizes and honors the historical contributions to LGBTQ+ research while identifying innovative and creative ways to move this research forward.

The virtual format of the 2021 symposium presents unique and creative opportunities to enhance the accessibility of the symposium and integrate digital humanities ideas and concepts.

Theme: Looking Back, Moving Forward: Queerness, Accessibility & Intersectionality

Sarah Jen srjen@ku.edu Briana McGeough briana.mcgeough@ku.edu

Annual Symposium socwel.ku.edu/ research-symposium

38 presentations over 2 days 21 panel discussions 6 roundtables 2 networking events 10 CEUs offered 112 speakers

Q+ Research & Debuts

Research Impact Talks are TEDTalk-style presentations that offer Social Welfare researchers the opportunity to share their work with the greater community and social work practitioners.

In the 2020-2021 academic year, all of our talks focused on LGBTQ topics given by Center leadership: Queer & Trans Youth Perspectives in Self-Harm Research with Michael Riquino, PhD respondent: Kim Warren, associate dean for DEI, KU Social Welfare Queer(ing) Communities to Promote Justice & Equity for Trans Youth with Megan Paceley, PhD respondent: Kyle Velte, associate professor, KU Law School The Role of Clinical and Mutual Aid Interventions for Supporting the Mental Health of the LGBTQ+ Community with Briana McGeough, PhD respondent: Katie Batza, associate professor, KU Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies Supporting Equitable Health Achievement of LGBTQ+ Elders: Translating Research to Practice with Sarah Jen, PhD respondent: Adrianne Kunkel, professor, KU Communication Studies

Recordings of previous Impact Talks are availble on our website at socwel.ku.edu/ccec

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