University of Calgary, Faculty of Social Work Central & Northern Alberta Region (Edmonton) 7th Annual Faculty of Social Work Research Symposium “Social Work Research and the Pursuit of Social Justice” 8:30 8:45 Registration and Networking Welcome Morning Sessions Social Work Across Alberta 9:00 Promising Practices in Delivering Housing and Support Interventions to Chronically and Episodically Homeless Individuals with FASD - D. Badry, C. Walsh, M. Bell and K. Ramage 9:30 Mindfulness for Helping Professionals: Evaluation of a Live Online, 8-week Professional Development Program - R. Crowder 10:00 Aboriginal Men are Fathers Too! - J. Lafrance and B. Iahtail 10:30 Refreshment Break Celebrating Social Work Graduate Student Scholarship 11:00 Crucial Elements for Kinship Caregiver Assessment - J. Mann Johnson 11:20 A Phenomenological Study of the Experience of Composing Rap Lyrics Among “At-risk” Youth A. Young 11:40 Rebuilding Lives Post-disaster - J. Drolet and A. Dennehy 12:00 Lunch Afternoon Sessions Focus on Community and Policy in Social Work 1:00 Contextual Analysis of Crime - S Contre, A. Stratford and K. Andreychuk 1:20 Honor and Honor Crimes: Immigrant Communities Share Their Perspectives - J. Shankar, R. Gill and Z. Ellis 1:40 “We are extremely concerned”: Using Canada’s Charter to Achieve Social Justice for Refugees R. Enns, P. Okeke-Ihejirika, A. Kirova and C. McMenemy 2:00 Refreshment Break Focus on Clinical Social Work 2:30 Rural Social Workers: Reflections on Work with Transitioning Youth - C. McMenemy, A.M. McLaughlin, R. Enns and W. Pelech 2:50 Fathers of Children with Life-limiting Illnesses - D. Nicholas 3:10 Concluding Remarks GARNEAU PROFESSIONAL CENTRE 11044 - 82 AVENUE, EDMONTON, 3RD FLOOR CONTACT: [email protected]