Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research 1993–2003

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PROJECT SAFeFollowing a five year effort led by PrincipalInvestigator Kathleen Ell, to systematicallytest an evidence-based case managementapproach to improve cancer screeningfollow-up adherence, the Project SAFeToolkit is now available. Funded by theNational Breast and Cervical Cancer EarlyDetection Program (NBCCEDP) at theCDC, PROJECT SAFe implemented ahealth education counseling and systemsnavigation protocol, adding mental healthscreening and assessment, and intensivepsychosocial counseling for women withspecial needs. The target population wasmedically under-served, ethnic minority,low income women from diversepopulations. PROJECT SAFe improvedadherence significantly over baselinerates. The Toolkit includes a selfinstructionaltraining manual which canguide adoption in practice settings orserve as a teaching resource.involvement in psychosocial oncologyresearch and to connect with researchersand practitioners examining effectivedissemination strategies, as part of anemerging collaboration with NCI.• Representing social work, participated inNCI and Center for the Advancement ofHealth meeting on “Designing forDissemination,” and CDC and LanceArmstrong Foundation meeting on setting acancer survivor research agenda for CDC.Communicating with practitioners,educators and researchers.• IASWR Listserv Announcements is the onlyonline newsletter produced specificallyfor the social work research community.Reaching out to more than 1500 subscribers(including deans, doctoral programdirectors, agency-based researchers, faculty,and individual researchers) the listservprovides an array of useful resources includinginformation on funding opportunities, callsfor papers, conferences, and social workrelevant research findings and reports. Thesuccess of the listserv has been demonstratedby almost tripling subscribership in threeyears – with readership continuing to growon a weekly basis.• The IASWR website provides a centralplace for accessing resources for social workresearchers as well as for informing thepublic of the profession’s researchaccomplishments. We plan future expansionof the website and a collaboration withNASW for their newly launched researchpage in Fall 2003.• IASWResearch..Reports..Resources is asemiannual newsletter distributed to thesocial work community to provideinformation on national research priorities,research resources and IASWR activities.CONNECTING RESEARCHAND POLICYExpand Influence and Collaborationwith Federal AgenciesOver the decade IASWR has expanded its workwith federal agencies, beyond the NationalInstitute of Mental Health and the NationalInstitute on Drug Abuse. IASWR promotesopportunities for social work research(ers) withthe Office of Behavioral and Social ScienceResearch (OBSSR), the National CancerInstitute (NCI), the National Institute onAlcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA),National Institute on Aging (NIA), and the6 Tenth Anniversary Report
National Institute on Child Health and HumanDevelopment (NICHD) at NIH; the Centersfor Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), theSubstance Abuse and Mental Health ServicesAdministration (SAMHSA), the Administrationon Children and Families, the Agency forHealthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) andthe Health Resources and ServicesAdministration (HRSA) at the Department ofHealth and Human Services, and with theDepartment of Veterans’ Affairs (VA),Department of Defense (DOD), and theUnited States Air Force (USAF).IASWR’s work includes sharing findings fromsocial work research efforts, promoting thedevelopment of social work research agendas;encouraging social work researcher participationon review committees and advisory groups;facilitating the development of collaborativeefforts and funding opportunities for socialwork researchers and practitioners, andpromoting sponsorship of social work specificresearch infrastructure building opportunities.Specific Research to Policy Efforts• Co-sponsor of the biannual Student PolicyPractice Forum on Capitol Hill, whichprovides students with an opportunity tosee first hand the involvement of socialworkers in the policy-making process andthe importance of social work research inthose efforts.• Active participation in the Action Networkfor Social Work Education and Research(ANSWER), a coalition of social workgroups advocating for federal legislation toenhance social work research opportunities.• Provide input and guidance to federalagencies on critical issues, e.g. addressinghealth disparities, aging research, childwelfare workforce, and psychosocial care innursing homes.• Develop on-going relationships withmembers of Congress to promote thecontributions of the social work profession.Assessing Progress inBuilding InfrastructureIASWR provided staff support for theNADD Task Force on AdministrativeResearch Infrastructures within Social WorkEducation Programs which prepared the1997 report Challenges and Opportunitiesfor Promoting Federally-funded Researchin Social Work Programs.David Austin, chair of the NIMH supportedTask Force on Social Work Research (1988-1991) assessed the advances made inaddressing the Task Force’s recommendationsin A Report on Progress in theDevelopment of Research Resources inSocial Work. (available on the IASWRwebsite)Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research 1993–20037
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