Social Work Policy Institute

Final report and agenda for action now available. On November 16, 2009 the Social Work Policy Institute (SWPI) convened a think tank meeting, Social Work Research and Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER): A Research Symposium to Strengthen the Connection. This symposium examine how the social work profession might best contribute to the expanding attention to CER [...]

Social Work Policy Institute Hosts Reception for Sarah Gehlert, following December 2009 delivery of the Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Lecture at the National Institutes of Health Dr. Sarah Gehlert, the E. Desmond Lee Professor of Racial and Ethnic Diversity at the Brown School of Social Work, Washington University-St. Louis was the first social worker [...]

Agenda November 16, 2009 NASW National Office 750 First Street, NE, Suite 700,Washington, DC 7th Floor Conference Center – A, B, C 9:30 Continental Breakfast 10:00 Welcome & Introductions Symposium Purpose and OutcomesPART 1: FRAMING THE ISSUES 10:20 Comparative Effectiveness Research – Definitions, Federal Agenda, Implications for Social Work Peter Delany, PhD, LMSW, RADM, SAMHSA [...]

NASW Research Social Work Policy Institute Celebrates October Launch A new division of the NASW Foundation opens its doors. By Heidi Sfiligoj, News Staff The Social Work Policy Institute, a new entity in the NASW Foundation, is launching Oct. 1 and will serve as a think tank and repository for evidence on what works in [...]