Social Work Policy Institute

(Updated September 2009) The Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research (IASWR) developed the Directory of Social Work Research Grants Awarded by the National Institutes of Health so that Principal Investigators (PIs) who are social work researchers funded by NIH, the topics being studied and the funding mechanisms that are being used can be [...]

IASWR collaborated with the National Institute of Mental health (NIHM) to launch an initiative focused on enhancing partnerships to integrate evidence-based mental health practices into social work education and research. The purpose of the workshop that was held on April 12, 2007 in Bethesda, Maryland was to develop strategies to accelerate integration of evidence-based mental [...]

On June 23-24, 2005, IASWR convened a symposium entitled Enhancing the Health and Well-Being of LGBT Individuals, Families, and Communities: Building a Social Work Research Agenda, supported by the Gill Foundation. The symposium addressed State of the Science, Methodology, Theory and Ethics through presentations by experienced LGBT researchers. A final panel of representatives from federal [...]

The Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research launched its Child Welfare Workforce Initiative, in January 2004 with support from the Human Services Workforce Initiative of the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Fostering Results at the University of Illinois School of Social Work’s Child and Family Research Center. Subsequent support from the Annie E. [...]

The Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research (IASWR) developed,  Strengthening University/Agency Partnerships to Enhance Child Welfare Outcomes: A Toolkit for Building Research Partnerships. It was a result of an inter-organizational initiative undertaken in collaboration with the National Association of Deans and Directors and with support and technical assistance from Casey Family Programs (CFP). [...]

documents/IASWRNursingHome.pdf In December 2004 the Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research convened leaders from policy, government, social work, psychiatry, and nursing to develop a blueprint for improving psychosocial care in nursing homes, a critical component of overall nursing home quality. Despite nursing home reform efforts and social work service provision directed toward meeting [...]

What is IASWR’s Mission? What is Social Work Research? What Does IASWR Do? Highlights 1993-2003 Bridging Research and Practice Connecting Research and Policy

The 2007-2008 IASWR Annual Report highlights important outcomes of our work related to developing research capacity, influencing science and science policy and evidence-based practice. Recent IASWR publications and information on IASWR contributors is also provided. We hope that this Annual Report will serve as a guide to the breadth of IASWR’s work and help facilitate [...]

IASWR developed Social Work’s Contribution to Research on Cancer Prevention, Detection, Diagnosis, Treatment and Survivorship. The report describes the linkages between NCI priorities and social work research and identifies potential strategies and next steps to increase social work participation in cancer research. IASWR is grateful to the National Cancer Institute for its partial support of [...]

http://sowkweb.usc.edu/projects/safe/ Project SAFe, is a a CDC-funded multi-site study that tested a systematic evidence-based case management approach to improve patient cancer screening follow-up adherence for a target population of medically under-served low-income, ethnic minority women with abnormal breast and cervical screens. Materials and tools can be used as resources to adapt or modify case management [...]