Conference Objectives
Clinical Practice and Research
Highlight the available avenues for social workers to lead and engage in clinical practice and research design/methodologies and enhance visibility of oncology social workers at micro, mezzo, and macro levels in a variety of practice settings (i.e. work with individuals, families, groups, organizations, academic, private practice, policy, and communities).
Diversity
Demonstrate challenges and opportunities in the delivery of cancer care across the cancer continuum for all patients and families, with an emphasis on evidence-informed practice related to: race, age, ethnicity, religion, spirituality, culture, language, immigration status, Veteran status, physical or intellectual/developmental abilities, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, and gender identity and/or expression while upholding our social work values to increase DEIB in our own profession.
Ethics
Highlight and evaluate the impact of current or emerging ethical, moral, and legal challenges in social work practice, education, and research.
Leadership
Explore and illustrate opportunities to engage and evaluate current leadership principles and practices, mentorship, and professional development strategies within cancer care and oncology settings in addition to academics, research, community organizations, advocacy, and public health, etc.
Innovation & Program Development
Explore innovative interventions that empower and engage oncology professionals by illustrating effective program implementation and/or dissemination that impacts outcomes across multiple stakeholders, in alignment with process, metrics, and quality assurance and improvement tools in an ever-changing healthcare system, across models of psychosocial and value-based care.
Advocacy & Health Policy
Highlight and demonstrate current and emerging practice-based advocacy, policy initiatives, models, and strategies for collaboration at the organizational, local, state, national, or international levels. This includes advocacy and promotion of the oncology social work profession.
Cultivating Connections
Demonstrate challenges and opportunities for service delivery and connecting with clients through emerging virtual and hybrid technologies and making the most of time together in person. This is also an opportunity to explore the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in social work.
Presentation Types
Pre-Conference Workshop (Half Day)
A presentation designed to actively involve attendees in structured activities, small or large group processes, simulation, and/or other training components. Presentation must have evidence of a meaningful rationale and/or theoretical base underlying the activities, as well as information regarding the active and meaningful experience planned for attendees. This presentation invites you to present either a half-day or full-day comprehensive pre-conference workshop and is intended as a more advanced skills training.
Time: Half Day: 4 hours (4.0 CEs)
Presentation structure must include: introducing the rationale and/or theoretical base of the planned experience; active involvement of the attendees in the experience; debriefing; and questions.
Practice Intensive:
A two-part Learning Institute, comprised of two 90-minute sessions, the Practice Intensives allow you to get more in-depth, thorough training from content experts.
Time: 3 hours – 90 minutes of presentation; 30-minute beverage break; 90 minutes of presentation.
Panel Symposium
Multiple presentations on a single topic presented by authors with moderated discussion by a group of 3-5 participants who submitted abstracts on the topic addressed. Authors will share their knowledge through discussion on the validity, value, and applicability of the topic as well as their own unique work in the topic area.
Time: 60 OR 90 minutes – 5 minutes for introducing the topic, 40 OR 70 minutes for discussion/presentation by the presenters, and 15 minutes for summary and questions from the audience. The amount of time designated to each presenter will be determined by how many participants are included in the Panel Symposium.
Note: The Conference Committee may accept abstracts with similar content as a panel symposium. in that case, only the lead author will present. Authors can also submit as a group for a panel symposium as long as they indicate so during the abstract submission process.
Learning Institutes
A presentation designed to actively involve attendees in structured activities, small or large group processes, simulation, and/or other training components. Presentation must have evidence of a meaningful rationale and/or theoretical base underlying the activities.
Time: 90 minutes – (30 minutes for introducing the rationale and/or theoretical base of the planned experience, 45 minutes for active involvement of the attendees in the experience, and 15 minutes for debriefing and questions.)
Additional clarification: Your proposal must address a meaningful rationale and/or theoretical base of your workshop, as well as information regarding the active and meaningful experience planned for attendees.
Paper
A theory-based or research-based presentation focused on exploring and analyzing new and current issues, trends, perspectives, and/or models in the field of oncology social work. Presentation must include original research if applicable and demonstrate a relationship of this new information to existing research and theory or highlights a gap in research and practice. SIG (Specialty Interest Group) presentations can be submitted as papers for consideration to be included in the educational program. SIG networking time will be provided outside of the educational program within the conference schedule.
Time: 60 minutes – 45 minutes for presenting the information, and 15 minutes for dialogue with attendees.
Additional clarification: Your proposal must clearly show how the theory or theories used are relevant to the material. The information explored/analyzed must be new material related to current issues, trends, perspectives, best practices, and/or models in oncology social work.
Poster
A poster presentation is an opportunity to discuss your topic with peers in an informal setting. Posters typically focus on one main theme, and present useful information, research results and stimulate discussion. A poster presentation allows viewers to study and restudy information.