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Adverse Childhood Experiences Of Social Work Students And Implications For Field Specialization And Practice, Maria Negrete

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

The purpose of the following study is to examine the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) of social work students as well as any associations between specific ACE questionnaire scores and professional field specializations or interests. Previous research has indicated that scoring on the ACE questionnaire can potentially lead to a number of psychological and physiological related issues. Given that many social workers enter the field as what some researchers refer to as “wounded healers”, this study aimed to explore whether social workers who have specific adverse childhood experiences (ACE’s) choose field specializations or interests which relate to any previous childhood trauma …

Exploring The Need Of Soft Skills Development In Alternative Education Settings Serving Youth-At-Risk, Ana Hernandez

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

Today’s young 21^st century workforce has so much to offer in an array of industry sectors. Yet, so many are not achieving their full potential with underdeveloped or lack of soft skills. Vulnerable youth-at-risk who have not experienced healthy developmental stages growing up are at a higher risk of not developing soft skills essential for workforce and lifelong success. This study aims to analyze the gap in soft skills development in youth-at-risk who are attending alternative education. Using a Constructivist paradigm, this qualitative research was completed using maximum variation and snowball sampling to capture the full experience and the …

Interventions In Group Homes, Nicole Prytherch

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

Understanding difficult behaviors that contribute to placement loss for foster children could aid in developing interventions to stabilize placement and increase progress moves. Thus, this research project explores the behaviors exhibited by adolescents in a group home through interviews with direct care staff to provide insight into the behaviors that contribute to placement disruption and possible interventions to address traumatic symptoms in foster children.

This was a post- positivist study, utilizing qualitative methods to gather information through face-to-face interviews with group home staff. Eight group home staff were asked questions about their experiences with difficult behaviors and the interventions they …

Disproportionality Of African American Children In The Child Welfare System: Social Workers' Perspectives, Estelita Abigael Hassler, Acacia Gretchen Lovett

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

ABSTRACT

African American children are detained at quadruple the rate in comparison to other ethnic groups within the child welfare system. This overrepresentation has been a controversial topic for decades. This study presents caseworkers’ perceptions as to the reasons for the disproportionality.

The literature review revealed that African American families have unequal access to resources and opportunities and outcomes. That is, their length of stay in foster care is prolonged and the reunification process is also longer.

This qualitative study involved face-to-face interviews with 12 caseworkers with past and current experience in two California county child welfare agencies. The interview …

Challenges To Rural Child Welfare Services, Raymond Gaffney

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

This research project is an examination of the challenges of service delivery to clients in the child welfare system in a rural eastern California county. Coordinating and delivering services is an ongoing difficulty for all rural service providers working with child welfare throughout the country as many clients are isolated, the resources are scarce, programs may be lacking adequate structure or funding, long-distance travel is challenging, and specialized staffing is limited. This particular county is spread over 3,000 square miles of mountainous terrain, is neighbored by other rural counties, and the closest California metropolitan city is about 300 miles away. …

Recovery Oriented Services And Engagement In Psychiatric Services, Graciela Arzola, Mayra Beas

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

This study focused on individuals who have been diagnosed with a mental health condition and are currently engaged in mental health services in the local community. The research question was to determine if a correlation exists between individuals who participate in recovery-oriented services and the rate of engagement to psychiatric services. The research was a descriptive study design. The data gathered was quantitative as it is based on survey data which was selected using snowball sampling. The researchers reviewed 72 surveys administered to mental health professionals at outpatient mental health clinics throughout Southern California. Using the Pearson coefficient test, the …

Sw5900: Social Welfare And American Indians/Alaska Natives Course Syllabus, Deirdre Lanesskog

Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy

This syllabus is the prototype for SW5900, a new specialized topics course on the Social Welfare and American Indians/Alaska Natives. Portions of the course content were piloted in the quarter system. The semester format and the service learning components of the course were developed for the semester system and the process of development involved all faculty.

Macro Social Work (Sw 6061) Syllabus, Laurie Smith

Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy

This syllabus is the prototype for SW 6061 a revitalized generalist macro social work course that will first be taught in the semester system. The format is a departure from the quarter system format and the process of development involved all faculty.

Where Are The African American Males In The Social Work Program, Nicole Arkadie

University Diversity Committee records

This poster presentation discusses the lack of African American males in the social work program at California State University of San Bernardino. It highlights the problem across all the CSU Institutions of significant decrease in Freshman enrollment of African American Males compared to the number of students who were admitted.

Teaching Intersectionality To Improve Msw Students’ Understanding Of Oppression And Privilege., James D. Simon, Rigaud Joseph

University Diversity Committee records

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Grant Abstract

Teaching Intersectionality to Improve MSW Students’ Understanding of Oppression and Privilege.

Background and Purpose:

There are growing calls to understand how clients’ multiple intersecting identities result in compounded disadvantage, which leads to disparate and disproportionate outcomes (CSWE, 2008; Ortega & Faller, 2011; Nadan, Spilsbury, & Korbin, 2015; NASW, 2015). Although social work students are required to learn about intersectionality (NASW, 2015), there is some evidence that blind spots remain with respect to the relationship between intersectionality, oppression, and privilege (Bronstein, Berman-Rossi, & Winfield, 2002; Bubar, Cespedes, & Bundy-Fazioli, 2016). In response, this project attempted …

Human Behavior And The Social Environment: Fall 2020 Syllabus, Rigaud Joseph

Social Work Faculty Publications

Syllabus for graduate course on Human Behavior and the Social Environment. (Critical examination and application of biological, psychological, and social aspects of human development from infancy through old age. Major theories, risk and protective factors.)

Human Behavior And The Social Environment: Fall 2020 Syllabus, Rigaud Joseph

Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy

Syllabus for graduate course on Human Behavior and the Social Environment. (Critical examination and application of biological, psychological, and social aspects of human development from infancy through old age. Major theories, risk and protective factors.)

Social Work Practice (Sw4001) Syllabus, Michael Edwards

Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy

This syllabus is the prototype for SW 4001 a revitalized generalist micro social work course that will first be taught in the semester system. The format is a departure from the quarter system format and the process of development involved faculty within the BASW program.

Sw 6042 Human Behavior And The Social Environment - Critical Topics (Prototype Semester Syllabus), Herb Shon

Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy

This syllabus is the prototype for SW 6042, "Human Behavior and the Social Environment - Critical Topics" social work graduate course that will be taught in the semester system. The format is a departure from the quarter system format and the process of development involved all faculty who teach Human Behavior and the Social Environment graduate courses.

Sw 4011 Generalist Field (Basw Syllabus), Herb Shon

Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy

This syllabus is the prototype for SW 4011 & SW 4012, revitalized generalist field social work courses that will first be taught in the semester system. The format is a departure from the quarter system format and the process of development involved all faculty.

Q2s Macro Social Work (Sw 6062) Syllabus, Nicole Arkadie

Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy

This syllabus is the prototype for SW 6062 a revitalized generalist macro social work course that will first be taught in the semester system. The format is a departure from the quarter system format and the process of development involved all faculty.

Advanced Generalist Micro Practice I Syllabus, Msw Program, Carolyn Mcallister

Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy

This syllabus updates the first in the Advanced Generalist Micro (Individuals, Families, and Groups) Practice Course for the MSW Program. The course structure was changed, the course assignments adjusted, and the readings for the class updated.

Semester Syllabus Template Sw 6021 May 2020, Alicia Harris

Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy

This syllabus is the prototype for SW 6021, a revitalized generalist micro social work course that will first be taught in the semester system. The format is a departure from the quarter system format and the process of development involved all faculty.