Join us at SSWR’s 2020 Annual Conference in Washington, DC!
There will be numerous Grand Challenges for Social Work events, including Special Interest Group meetings for each Grand Challenge, a roundtable, and more.
And, don’t miss the keynote by Karina Walters, PhD, co-lead of the Grand Challenge to Close the Health Gap, January 18, 2020 @ 11:30am
Here are some of the Grand Challenge related events taking place:
Grand Challenges for Social Work Meetings
- Network Luncheon (invitation only): Thursday January 16, 12-2:00pm
- Executive Committee Meeting (invitation only): Sunday January 19, 9:30-11:30am
- Leadership Board Meeting (invitation only): Sunday January 19, 12-5:00pm
The 2020 SSWR Annual Conference will feature Special Interest Groups (SIGs) for all 12 Grand Challenges, as follows:
Friday, January 17, 12:45 – 1:45pm
- Achieve equal opportunity and justice| Room: Capitol, ML 4
- Advance long and productive lives| Room: Marquis BR Salon 7, ML 2
- Close the health gap | Room: Marquis BR Salon 9, ML 2
- Coalition for the Promotion of Behavioral Health| Room: Marquis BR Salon 10, ML 2
- Create social responses to a changing environment | Room: Marquis BR Salon 12, ML 2
- End homelessness | Room: Independence BR A, ML 4
- Financial capability and asset building (FCAB) for all | Room: Independence BR C, ML 4
- Stop family violence | Room: Liberty Ballroom N, ML 4
Saturday, January 18, 7:00 – 8:00am
- Eradicate social isolation | Room: Marquis BR Salon 7, ML 2
- Harness technology for social good | Room: Marquis BR Salon 9, ML 2
- Promote smart decarceration | Room: Archives, ML 4
- Reducing extreme economic inequality | Room: Treasury, ML 4
Grand Challenges for Social Work Roundtables
[Roundtable] A Progress Report from the Grand Challenge to Ensure Healthy Development for All Youth
Saturday, January 18, 2020: 8:00 AM-9:30 AM. Room: Marquis BR Salon 8, ML 2
Speakers/Presenters: Jeffrey M Jenson, PhD , J David Hawkins, PhD , Valerie Shapiro, Ph.D. , Kimberly Bender, PhD and Richard Catalano, PhD.
[Roundtable] Healthy People, Healthy Environments: Building Connections across Grand Challenges
Saturday, January 18, 2020: 8:00 AM-9:30 AM. Room: Marquis BR Salon 7, ML 2
Speakers/Presenters: Shanondora Billiot, PhD , Susan Kemp, PhD , Lawrence Palinkas, PhD , Michael Spencer, PhD and Karina Walters, PhD.
[Roundtable] Grand Challenges for Social Work Roundtable Western Consortium for the Grand Challenges
Saturday, January 18, 2020: 12:45 PM-1:45 PM. Room: Archives, ML 4
Speakers/Presenters: Audrey Shillington, PhD , Carlton Craig, PhD , Martell Teasley, PhD , James Herbert Williams, PhD , Marilyn Flynn, PhD , Edwina Uehara, PhD and Nancy Meyer-Adams, PhD, MSW.