2017 Abstract Presentation Schedule Notifications
Abstract presentation schedule notifications have been sent via email to all presenters Monday, October 31, 2016.
If you did not receive your abstract presentation schedule notification, please contact SSWR Program Director DeeJay Garringo.
2017 Conference Abstract Status Notifications
Abstract status notifications have been sent via email to all authors Friday, September 30, 2016.
If you did not receive your abstract status notification, please contact SSWR Program Director DeeJay Garringo.
Call for Papers – – THE SOCIETY FOR SOCIAL WORK AND RESEARCH is pleased to announce that its
21st Annual Conference
Ensure Healthy Development for all Youth
will convene at the New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans, LA, January 11-15, 2017
Submission Deadline: Saturday, April 30, 2016
- Submit your abstract online
- Download PDFs: 2017 Call for Papers, 2017 Clusters and Topics, 2017 Abstract Review Criteria and Ratings
- View submission instructions
- View sample abstracts
The Conference Planning Committee of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) invites submissions for presentations within all content areas of social work, social welfare services, and social policy.
The theme for the 2017 conference is “Ensure Healthy Development for all Youth.” The 2017 Conference Theme builds on the Grand Challenges for Social Work Initiative developed by the Coalition for the Promotion of Behavioral Health and Prevention of Negative Developmental Outcomes. Current evidence suggests that social work is well positioned to 1) implement, at scale, effective universal health promotion and prevention strategies designed to benefit all young people and 2) provide, at scale, effective selective interventions in the context of the risks commonly experienced by children, adolescents, and young adults. Invited sessions at the 2017 will address this challenge by offering information about the state of scientific evidence and progress toward this grand challenge. Submissions for presentations in the Adolescent and Youth Development Cluster of the conference may address the Conference Theme with proposals for individual papers and poster presentations, organized paper symposia, round-table discussions, and workshops. Submissions for presentations may include individual paper and poster presentations, organized paper symposia, round-table discussions, and workshops.
As illustrated in the cluster areas, submissions are encouraged across all areas of social work. These may span various forms of research. Cluster areas are: Adolescent and Youth Development; Aging Services and Gerontology; Child Welfare; Communities and Neighborhoods; Crime and Criminal Justice; Disability; Gender; Health; International Social Work and Global Issues; Mental Health; Military Service Members, Veterans and Their Families; Organizations and Management; Inequality, Poverty, and Social Welfare Policy; Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration; Research Design and Measurement; Research on Social Work Education; School Social Work; Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity; Social Work Practice; Substance Misuse and Addictive Behaviors; Violence Against Women and Children; Work, Family, and Family Policy.
The conference will focus on original research that has implications for practice or policy. Research abstracts are encouraged in all substantive areas, using scientifically sound qualitative and/or quantitative methodology. The research may take place in any country and at the micro, macro, or policy level. You are invited to submit abstracts for presentations of one of three types of original research: (1) Oral paper presentation; (2) Symposium (organized by the applicant) of three or more papers on the same topic to be presented in the same session; (3) Poster presentation. Only paper and poster abstracts reporting completed findings will be reviewed. We urge that studies with “findings pending” be submitted for future review after the study is complete.
Abstracts should not be based on research previously published elsewhere. If applying for a paper or poster presentation, please submit an abstract of 500 words or less. References are not required, and if included count towards the 500 word limit. If applying for a symposium, please submit an abstract (500 words or less) for each symposium paper, along with an overall abstract (500 words or less) for the symposium session that describes the symposium theme and its importance. Preference will be given to symposia that demonstrate cohesiveness across presentations. Symposia will be accepted or rejected in total, i.e., abstracts will not be accepted independently.
Abstracts should be submitted in a structured format and include the following: Background and Purpose: description of the problem, study objectives, research question(s) and/or hypothesis (es). Methods: study design, including a description of participants and sampling methods, data collection procedures, measures, and appropriate analytic/ statistical approach. Results: specific results in summary form. Conclusions and Implications: description of the main outcome(s) of the study and implications for practice, policy, or further research. Note: Image(s) and table(s) are not permitted in any abstract.
The conference committee also invites abstract submissions for workshops and roundtable sessions. Workshop and roundtable session abstracts should include a topic that: (1) adds to the current knowledge base in social work practice, policy, theory, and research methodology, and (2) offers clear meaningful implications for social work research, policy and practice. The topic for workshop session abstracts should also offer training opportunities for methodology (study design, sampling, data collection, measurement, and analysis). If applying for a workshop or roundtable session, please submit an abstract of 500 words or less that describes the content and how it will be addressed. For workshops, describe the pedagogical techniques and for roundtables describe the topics that will be addressed elaborating on viewpoints and perspectives which may be discussed.
SSWR seeks to optimize as many people participating in the conference as possible. SSWR, therefore, limits the number of roles that participants can play in the 2017 conference. There is a limit of two (2) presenting-author abstract submissions per person. This limit applies to these presentation formats: oral papers, both individual papers and papers within an organized symposium, posters, and workshops. It does not apply to co-authorship. Participants may, however, perform additional roles such as chairing an organized symposium, leading a special interest group, serving as moderator for a session of grouped oral papers, and a panelist in a round table session. You DO NOT need to be a SSWR member to submit an abstract. However, if your abstract is accepted for presentation the presenter/ speaker MUST be a current 2017 member and register for the conference. This requirement is applicable to oral paper and poster presenters, symposium organizers, symposium paper presenters and symposium discussants, and workshop and roundtable speakers. Co-authors are not expected to comply with this policy. Co-authors attending the conference, however, are required to register for the conference.
Peer reviews will be used to select submissions based upon technical merit and importance of findings. Please note that all abstracts are to be submitted online using the SSWR online abstract management system, which will be accessible March 2016.
Sample Abstracts
Oral Papers (individual papers and papers within a symposium) and Posters:
- Sample Oral Paper and Posters 1 – Large Data (PDF)
- Sample Oral Paper and Posters 2 – Primary Data (PDF)
- Sample Oral Paper and Posters 3 – Qualitative Data (PDF)
Please see the following links for examples of model Workshop and Roundtable abstracts. These examples are included to provide guidance to authors; however, there may be instances in which another format is preferable.