Name: Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW) 2019 Annual Conference
Start: 2019-06-05
End: 2019-06-07
Location: JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort & Spa

OVERVIEW

AOSW 35th Annual Conference is organized by Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW) and will be held from Jun 05 - 07, 2019 at JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort & Spa, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America.

Target Audience:
Oncology social workers and other social workers who work with cancer patients and their families.

Continuing Education:
Participate in the AOSW Annual Conference and you may be able to earn continuing education units. Attendees who purchase CE and properly scan in and out of sessions, will be emailed instructions for completing their evaluations online and printing their certificates within 1 week after the conference.
Please note: There is an additional fee of $35 per attendee for those interested in earning CEs.

Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
This organization Association for Oncology Social Workers (AOSW), provider #1351, is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. AOSW maintains responsibility for the program. ASWB Approval Period: 11/11/2016 – 11/11/2019. Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval. Social workers participating in this conference will receive a maximum of 26.00 CE’s, which may include up to 8.5 Cultural Competency, 6.0 Ethics and/or 26.0 Clinical continuing education clock hours for participating in this training.Educational Levels of

Presentations:
• Introductory level presentations include an introduction to content area in oncology social work practice. These sessions may include providing information about a particular condition, treatment method, or issue related to oncology social work. Beginner level presentations are appropriate for all, but with specific applicability to BSW’s, new MSW graduates or those new to the practice of oncology social work.
• Intermediate level presentations include sessions which build on knowledge that practitioners with some experience already have. These sessions focus on skill-building or adding knowledge; possibly with a brief overview of basic information. These sessions are appropriate for mid-career level practitioners as well as more advanced practitioners interested in exposure to new skill sets and research.
• Advanced level presentations include sessions which address content for advanced level practitioners who have been working in oncology social work for some time and have a clear understanding of a wide range of concepts, practice, research and administrative issues that impact practice. Covers complexities involved in oncology social work and intervention to address them and influence change.

Course Designations:
• Cultural Competency
• Ethics
• Clinical

Conference Objectives:

• Clinical Practice and Research

Highlight the available avenues for social workers to lead and engage in clinical practice and research methodology at micro, mezzo, and macro levels to enhance the skills and visibility of oncology social workers as part of a multidisciplinary setting.

• Cultural Competency

Identify culturally aware, evidence-based strategies to decrease the barriers to psychosocial cancer care for underserved, high-risk, and diverse populations.

• Ethics

Evaluate the impact of current ethical and legal challenges in accessing, receiving, and advocating for patient-centered care.

• Leadership

Create opportunities to engage and evaluate current leadership practices, mentorship and professional development strategies within psychosocial oncology care.

• Innovation

Explore innovative interventions that empower and engage oncology professionals to create meaningful supportive care to patients and caregivers.

Program Development

Enhance the knowledge base of effective program implementation, in alignment with process and quality improvement tools, across the models of psychosocial and value-based care.