JSWVE is holding a term paper contest. The deadline is May 15, 2009.

Announcement: Term Paper Contest

The Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics (JSWVE) and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) are sponsoring a term paper contest. The term papers will be collected by the JSWVE editorial board and judged by ASWB staff.

Details for the contest are listed below.

• Must have a central theme of social work values or social work ethics.
• Must be written as an MSW or BSW student. (Student may have graduated.)
• Must be nominated by a faculty member. 
• Must follow the general manuscript submission guidelines found at http://www.socialworker.com/jswve/content/view/4/27/
• Must be in APA citation style.
• Deadline for submission: May 15, 2009
• Paper must be submitted by e-mail to finnj@u.washington.edu 
• Winning term papers will be published in The Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics.
• Judges will be the staff at the Association of Social Work Boards.
• Judging criteria will include:

• Knowledge of Material
• Relevance of Citations on the Central Theme
• Coverage of the Topic
• Number and Appropriateness of Citations
• Organization – flow of ideas
• Quality of  Writing – spelling, grammar, coherence
• Originality of the Presentation