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Executive Council President: Suzanne Dowling Suzdowlinglcsw @gmail.com Past President: Stacey Hardy-Desmond Stacey.hardy-desmond @unlv.edu Vice President: Kathleen Carty kcarty@cox.net Secretary: Susan McCarter smccarter@uncc.edu Treasurer: Robert Butters Rob.butters @socwk.utah.edu Councilors: Elgie Dow elgiedow@charter.net Elton Louis elouis@charter.net Viola Vaughan-Eden Violavaughaneden @cox.net Executive Director: Paul Brady pbrady@nofsw.org
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(23.6%); Research & Evaluation (22.7%); Divorce Mediation (11.6%); Civil Justice (9.3%), No experience in forensic settings (3.7%) and Other (18.5%).
obtaining a certificate, 23.5% responded a definite yes, 31.4% responded no, and 28.8% responded unsure or maybe. We
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JFSW Launched!
ing evidence-based and ethicallyinformed practice, improving services for victims and offenders of crime, and setting guidelines and practice standards for the provision of forensic mental health services. The Journal of Forensic Social Work addresses a broad range of issues faced by social workers and other professionals who practice in the justice arena. The journal was established to provide a forum for important policy and social justice issues within forensic practice as well as the dissemination of empirical research on legal issues, systems of care, and on the management and treatment of victims of crime and criminal offenders. The journal addresses contemporary forensic practice issues to provide practitioners, social researchers, and students with leading-edge information in an everevolving field. History of NOFSW Guay Chatfield, Viola Vaughan-Eden, & Rob Butters The Evolution of Forensic Social Work in the US: Implications for 21st Century Practice Tina Maschi & Mary Lou Killian Forensic Social Work Practice Standards: Definition and Specification Carlton Munson Ethics of Practicing Forensic Social Work Viola Vaughan-Eden & Rob Butters Testifying about Mitigation: When Social Workers & Other MH Professionals Face Aggressive Cross-Examination Stan Brodsky & Joanne Terrell Attitudes toward the Treatment of Sex Offenders: A SEM Analysis Wesley Church II, Fei Sun, & Xiao Li Disproportionate Minority Confinement in the American Juvenile Justice System Susan McCarter
The Journal of Forensic Social Work is the principal journal guiding practitioners and researchers involved in day-to-day practice issues with the legal system. The journal is devoted to increasing the general knowledge base, promot-
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Pre-conference Workshops, Keynote and Plenary Addresses, Roundtables, Panels, Papers, Networking Opportunities, and Social Sessions will be held for practitio- Conference Registration Fees: ners, policymakers, lawyers, professors, students, and community NOFSW Members: $325 Non-members: $425 members. Pre-conf. Workshops: $125 Continuing Education credits will Retired NOFSW Mbrs.: $200 Students: $125 be available. Student members of NOFSW can have their conference registration fee waived by volunteering for a minimum of six hours and attending the volunteer orientation session on Saturday afternoon. Students who are also presenters can schedule their volunteer shift so that it does not conflict with their presentations.
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