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NYU Silver’s Zelda Foster Studies Program at AOSW 2021

Zelda Foster Studies in Palliative and End-of-Life Care at the AOSW 2021 Virtual Annual Conference | June 9-11

Fellows and mentors of our Zelda Foster Studies Program in Palliative and End-of-Life Care will be among the presenters at the 2021 Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW) Annual Conference which is taking place virtually from June 9-11, 2021. 

Of particular note, Leadership Mentor Penny Damaskos will receive the AOSW Quality of Life Award and give the AOSW Quality of Life Lecture on Friday June 11 at 11:45 am EDT.

Please see our full schedule of presentations below.

Zelda Foster Studies Program Presentation Schedule

The following schedule is based on the AOSW 2021 online presentation schedule, where you may find presentation descriptions, and is up-to-date as of May 31, 2021. All presentation times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time. Speakers are noted with an asterisk and presenters and authors who are affliliated with the Zelda Foster Studies Program are in bold type.

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

1:15-2:15 PM

S101. Implementation of Oncology Social Work Intervention Index Practice Version: Issues faced, barriers overcome, benefits experienced after a year in practice

  • *Alison Snow, PhD, MSW, LCSW (Zelda MSW and Leadership Mentor), Director, Mount Sinai Medical Center
  • *Julianne Oktay, MSW, PhD, FAOSW, Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland School of Social Work
  • *Brittany Lawton, MSW, MA (Zelda MSW Fellow,  MSW ’19), Social Work Clinician, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford

Authors: Alison Snow, PhD, MSW, LCSW; Julianne Oktay, MSW, PhD, FAOSW; Brittany Lawton, MSW, MA


3:45-5:15 PM

LI102. Tools for Healing People with Cancer: Using EMDR as a Response to Trauma

  • *Yvette Colon, PhD, BCD, LMSW, FAOSW (Zelda MSW Mentor) Associate Professor, Eastern Michigan University School of Social Work

Author: Yvette Colon, PhD, BCD, LMSW, FAOSW

Thursday, June 10, 2021

11:30 AM-1:00 PM

CPI 101. Oncology Social Work 101: Preparing to Launch and Flying Through The First Years, Part I

  • *Catherine Credeur, LMSW, OSW-C, FAOSW, Social Worker, UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center
  • *Carolyn Messner, DSW, OSW-C, FAPOS, FAOSW, BCD, LCSW-R (Zelda Leadership Program Mentor), Director of Education & Training, CancerCare
  • *Alison Sachs, MSW, LSW, OSW-C, FAOSW, Director, Community Outreach & Cancer Support Services, Eisenhower Lucy Curci Cancer Center, Eisenhower Medical Center
  • *Wendy Kimbley, MSSW, LMSW, Hematology/Oncology Social Worker, Baylor Scott & White Vasicek Cancer Treatment Center

Authors: Catherine Credeur, LMSW, OSW-C, FAOSW; Dinah Foster, LCSW, OSW-C; Faren Frederick, LMSW


11:30 AM-1:00 PM

CPI 102. Bringing Sex Into the Conversation: Understanding and Overcoming our Own Biases of Differing Sexual Behaviors, Part I

  • *Sage Bolte, PhD, LCSW, CST, Inova Health Systems
  • *Jennifer Bires, MSW, LICSW, OSW-C (Zelda Leadership Fellow 2015-17) Executive Director, Inova Schar Cancer Institute, Life with Cancer

Authors: Sage Bolte, PhD, LCSW, CST; Thomas J. Pier, LCSW, OSW-C, CMF; Jennifer Bires, MSW, LICSW, OSW-C


3:30-4:30 PM

S201. Primary Palliative Social Work: Laying the Foundation for Quality Oncology Service

  • *Shirley Otis-Green, LCSW, OSW-CE, FNAP, FAOSW (Zelda Leadership and MSW Mentor), Founder and Consultant, Collaborative Caring

Authors: Shirley Otis-Green, LCSW, OSW-CE, FNAP, FAOSW


3:30-4:30 PM

P204. “Life Turned, Flipped Upside Down? Sit Right There, Let us Share How a Center Changed the Delivery of Supportive Care”

  • *Lisa Capparella, MSS, LCSW, OSW-C (Zelda Leadership Fellow 2015-17) Oncology Social Worker, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital- Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
  • *Miriam Pomerantz, MSW, LSW, Oncology Social Worker, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
  • *Gregory Garber, MSW, LCSW, Director Patient Support Services, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
  • *Kristine Naputo, MSW ‎(Zelda MSW Fellow, MSW ’21), Oncology Social Worker, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center

Authors: Lisa Capparella, MSS, LCSW, OSW-C; Miriam Pomerantz, MSW, LSW; Gregory Garber, MSW, LCSW


4:45-5:45 PM

P201. A Vision for Working with Chinese-speaking Cancer Patients: Strategies for Program ‎Development and ‎Clinical Work

  • Mi (Emma) Zhou, MSW, LCSW ‎(Zelda MSW Fellow, MSW ’15)

Author: Mi (Emma) Zhou, MSW, LCSW ‎

Friday, June 10, 2021

11:45 AM-2:15 PM

AOSW Quality of Life Lecture: The Eye of the Storm: Oncology Social Work During a Time of Extreme Fragmentation and Social ‎Challenges

  • *Penny Damaskos, PhD, LCSW, OSW-C, FAOSW (Zelda Leadership Mentor), Director of Social Work, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Author: Penny Damaskos, PhD, LCSW, OSW-C, FAOSW
 

2:15-3:15 PM

P402. Family conferences in interprofessional care: Applying core oncology social work skills in changing environments

  • *Iris C. Fineberg, PhD, MSW, OSW-C, FNAP, FAOSW, Associate Professor, Stony Brook University
  • *Shirley Otis-Green, LCSW, OSW-CE, FNAP, FAOSW (Zelda Leadership and MSW Mentor), Founder and Consultant, Collaborative Caring

Authors: Iris C. Fineberg, PhD, MSW, OSW-C, FNAP, FAOSW; Shirley Otis-Green, LCSW, OSW-CE, FNAP, FAOSW


3:30-4:30 PM

S301. Supporting Young Adults with Metastatic Cancer: The Unique Role of Oncology Social Work

  • *Lauren Broschak, MSW, LCSW, Oncology Clinical Therapist, Life with Cancer
  • *Erin Price, MSW, LICSW, Director of Young Adult & Psychosocial Support Programs, Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
  • *Julia Leavitt, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C (Zelda MSW Fellow, MSW ’10)

Authors: Lauren Broschak, MSW, LCSW; Erin Price, MSW, LICSW; Julia Leavitt, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C