UGA School of Social Work 2018 CSWE APM Presentations

FACULTY AND STUDENT PRESENTATIONS Council on Social Work Education 64th Annual Program Meeting Expanding Interprofessional Education to Achieve Social Justice

November 8-11, 2018 Walt Disney World Resort | Orlando, Florida

FRIDAY - NOVEMBER 9, 2018 Social Work’s Role as a Transformational Leader in Interprofessional Research 44 CSWE Connect – 8:45 am-9:45 am, Dolphin, Northern Hemisphere A-2/Fifth Level

Group: Commission on Research The Commission on Research invites participants to consider social work’s transformational leadership role in interprofessional research (IPR). Grounded in a scoping review, we offer a conceptual framework for IPR. Participants will be invited to discuss the relationship between social work, IPR and social justice, and associated applications in their work.

Primary Presenter: Shari Miller, University of Georgia Presenters: Barbara Jones, University of Texas at Austin, David McLeod, University of Oklahoma and Kristin Bolton, University of North Carolina at Wilmington

The Complex Relationship between Refugee Mental Health and Access to Employment 133 Electronic Poster Session – 12:30 pm-1:30 pm, Dolphin, Atlantic Hall, Monitor 9/First Level

This presentation investigates the complex interrelationship between refugee mental health and employment. It provides a practice-oriented introduction to issues in refugee mental health with a specific focus on the effects of employment. This presentation will be useful to social work educators, students, and field instructors.

Primary Presenter: Lindsey Disney, University of Georgia

Immigration and Protection Factors Factores contextuales que protegen a adolescentes inmigrantes latinos en riesgo de depresión 150b Paper Session – 1:00 pm, Dolphin, Europe 9, Lobby/ Third Level

Presenters: Yolanda Machado-Escudero and Tatiana VillarrealOtálora, University of Georgia

Climate Change, Ecological Degradation and Environmental Migration 258 Interactive Workshop – 3:00 pm, Dolphin, Oceanic 2, Lobby/Third Level Climate change has caused ecological destruction negatively impacting communities already marginalized. Political, economic, and social structures obstruct the rebuilding and threaten migrant safety. Issues of destruction, resilience, and rebuilding are explored along with the ways social workers can join with communities and other disciplines in the process of change.

Primary Presenter: Cathryne Schmitz, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Presenter: Yolanda Machado-Escudero, University of Georgia

Best practices for Korean Americans in teaching and learning, research, collaborations and partnership across professions 271 Partnership – 3:00 pm-4:00 pm, Dolphin, Europe 11, Lobby/Third Level

Group: Korean American Social Work Educators Association (KASWEA) Korean Americans constitute one of the largest and fastestgrowing Asian Americans. However, little is known about social work practices for Korean Americans. KASWEA Partnership presenters will discuss best practices for Korean Americans in teaching and learning, research, collaborations, and partnership across professions. Specifically, the presentations include the following areas: (1) health risk related to cervical cancer screening awareness and literacy; (2) individual and social factors influencing citizens’ welfare attitudes; (3) impact of resilience between successful aging and acculturation; (4) integrated health service model to older adults and their families; and (5) social conditions and environments which have an influence on drug addiction.

Primary Presenter: Tae Kuen Kim, Adelphi University Presenters: Y. Joon Choi, University of Georgia, Soonok An (PhD ‘15), North Carolina A&T State University, Eun Kyung Lee, Adelphi University, Jaewon Lee (PhD ‘15), California State University, Bakersfield, Suk-hee Kim, Northern Kentucky University, Mingun Lee, Ohio University and Yi Jin Kim, University of Mississippi

Child Welfare Paper Session 1 Improving Outcomes for Child Welfare Involved Children: Developing Interdisciplinary Trauma-Informed Courtroom Practice 300a Paper Session – 4:15 pm, Dolphin, Pacific Hall A/ First Level Presenters: Jennifer Elkins and Emma Hetherington, University of Georgia

SATURDAY - NOVEMBER 10, 2018 International Perspectives Social Exclusion and the Psychological and Social Wellbeing of African Immigrants 355b Paper Session – 8:00 AM, Dolphin, Oceanic 4, Lobby/Third Level Presenters: Sherinah Saasa (PhD ‘18), Brigham Young University and David Okech, University of Georgia What Does it Mean to be a Non-Majority American in Today’s Political Climate?

391 CSWE Connect – 8:45 am-9:45 am, Dolphin, Northern Hemisphere E-3/Fifth Level Group: Commission for Diversity and Social and Economic Justice

Council on Social Work Education 64th Annual Program Meeting | November 9 - 11, 2018

The Commission will examine how non-majority Americans are impacted by today’s political climate by examining the reduction of federal funding for Indigenous populations, the rise of hate crimes, natural and man-made disasters, and immigration.

Primary Presenter: Michael A. Robinson, School of Social Work Presenters: Pilar Horner, Michigan State University, Rebecca Maldonado Moore, New Mexico Highlands University, Sylvia Romero, Community Consolidated School District 46 and Desiree Stepteau-Watson, University of Mississippi

Professional Wellness: Applying Racial Battle Fatigue to Social Work Education and Practice 421 Interactive Workshop – 10:30 am-11:30 am, Dolphin, Americans Seminar Room/Fifth Level

Professional hazards of social work include the risk for burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and compassion fatigue. Social work students, practitioners and faculty of color face additional stressors that further compromise their wellness. This workshop will explore the effects of racial microaggressions and offer some solutions to address Racial Battle Fatigue.

Primary Presenter: Shena Leverett Brown, University of Georgia

Critical Thinking Assignments and Assessments: Perspectives of Social Work Educators 474 Electronic Poster Session – 12:30 pm-1:30 pm, Dolphin, Atlantic Hall- Monitor 8/First Level

Critical thinking is among the primary goals of higher education.

A national sample of social work educators provided perspectives on assignments that impact students’ critical thinking abilities.

Additionally, educators suggested that standardized measures of critical thinking are less relevant than writing assignments.

Primary Presenter: Diane M. Harnek Hall, Towson University Presenters: Carolyn Tice, University of Maryland, Baltimore County and Shari Miller, University of Georgia

UN Says US Poverty Violates Human Rights: How Should Social Work Respond?

485 Hot Topic – 12:30 pm-1:30 pm, Dolphin, Northern Hemisphere A-4/Fifth Level

This Hot Topic examines US poverty through a human rights lens. We discuss implications of a recent UN investigation on poverty and human rights in the United States; we highlight the emancipatory New Poor People’s Movement; and we stress the need for professional, community-based, and activist voices for change.

Primary Presenter: Kathryn Libal, University of Connecticut Presenter: Jane McPherson, University of Georgia

Predictors of Subjective Well-being of Latino Day Laborers 494 Electronic Poster Session – 12:30 pm-1:30 pm, Dolphin, Atlantic Hall- Monitor 16/First Level

This paper reports on a cross-sectional study that assessed the influence of sociodemographics, religiosity, social network, and cigarette use on the levels of subjective well-being among Latino

day laborers. Although several factors were significant, the most robust predictor of subjective well-being among Latino day laborers was the importance of religion.

Primary Presenter: Javier F. Boyas, University of Georgia

Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening Among Korean American Women 549 Electronic Poster Session – 1:45 pm-2:45 pm, Dolphin, Atlantic Hall- Monitor 18/First Level

Study examined factors predicting breast cancer screening behavior among KA women (N=233) in the United States.

Annual check-up was an enabling factor of the receipt of both clinical breast exam and mammogram. Intervention strategies were discussed.

Primary Presenter: Soonok An (PhD ‘15), North Carolina A&T State University Presenter: Y. Joon Choi, University of Georgia

Identifying and Releasing Power Blocks to Enacting Lived Social Justice 564 Interactive Workshop – 1:45 pm-2:45 pm, Dolphin, Asia 3, Lobby/Third Level

This workshop will focus on innovative approaches to unlock barriers to practice social justice social work in an educational environment. The experiential workshop presents concepts related to developing a social justice mindset/uses examples of the social justice mindset to assist educators in enacting their own social justice action agenda.

Primary Presenter: Llewellyn J. Cornelius, University of Georgia Presenters: David Okech, University of Georgia, Shari Miller, University of Georgia and Anna M. Scheyett, University of Georgia

Social Capital and Health Among African Americans: Does Financial Condition Matter?

582 Electronic Poster Session – 3:00 pm-4:00 pm, Dolphin, Atlantic Hall - Monitor 1/First Level

This paper reports on a cross-sectional study that assessed the associations between sociodemographics, various types of social capital, financial situation and self-rated health among African Americans adults. Although some dimensions of social capital significantly predicted self-rated health, those factors lost significance once financial condition factors were included in the analysis.

Primary Presenter: John Anthony Caldwell, University of Mississippi Presenter: Javier F. Boyas, University of Georgia

Latinx Migration and Education Challenging Social Work Ethics: Addressing Discrimination Against Undocumented Students in Higher Education

618b Paper Session – 3:30 pm, Dolphin, Europe 10, Lobby/ Third Level Presenters: Tatiana Villarreal-Otálora and Jane McPherson, University of Georgia

University of Georgia School of Social Work Faculty and Student Presentations

Selection and Supervision in Child Welfare A Mixed-Methods Implementation Study for Selecting Child Welfare Professionals 651b Paper Session – 4:45 pm, Dolphin, Pacific Hall C/ First Level

Presenters: Tenesha Littleton, University of Georgia, Porter Jennings, University of Georgia and Alberta Ellett, University of Georgia

SUNDAY - NOVEMBER 11, 2018 Developing a Trauma Informed Courtroom: An Innovative Interprofessional Approach for Improving Outcomes with Child Welfare Involved Children, Families and Professionals 704 Interactive Workshop – 7:30 am-8:30 am, Dolphin, Oceanic 6, Lobby/Third Level

Our proposal focusing on this course, entitled: “Improving Outcomes for Child Welfare Involved Children: Developing Interdisciplinary Trauma-Informed Courtroom Practice” was accepted as an Oral Presentation in the Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice Track. We would be happy to also present it as an interactive workshop. The oral presentation will focus primarily on the evaluation and outcomes associated with the course. The workshop will allow us to focus more on the content and process of the course. It will a combination of traditional presentation and interactive learning approaches. Through the use of multi-media technology we will: (i) discuss the trauma-informed child welfare courtroom training experience and subsequent findings, and (ii) will also present portions of the mock trial for audience viewing, followed by a reflective discussion.

Presenters: Jennifer Elkins, University of Georgia and Emma Hetherington, University of Georgia

Measuring Gender Differences in the Contexts of Intimate Partner Violence 744 Electronic Poster Session – 7:30 am-8:30 am, Dolphin, Atlantic Hall- Monitor 20/First Level

This study examines how the contexts of intimate partner violence affect gender differences in the prevalence of victimization and perpetration among college students. Findings suggest that contextualized measures produce more nuanced gender differences.

Primary Presenter: Jisuk Seon, Michigan State University Presenters: Ilan Kwon, Michigan State University, Ga-Young Choi, California State University, Los Angeles and Y. Joon Choi, University of Georgia

Self-Harming Behavior in Latinx Adolescents: A Scoping Review Calling for Interprofessional Response 811 Electronic Poster Session – 10:00 am-11:00 am, Dolphin, Atlantic Hall - Monitor 10/First Level Latinx adolescents face an increased risk for self-harm, yet there is little research examining treatment interventions.

This study conducted a scoping review to synthesize the few interventions that are available. Study findings identify a gap in ethnic-related healthcare disparities, which points to a need for interprofessional collaboration across helping professions.

Primary Presenter: Porter Jennings, University of Georgia Presenter: Tatiana Villarreal-Otálora, University of Georgia

Putting the Human Rights Mandate into U.S. Social Work Field Education 717 Panel – 7:30 am-8:30 am, Dolphin, Europe 2, Lobby/ Third Level

Drawing on interviews and surveys with field educators—plus an impact evaluation of a human rights speaker series—presenters explore the impact of human rights education on social work field education in Florida, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania.

Speakers provide insight into building synergies between classroom and field-based human rights education.

Primary Presenter: Jane McPherson, University of Georgia Presenters: Kathryn Libal, University of Connecticut, S. Megan Berthold, University of Connecticut and Christina ChiarelliHelminiak, West Chester University

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