Third Annual Southern California

Conference for Spirituality and Social Work

February 25, 2012Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles

Presented by the Southern California Society for Spirituality and Social Work

WelcomeDear the Conference Participants: Welcome to the Third Annual Southern California Conference on Spiri-tuality and Social Work. On behalf of the Southern California Society for Spirituality and Social Work (SCSSSW) and the Regional Conference Plan-ning Committee, we would like to extend warm greetings to all participants. We are glad that you are able to join us today and hope your experience is inspirational and rewarding. We are also pleased to invite you to join our Study Groups, Society Meetings, and future International and Regional Conferences.

We would like to thank LMU Extension for continuing to host this annual conference; the University of Southern California and California State Uni-versity, Long Beach, for sponsoring this conference; and all presenters and volunteers for your excellent work to make this conference successful.

Thank you very much, Chikako Nagai, PhD, LICSWPresidentSouthern California Society of Spirituality and Social Work

Robert Hurteau, PhDDirector, Center for Religion and SpiritualityLMU Extension

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Sponsors

We are grateful for the continuing support of this conference by our friends and colleagues in the health and human services. Please visit their tables in the Atrium during the Conference.

Bronze SponsorCalifornia State University, Long Beach School of Social Workwww.csulb.edu/colleges/chhs/departments/social-work

SponsorUniversity of Southern California School of Social Worksowkweb.usc.edu

About the Regional Society The Southern California Society for Spirituality & Social Work is a network of professional social workers and other helping professionals in Southern California dedicated to spiritually, religiously and faith-sensitive practice and education. We seek to encourage, honor, and nurture the diverse spiritual paths, resources, and traditions which offer meaning and support to people, including ourselves. We recognize the sacred nature of our work. We are committed to social justice and respect for those of diverse religious and non-religious, faith, and spiritual identities. Our purpose is to foster awareness of the importance of spirituality in the lives of people through the Southern California region. Our events and materials are designed to promote research, develop theory, and dis-seminate innovation and best practices related to spirituality in our professions.

Visit us online at extension.lmu.edu/socialwork

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8:00 a.m. Registration Opens Atrium 8:00 a.m. Exhibits and Poster Display Opens Roski Dining Room 8:30 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks Roski Dining Room

9:00 a.m. Keynote Address Roski Dining Room “Barking to the Choir: Finding Kinship to God” Greg Boyle, S.J.

10:45 a.m. Session 1 Presentations 1401, 1402, 1403, 1775 12:00 p.m. Lunch and Roundtable Discussions Roski Dining Room 12:45 p.m. Poster Session Roski Dining Room

1:15 p.m. Session 2 Presentations 1401, 1402, 1403, 1775

3:00 p.m. Session 3 Presentations 1401, 1402, 1403, 1775

4:45 p.m. Closing Reception Theological Studies Village (3rd Floor) 5:15 p.m. Exhibits and Poster Display Close

Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) CEUsLoyola Marymount University is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), and therefore is recognized by the Board of Behavioral Sciences, State of California Department of Consumer Affairs to provide continuing education units. See page 10 for details.

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Keynote Address | 9:00 a.m.Rev. Greg Boyle, S.J., Homeboy Industries Roski“Barking to the Choir: Finding Kinship to God”

About Rev. Boyle, S.J.Rev. Gregory Boyle, S.J., best known as Fr. Greg by all who meet him, has been an advocate for at-risk and gang-involved youth in Los Angeles, and around the world, for over 25 years. Born in Los Angeles as one of eight siblings, Fr. Greg entered the order of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and was ordained a priest in 1984. He received his BA from Gonzaga Univer-sity, and Master’s degrees from Loyola Marymount University, the Weston School of Theology, and the Jesuit School of Theology.

Before founding Homeboy Industries, Father Greg taught at Loyola High School and worked with Christian Base Communities in Cochabamba, Bo-livia. He was appointed as Pastor of Dolores Mission in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles in 1986 where he served through 1992. Following this, Fr. Greg spent time as Chaplain of the Islas Marias Penal Colony in Mexico and Folsom Prison, before returning to Los Angeles and Dolores Mission.

Homeboy Industries traces its roots to “Jobs For A Future” (JFF), a pro-gram created in 1988 by Fr. Greg at Dolores Mission parish. JFF’s success demonstrated that many gang members are eager to leave the dangerous and destructive life on the ‘streets.’ Today Homeboy Industries’ nonprofit economic development enterprises include Homeboy Bakery, Homeboy Silkscreen, Homeboy/Homegirl Merchandise, and Homegirl Café.

Fr. Greg is also a consultant to youth service and governmental agencies, policy-makers and employers. Fr. Boyle serves as a member of the National Gang Center Advisory Board (U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention). He is also a member of the Advisory Board for the Loyola Law School Center for Juvenile Law and Policy in Los Angeles.

Fr. Greg’s first book, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compas-sion, received the 2010 SCIBA (Southern California Indie Booksellers As-sociation) Non-Fiction Book Award and was named one of the Best Books of 2010 by Publishers Weekly.

The Bachelor of Arts in Social Work The degree is a two- year professional program that prepares students for professional, entry-level, general-ist social work practice and graduate social work edu-cation.

The Master of Social Work The degree offers part-time and full-time (including ad-vanced standing and distance education) programs in one of two concentrations: Children, Youth and Fami-lies or Older Adults and Families. Stipends are avail-able for students interested in developing careers in

Ranked as a “Distinctive Academic Program” by the U.S. News & World Report Guide to America’s Best Colleges. Accredited by the Council of Social Work Education. Visit our website at http://www.csulb.edu/colleges/chhs/departments/social-work/ for more information on School admission requirements and to download a School application packet. An applicant to the BASW or MSW program also must apply to the University through Enrollment Services. Visit the University website at csulb.edu/depts/enrollment/ for more information on University admissions. Cal State University, Long Beach School of Social Work 1250 Bellflower Boulevard Long Beach, CA 90840-4602 Phone: (562) 985-4615 Fax: (562) 985-5514

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Session 1 Presentations | 10:00 a.m.Catherine Fisher, MSW, LCSW, Azusa Pacific University 1401 “A Three Year Case Study of a Faith-based Social Justice Group: Transformative Relationships with Homeless People in Northeast L.A.”

This paper presents a qualitative study of a Homeless Social Justice Group founded by social service professionals who were members of a Christian faith community. The group was comprised of both young adult profession-als and several homeless individuals and was founded on the Judeo-Chris-tian values of welcoming the stranger, defending the needy and oppressed, and loving thy neighbor. The study examines how the professional group members experienced transformational relationships with their homeless neighbors, leading to individual and community change.

Randy Kasper, LCSW, BCD, American Institute for Mental Imagery 1402“Mental Imagery: A Timeless Tool for Transformation”

The workshop will consist of a PowerPoint presentation, handouts and Men-tal Imagery exercises that the participants will be asked (but not required to) try and share. The handouts will provide Imagery exercise covering a variety of issues as well as some key concepts that will allow the partici-pant to continue to practice and incorporate Mental Imagery on their own.

Karen Huseby, MA (cand), Loyola Marymount University 1403“The Significance of Creativity to Humanity’s Spirituality: A Roman Catholic Theology”

From a Roman Catholic viewpoint, humankind was made in the image of God and therefore creates in a similar fashion as God. Any act of creation is an act of spiritual significance. Creation will be examined through the outlets of work and art. Since both rely on belief and action they are closely linked to an eschatological significance. Eschatology began with apocalyptic creativity so creativity can be viewed as an aim to impact per-sonal and communal spirituality.

Caroline Lim, MSc, PhD (cand), University of Southern California 1775“A Review of Adapted Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Religious Individuals with Severe Mental Illness: What is the Evidence?”

The aim of the paper is to review empirical studies of CBT adapted for religious individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) to determine the ex-tent to which this intervention can be considered an empirically supported treatment per the criteria delineated by the Task Force on Promotion and Dissemination of Psychological Procedures. Implications for practice and research with individuals with schizophrenia are discussed.

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Roundtable Discussion | 12:00 p.m.Topic and Facilitator RoskiAddiction and Spirituality | Mark Mitchell, MA, MFT Table 1Ethics and Spirituality | Chikako Nagai, LICSW, PhD 2Racism and Spirituality | Dennis Corbin, MSW, PhD 3Children and Spirituality | Deborah Bauman, MSW 4Interfaith Dialogue | Dee Hill, MSW, LCSW 5Veterans’ Issues and Spirituality | Tom Oleniak, LCSW ACHP-SW 6Faith-Based Approaches | Keren Goldberg 7Bereavement (Grief and Loss) and Spirituality | Helen Land, LCSW, PhD 8Sexual Orientation and Spirituality | Jeremy Gibbs, PhD (cand) 9 Mental Health and Spirituality | Adrienne Hament, LCSW 10Health Crisis and Spirituality | Michael Eselum 11

Poster Session | 12:45 p.m.Krystal Hays, LCSW, Tri-City Mental Health Center RoskiDick Bunce, NAMI Pomona Valley“Mental Illness and Families of Faith: Challenge and Vision”

The poster presentation will highlight the partnership between Tri-City Mental Health Center and NAMI Pomona Valley. It will display the outcomes of a conference held in May 2011 entitled “Mental Illness and Families of Faith: Challenge and Vision”, which was designed to engage faith leaders, mental health professionals, and community members. Feed-back and evaluation scores from the conference will provide direction for future efforts in the community and confirm the need for more interaction between faith communities and public mental health systems.

Anne Coscarelli, PhD, UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology RoskiMichael Eselun, Certified Associate Clinical ChaplainKauser Ahmed, PhD, Staff PsychologistThomas J. Pier, MSW, LCSW, Oncology Social Worker“Social Work and Spiritual Care: An Integral Part of Integrative Oncology Care”

This poster presentation will include a visual representation of religious, political, and ideological demographics from a study of MSW students at a large public university in the Southwest region of the United States, with a comparison of the study’s findings to findings from other regions, examina-tion of significant statistical correlations, and summarization of pedagogical strategies for transforming classroom conflict into teachable moments.

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Session 2 Presentations | 1:15 p.m.Marvin J. Southard, DSW, LA County Department of Mental Health RoskiEdward Vidaurri, LCSW, LA County Department of Mental HealthJohn R. Lewis, LCSW, MDiv, Long Beach Mental Health CenterKumar Menon, MSPA, LA County Department of Mental Health“Considerations for the Assessment and Integration of Spiritual Interests of Cli-ents in a Public Mental Health Agency”

The panel will discuss Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health’s efforts to introduce the practice of supporting the spiritual interests of mental health clients and their families within the context of wellness and recovery. The presentation will cover the rationale for this effort; the spe-cific practice guidance tool used; and the seven major considerations and practice competencies being addressed.

Mark Mitchell, MFT 1401 “Spirituality & Addiction: What Works ”

Adults living with disabling diseases see the effects of these diseases through losses of support and employment, along with a loss of purpose and meaning. Consequently, emotional challenges such as depression and anxiety often emerge. This workshop will provide therapeutic strategies to social workers to help adults and families with disabling diseases (e.g., Multiple Sclerosis) to foster life meaning through spirituality.

Ann-Marie Yamada, PhD, University of Southern California 1402Adrienne Cedro-Hament, LCSW, LA County Department of Mental HealthKaren Kyeunghae Lee, LCSW, PhD, University of Kansas“Forging a Paradigm Shift in Mental Health and Faith-Based Organization Col-laboration: Creative Adaptations for Diverse Spiritual and Cultural Communities”

Presenters will describe a multi-pronged approach used by LADMH to develop mental health trainings for diverse faith-based organizations. A recent evaluation of a mental health ministries training program for faith-based clergy will be discussed. Concrete ideas for adapting trainings for use with diverse spiritual communities as well as for assisting clergy from non-English speaking communities will be presented.

Chikako Nagai, PhD, LICSW, California State University, Long Beach 1403“Culturally-Based Spiritual Implications in Responding to Experiences of Trauma: Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami”

From the presenter’s experience as a disaster-relief worker for the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011, this paper addresses cultur-ally-based spiritual implications to the experiences of trauma caused by the natural disaster. Case examples are provided.

Session 3 Presentations | 3:00 p.m.Helena A. Ditko-Williams, MSW, LCSW, LA County Department of Mental Health 1401“Universal Experiential Spiritual Practices for Therapeutic Processing or ‘Doing the Divine’”

This workshop addresses the sensory experiences of various world religions as an approach to integrating religious practices into social work practice. By highlighting the common religious forms involving the senses of sight, sound, touch, smell and taste experienced in major world religions, partici-pants will gain practical applications to integrate religious practice forms into a treatment plan.

Michael Eselun, UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology 1402“Changing the Lens: Exploring the Intersection of Social Work and Spiritual Care”

As the chaplain on an inter-disciplinary team of psycho-social clinicians serving a population of those affected by cancer, the presenter will facili-tate an exploration of the intersection of social work and spiritual care. The presenter will provide case examples in which a patient’s narrative may be viewed through the lens of clinical social work and through the lens of inter-faith chaplaincy.

Helen Land, PhD, LCSW, University of Southern California 1403“Using Writing and Poetry Therapy in Diverse Populations: Assessment and Treatment”

Methods of writing and poetry therapy for clients experiencing grief, trauma, discrimination and social injustice causing internalized oppres-sion and distorted self-image are presented. Included are: conceptual models of writing/poetry therapy; research and practice findings; goals and indications of writing/poetry in spiritually-sensitive treatment; methods of writing/poetry therapy to access common conflict areas; treatment methods of writing/poetry therapy. Live demonstration is given.

P. Philip Tan, PhD, California State University, Long Beach 1775“Meditation on Metta (Loving-Kindness)”

“Metta” is the “Pali” word for loving-kindness. The cultivation of loving-kindness is a popular form of mediation in Buddhism. It is believed that those who cultivate loving-kindness have more peace of mind as they will see less need to harbor ill-will or hostility. The cultivation of loving-kind-ness is also thought to promote world peace.

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General InformationInternet AccessYou can login to the LMU Network remotely (may require a reboot of your computer after login in). Under “Network Connections” or “Wireless Connec-tions,” select the Guest network. Open your Internet browser (Explorer, Safari, Firefox). You will automatically navigate to the LMU Network login page. Review the policies and select “accept.” Enter the following:

Username: wguest Password: LMUw!rele$$

Registering for Continuing Education Units (CEUs)CEUs from the Board of Behavioral Sciences of the State of California are avail-able for those who sign in and out at the following parts of today’s conference:

1. Keynote Address: sign-in sheets will be circulated to each table; CEUs avail-able as you exit Roski after the keynote;

2. Roundtable discussions during lunch: your table facilitator will have the sign-in sheet and will distribute the CEUs to those who present during the entire discussion;

3. Workshop Sessions: the Workshop Presenter will have the sign-in sheets and can distribute CEUs to those present during the entire workshop; when there are not enough certificates for all who have earned CEUs, the conference orga-nizers will send the CEUs to those participants after the conference.

MembershipThe Society, its events and materials are supported by membership dues, con-tributions, and volunteer labor. Membership is open to social work educators, practitioners and students. We invite you to join or renew your membership in the Society, which can be done online: societyforspiritualityandsocialwork.com. Memberships are handled by the national society; regional societies are unable to process new memberships or renew current ones.

RefreshmentsEarly morning refreshments will be served in Roski Dining for conference attendees. During the rest of the day, the Lions’ Corner Cafe (1st floor, North Atrium) will be open from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Located in University Hall, you’ll also find our fresh salads, sandwiches, microwavable entrees, and juices for on-the-go. Accepting Cash, Credit Cards and One Card.

AcknowledgementsRegional Conference Committee

Dennis Corbin, PhD, California State University, Dominguez HillsHelen Land, PhD, University of Southern CaliforniaRobert Hurteau, PhD, Loyola Marymount UniversityMark Mitchell, MFT, Los AngelesChikako Nagai, PhD, California State University, Long BeachKaren Huseby, Loyola Marymount University

Special ThanksThe Center for Religion and Spirituality is grateful for the assistance of its col-leagues at Loyola Marymount.

Elsy Arevalo and Michael McNaught, Center for Religion and SpiritualitySarah Swisher, Office for Event SchedulingSusie Han, Sodexo CateringLouise Dobbs, Pat Ranft and Carol Blanchard, LMU Extension

...and a very special thanks to all of today’s volunteers.

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SAVE THE DATE

4th Annual Southern California Conference for Spirituality and Social Work

Saturday, March 2, 2013 | 8:00 a.m.Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles

Look for forthcoming information online at http://extension.lmu.edu/socialwork

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