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Defying the odds: Positive adaptation in the context of family adversity with Dr. Sarah Dow-Fleisner at UBC Healthy Living & Chronic Disease Prevention

January 25, 2022

Presented by Dr. Sarah Dow-Fleisner

Previous Peer-Reviewed Research Presentations

Factors Impacting Wellbeing

Tam, D.M.Y., Kwok, S.M., Lee, B., Collins, T., Kwok, S.Y.C.L., Kwok, R.C.W., Burke, S.M., Ng, L., & Kao, J. (accepted 2024, Apr). Asian Youth Mental Health and Wellness: A Photovoice Project. Paper presentation at the Joint Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development in Panama City in April 2024.

Kwok, S. M., Tam, D., Collins, T., & Lee, B. (accepted 2024, Jan). Strengthening Youth Voice: A Photovoice Project with Youth on Mental Health and Wellbeing. Paper presentation at the Society for Social Work Research. Washington, DC.

Tam, D.M.Y, Ng, L., Collins, T., Lee, B., Pope, J., Kwok, S.M., & Kao. J. (2023, June). A Vibrant Community-University Partnership on Youth Mental Health. Poster presentation at the Canadian Collaborative Mental Health Care Conference, Vancouver, BC.

Lee, B., Tam, D.M.Y, Collins, T., Ng. L., & Kwok, S.M. (2023, June). Youth perspectives on mental health and wellness. Paper presentation at the Canadian Collaborative Mental Health Care Conference, Vancouver, BC.

Dow-Fleisner, S., *Belliveau, M., Yan, Y., & Shi, X. (2023, March). Parenting in a Pandemic: Caregiver concerns for the health and wellbeing of their children. Society for Research on Child Development, Salt Lake City, United States. Oral Presentation.

Dow-Fleisner, S., *Belliveau, M., Yan, Y., & Shi, X. (2023, January). Parenting Concerns Related to the COVID Pandemic: Differences by Age and Among Equity-Denied Groups. Society for Social Work Research, Phoenix, United States. Oral Presentation.

Dow-Fleisner, S. (2023, January). The Impact of Forced-Family Separation on Development: A Case Comparison between Indigenous Children in Canada and Immigrant Youth in the United States. Society for Social Work Research, Phoenix, United States. Poster Presentation.

*Sharma, R.H., Hole, R., Walsh, Z., Dow-Fleisner, S. (2022, November). Higher’ Education: A Mixed Methods Exploration of ADHD Symptoms, Cannabis Use, and Academic Success Among Postsecondary Students. CHADD 2022 Annual International Conference on ADHD, Dallas, United States. MSW thesis committee member.

Dow-Fleisner, S. (2022, November). Forced-Family Separation on Development: A Case Comparison between Indigenous Children in Canada and Immigrant Youth in the United States. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo, Boston, United States. Poster Presentation.

*Sharma, R.H., Hole, R., Walsh, Z., Dow-Fleisner, S. (2022, September). ‘Higher’ Education: A Mixed Methods Exploration of ADHD Symptoms, Cannabis Use, and Academic Success among Postsecondary Students. CADDRA 9th Annual ADHD Research Day and 18th Annual ADHD Conference, St. John’s, Canada. MSW thesis committee member.

Dow-Fleisner, S. (2022, February). Parenting in a pandemic: Caregiver health and wellbeing concerns for their children. Society for the Study of Human Development 2021-2022 Conference Series, Virtual, United States. Oral Presentation.

*Belliveau, M., Dow-Fleisner, S., Struik, L., Ben-David, S., & Sookraj, D. (2022, January). The association between social media use, mental illness, and vaping and smoking. 26th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), DC/Virtual, United States. ePoster.

*Harris-Gendron, S., Dow-Fleisner, S., van Donkelaar, P., Mason, K. (2021, January). Assessing Quality of Life in Survivors of Brain Injury from Intimate Partner Violence: A Systematic Review. 25th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Virtual, United States. Poster Presentation.

Dow-Fleisner, S., *Harris-Gendron, S., van Donkelaar, P., Mason, K. (2020, November). Measuring Resilience Among Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Related Brain Injury. 36th Annual Meeting for the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Virtual, United States. Poster Presentation.

Saltzman, L. Y. & Dow-Fleisner, S. J. (2020, January). Sex Differences in the relationship between child maltreatment, recent bereavement and average heart rate. 24th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC, United States. Poster Presentation.

Ben-David, S., Dow-Fleisner, S., *Biddell, M., *Gill, S., & Feddersen, M. (2020, January). Family and peer mental Health, help-seeking messages and decision-making among youth attending a Canadian integrated center for mental health challenges. 24th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC, United States. Oral Presentation.

Dow-Fleisner, S. (2019, January). The impact of school connectedness and peer bullying on profiles of child health and wellbeing: The interaction of risk and protective factors. 23rd Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Francisco, United States. Oral Presentation.

Sinha, A. & Dow-Fleisner, S. (2018, November). Childcare as a women’s rights issue: An examination of labor force participation among women and the impact of childcare. American Public Health Association 2018 Annual Meeting and Expo, San Diego, CA, United States. Poster Presentation.

Dow-Fleisner, S. (2018, October). Latent profiles of child health and wellbeing in the context of maternal depression. Society for Research on Child Development, Phoenix, United States. Oral Presentation

Dow-Fleisner, S., Leong, A. D., Saltzman, L. Y., & Sinha, A. (2018, July). You can’t have one without the other: Exploring the wellbeing and the interconnected lives of women and children. 2018 Social Work, Education, and Social Development conference, Dublin, Ireland. Poster Presentation.

Dow-Fleisner, S. (2018, January). Parenting while depressed: Mothers’ perceptions, practices and involvement. 22nd Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC, United States. Oral Presentation.

Wyman Battalen, A. & Dow-Fleisner, S. (2018, January). Lesbian and gay parents’ beliefs about talking with their children about their sexual minority status: Associations with child adjustment. The 22nd Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC, United States. Poster Presentation.

Saltzman, L. Y. & Dow-Fleisner, S. J. (2018, January). The changing nature of terror: Trends of terrorism in the United States, 2000-2015. 22nd Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC, United States. Poster Presentation.

Dow-Fleisner, S. J. & Hawkins, S. (2017, January). Child physical wellbeing in the context of maternal depression: Understanding the influence of risk and protective factors. 21st Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA, United States. Oral Presentation.

Implementation and Evaluation

Lee, B., Tam, D.M.Y., Collins, T., Burke, S.M., Kwok, S.M., Kwok, S.Y.C.L., Kwok, R.C.W., & Savard, L. (accepted 2024, Apr). Promising Preventions for Addressing Children and Youth Mental Health: A Scoping Review. Paper presentation at the Joint Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development in Panama City in April 2024.

Tam, D.M.Y., Kwok, R.C.W., Kwok, S.M., Kwok, S.Y.C.L., Lee, B., Burke, S.M., Collins, T., Ng, L., Kao, J., & Wallan, J. (accepted 2024, Apr). Roles of Technology-Mediated Gamification on Youth Mental Health. Paper presentation at the Joint Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development in Panama City in April 2024.

Lee, B., Tam, D., Urban, K., Kwok, S. M. (accepted 2024, Jan). Promising intervention in addressing youth mental health. Paper presentation at the Society for Social Work Research. Washington, DC.

Samson, P., Collins, T., Tam, D., Archer-Kuhn, B., Lee, B., & Kwok, S. M. (accepted 2024, Jan). Strengthening Youth Voice: A Photovoice Project with Youth on Mental Health and Wellbeing. Paper presentation at the Society for Social Work Research. Washington, DC.

Campbell, S. H., Bontinen, K., Stephen, L-A., Bell, A., Lim, Y., Lee, B., Aredes, N.D.A., Dhari, R. K., Verkuyl, M., Erhardt, A., Tin, C., Tharmaratnam, T. (2023, May – Accepted). Virtual Gaming Simulation for Foundational Communication Education with DEI components – An interprofessional approach. May 29-30, 2023 CASN, Biennial Canadian Nursing Education Conference, St. John’s, Newfoundland, CA.

Bell, A., Campbell, S. H., Bontinen, K., Stephen, L-A., Lim, Y., Aredes, N.D.A., Lee, B., Dhari, R. K., Verkuyl, M., Erhardt, A., Tin, C., Tharmaratnam, T. (2023, May – Accepted). So you think you are ready to film: EDI approaches to Virtual Gaming Simulation production. May 29-30, 2023 CASN, Biennial Canadian Nursing Education Conference, St. John’s, Newfoundland, CA.

Tam, D., Lee, B., Collins, T., Kwok, S. M., & O’Kane, M. (2023, Jan). Technological innovations for social change on youth mental health. Roundtable at the Society for Social Work Research. Phoenix, AZ.

Dow-Fleisner, S., *Woolgar, L., & Lomness, A. (2022, January). Effectiveness of Safe Injection Facilities on Individual and Community Outcomes: A Scoping Review. 26th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), DC/Virtual, United States. Accepted oral presentation, presented virtually as an ePoster due to COVID travel restrictions.

Sinha, A., Saltzman, L., Dow-Fleisner, S. (2022, January). Innovating with Social Work Values: Integrating Anti-Oppressive Social Work Design in Education, Research and Practice. 26th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), DC/Virtual, United States. Accepted roundtable; Withdrawn due to COVID travel restrictions.

More, J., Dow-Fleisner, S., *Stager, M., Wells, S. J. (2022, January). Developing Approaches to Practice in Indigenous Child Welfare Agencies in Canada. 26th Annual Conference for the Society for Social Work Research (SSWR), DC/Virtual. Accepted oral presentation; Withdrawn due to COVID travel restrictions.

Corman, K., Hawe, N., Rush, K., Li, E., Seaton, C. L., Dow-Fleisner, S., Hasan, K., Oelke, N., Pesut, B., Plamondon, K., & Currie, L. (2021, November). BC Communities technology use survey: Mental health needs increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, but did access? BC Rural Health Research Exchange (BCRHRx), Virtual, Canada.

Hawe, N., Corman, K., Rush, K., Li, E., Seaton, C. L., Dow-Fleisner, S., Hasan, K., Oelke, N., Pesut, B., Plamondon, K., & Currie, L. (2021, November). BC Communities technology use survey: A comparison of rural/urban virtual care use and satisfaction during COVID-19. BC Rural Health Research Exchange (BCRHRx), Virtual, Canada.

Dow-Fleisner, S., Struik, L., *Belliveau, M., *Thompson, D., & Janke, R. (2021, January). Tactics for Drawing Youth to Vaping: A Content Analysis of e-Cigarettes Advertisements. 25th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Virtual, United States. Oral Presentation.

Dow-Fleisner, S., *Gregoire, N., Woodmass, K., More, J., Wells, S. (2021, January). Measuring Organizational Health in Canadian Indigenous Child Welfare Agencies. 25th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Virtual, United States. Oral Presentation.

Struik, L.L., Dow-Fleisner, S., *Belliveau, M., & Janke, R. (2020, May). Understanding the Strategies Underpinning E-Cigarette Advertisements: A Content Analysis of Video Advertisements. 22nd International Conference on Community Health Nursing and Public Health Promotion, Vancouver, Canada. Poster Presentation.

Dow-Fleisner, S., Wyman Battalen, A., McRoy, R., & Brodzinski, D. (2019, January). Lesbian, gay, and heterosexual adoptive parents’ attitudes towards racial socialization practices. 23rd Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Francisco, United States. Oral Presentation.

Education and Training

Lee, B., O’Kane, M., & Dow-Fleisner, S. (accepted 2024, Jan). Exploring the effectiveness of simulation-based learning in developing social work skills for working with immigrant youth: A mixed methods study. Paper presentation at the Society for Social Work Research. Washington, DC.

Lee, B., & O’Kane, M. (2023, Oct). Video-based simulation to promote reflexive practice and transformative learning: A feasibility study. Poster presentation at the Council on Social Work Education. Atlanta, GA.

Lee, B., O’Kane, M., & Ji, D. (2023, Oct). Examining cross-cultural child welfare practice through simulation-based education. Paper presentation at the Council on Social Work Education. Atlanta, GA.

Lee, B., O’Kane, M., & Göncü, K. (2023, May). Social work practice with immigrant adolescents: An exploratory mixed methods study. Paper presentation at the Canadian Association of Social Work Education Conference (CASWE), Toronto, ON.

Lee, B., O’Kane, M., & Göncü, K. (2023, May). Working with interpreters to address linguistic barriers in social work practices: A pilot simulation-study. Paper presentation at the Canadian Association of Social Work Education Conference (CASWE), Toronto, ON.

Lee, B., Lwin, K., Ma, J., Zhao, R., & Thieu, V. (2022, Nov). Education and training in working with immigrant children and families in the child welfare system: A scoping review. Paper presentation at the Canadian Association of Social Work Education Conference (CASWE). Virtual Conference.

Lee, B., Lwin, K., Ma, J., Zhao, R., & Thieu, V. (2022, Mar). Education and training in working with immigrant children and families in the child welfare system: A scoping review. Paper presentation at the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN). Online – Quebec City, QC.

Lee, B., & O’Kane, M. (2022, Mar). Using simulation to examine responses to ethno-racial difference in child welfare. Paper presentation at the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN). Online – Quebec City, QC.

Lee, B., O’Kane, M., Ji, D. (2021, Nov). Structured reflective decision-making through video simulation: An innovation in social work education. Paper presentation at the Council on Social Work Education. Orlando, Florida. (Withdrew due to COVID-19 concerns)

Tufford, L., Lee, B., Thieu, V., & Zhao, R. (2021, Nov). Emotional regulation in the peer-to-peer role-play in social work education. Paper presentation at the Council on Social Work Education. Orlando, Florida. (Withdrew due to COVID-19 concerns)

Tufford, L., Lee, B., Bogo, M., Wenghofer, E., Etherington, C., Thieu, V., & Zhao, R. (2021, Nov). Decision-making and therapeutic relationship maintenance strategies when reporting suspected child abuse and neglect. Paper presentation at the Council on Social Work Education. Orlando, Florida. (Withdrew due to COVID-19 concerns)

Lee, B., Ji, D., & O’Kane, M. (2021, June). Cross-cultural child welfare simulations: An innovation to connect the classroom and field. Paper presentation at the Canadian Association of Social Work Education Conference (CASWE). Virtual Conference.

Tufford, L., Lee, B., Bogo, M., Wenghofer, E., Etherington, C., Thieu, V., & Zhao, Z. (2021, May). Decision-making and therapeutic relationship maintenance strategies when reporting suspected child abuse and neglect. Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW). Virtual Conference.

Lee, B., O’Kane, M., Ji, D. (2021, May). Advances in simulation-based social work education specializing in children and families. Poster presentation at University of British Columbia (UBC) – Celebrate Learning Week. Virtual Conference.

Lee, B., O’Kane, M., Ji, D. (2021, May). Developing critical reflective practice through virtual simulation. Workshop at the Teaching in Practice-based Professions Conference, Mount Royal University, Virtual Conference.

Asakura, K., Bogo, M., Lee, B., & Tufford, L. (2020, November). Attending to diversity, equity and inclusion: Lessons from simulation-based education and research. Panel presentation at the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), Denver, Colorado. (Withdrew from conference due to COVID-19)

Lee, B. (2020, June). A university-community partnership: an applied research course in evaluating child, youth, and family services. Poster presentation at the Canadian Association of Social Work Education Conference (CASWE). London, ON. (Conference did not take place due to COVID 19)

Tufford, L., Lee, B., Bogo, M., Wenghofer, E., Etherington, C., Thieu, V., & Zhao, R. (2020, June). Decision-making and therapeutic relationship maintenance strategies when reporting suspected child abuse and neglect. Canadian Association of Social Work Education Conference (CASWE). London, ON. (Conference did not take place due to COVID 19)

Lee, B. (2020, January). A university-community partnership: an applied research course in evaluating child, youth, and family services. Poster presentation at the University of British Columbia (UBC) – 90^th Anniversary Symposium. Vancouver, BC.

Asakura, K., Bogo, M., Tufford, L., & Lee, B., (2019, October). Simulation-based social work education: An evidence-informed pedagogy. Panel presentation at the Council of Social Work Education (CSWE), Denver, CO.(Withdrew from conference due to medical concerns)

Lee, B., O’Kane, M., Ji, D. (2019, June). Virtual simulation: Using technology to teach cross-cultural child welfare practice. Paper presentation at the Canadian Association of Social Work Education (CASWE), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.

Lee, B., O’Kane, M., Ji, D. (2019, May). Using Simulation in Social Work Education Specializing in Children and Families. Poster presentation at University of British Columbia (UBC) – Celebrate Learning Week, Vancouver, BC.

Asakura, K., Bogo, M.,Lee, B., & Tufford, L. (2018, October). Advancing simulation-based research in teaching, assessment and practice: A social work agenda. Panel presentation at the Council of Social Work Education (CSWE), Orlando, FL.

Lee, B., (2017, January). Cross-cultural practice considerations in working with Asian child and youth involved in the child welfare system. Paper presentation at the Society of Social Work Research (SSWR), New Orleans, LA.