The primary goal of the Research Committee is to assure that social work research in oncology serves the interest of patients and families dealing with cancer and remains relevant to the field. The Research Committee communicates research methods, projects and results to AOSW members via the website, newsletter articles, conference presentations and webinars.

The Research Committee also reviews research proposals from members and others who wish to use the SWON listserv to conduct research. Researchers who are interested conducting such research or in participating in the Research Committee should contact AOSW Research Director Allison Werner-Lin, PhD, LCSW.

AOSW Annual Conference Presentations

• Want to Explore Your Interventions With Patients and Families? An Introduction to the Oncology Social Work Intervention Index (OSWii) Practice Version (2019)
• Building Capacity for Oncology Social Work Research (2018)
• Using Research to Inform Practice: A Skill-Building Workshop (2017)
• Builiding a Patient-Centered Research Collaborative for Psychosocial Oncology (2017)
• Post-Conference Research Institute White Paper: Promoting Research in Oncology Social Work (2016)

The Research Committee also developed a Practice-Based Research Collaborative In 2016 to facilitate research in psychosocial oncology.

Best Practices

American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS), Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW), and Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Joint Position Statement on Implementing Screening for Distress