The purpose of this exploratory study is to explore the acculturation experiences of Hmong men in the United States. There are several studies that look at the impacts of acculturation on immigrants’ psychological well-being (Kim & Abreu, 2001; Berry, . . .

Little is known about how the child welfare system provides grief and loss psychoeducation to foster youth. Oftentimes, the Independent Living Skills Program (ILSP) curriculum does not include grief and loss among its list of covered topics. With thir . . .

This project focused on the development and implementation of a presentation that would bring awareness to child sexual abuse. The purpose of this project was to expand upon the education being received by non-minor dependents through the Independent . . .

Psychotic disorders can be debilitating for clients, creating a dependency on family for financial and emotional support. Latino clients suffering from psychotic disorders may experience stigma from family members, resulting in family relationship iss . . .

This graduate project focused on environmental justice in reference to climate justice, specifically as it corresponds to social work. Climate justice has often been overlooked as part of environmental justice work for social workers. The purpose of t . . .

The purpose of this graduate project was to help foster youth navigate through campus support systems by educating potential students and campus constituents about the support and services offered through the California State University, Stanislaus Pr . . .

This graduate project was to develop and submit a grant proposal aiming to get funding for the implementation of an afterschool music program at a non-public school. There is an overwhelming amount of research that supports music as a supporting tool . . .

This graduate project was created from an observed need of the communities in the Central Valley to hear the experiences of Hmong Americans and their success. This graduate project aimed to create a short documentary film that explores lived experienc . . .

This graduate project focuses on creating and implementing a secondary traumatic stress and self-care training curriculum for Child Protective Services (CPS) emergency response (ER) social work supervisors within Stanislaus County’s Community Services . . .

The purpose of this study is to describe the levels of food insecurity among first generation Latinx college students and non-first generation Latinx college students at CSU Stanislaus. This study was guided by one research question: What are the leve . . .

The Hispanic/Latino population represents one of the fastest growing racial/ethnic minority groups in the United States with the U.S. Census, projecting that the Hispanic/Latino population will grow to be at 111 million by the year 2060 (U.S. Census, . . .

This study describes and explores efforts to incorporate environmental justice in MSW programs across the nation. The study began with an initial internet search examining the number of MSW programs across the nation that appear to be incorporating en . . .

Mindfulness training has been gaining popularity as an approach to assist helping professionals. Often helping professionals experience burnout, secondary trauma, stress, and compassion fatigue. The purpose of this study was to analyze employees' expe . . .

To help combat esteem issues and mental health crises related to bullying and other disempowering circumstances that some adolescent females may face, a curriculum was developed for a social work-driven, skill building, peer support group – #LikeAGi . . .

Child welfare social workers are at the forefront of the struggle against the problem of child maltreatment and as a result are often affected by secondary trauma. The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of organizational supports a . . .

Agency trainings and education are often targeted at professionals in healthcare, education, law enforcement, and social service settings regarding the trends, identification, reporting, and service provisions for Commercially Sexually Exploited Child . . .

Fieldwork is an essential component of social work education because it bridges the gap between the classroom and professional employment. Field education provides students with experiential learning geared towards their professional and ethical devel . . .

The author and a team of Spanish speaking undergraduate students from CSU Stanislaus created a Spanish version of the Sexual Behavior Treatment Program (SBTP) curriculum used at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) in the . . .

The purpose of this project was to create and launch an informational website tool for child welfare system-involved families to help guide them through the court process. The goal of this project was to provide families with an easily accessible educ . . .

The UndocuAlly Training is an educational intervention designed to increase awareness, competency, and self-efficacy for staff, faculty, graduate students, and community members at California State University, Stanislaus. The UndocuAlly Training provi . . .

The purpose of the study is to describe the experiences of Master of Social Work (MSW) students at Stanislaus State during the 2018-2019 academic school year regarding only two aspects of the implicit curriculum: diversity and faculty issues. While . . .

This researcher, in conjunction with Kaiser Permanente Social Work Department, discussed the creation of a web-based community resources system that connects and addresses the lack of accurate and up-to-date information on available community resource . . .

There is limited research on mindfulness based interventions in the workplace. Nevertheless, the preliminary findings suggest that mindfulness interventions have a positive impact on social workers’ and helping professionals’ well-being, mindfulness a . . .

Throughout history the transgender and gender non-conforming community has been mired in oppression and discrimination. This community faces prejudice that is fueled by societal forces such as our current political climate, gendered norms, and misinfo . . .

This graduate project involved the creation of an informational website tool that is accessible to anyone who deems the content relevant to their current circumstances (system-involved population). Navigating the juvenile justice system can be confusi . . .

The purpose of this Graduate Project is to illuminate how systematic barriers within society have disproportionately affected African-Americans. Systematic barriers include the criminal justice system, police brutality, and the lack of access to menta . . .

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between veterans’ perceptions of mental health stigma and its impact on mental health service utilization. Most importantly, this study examined whether the public stigma experienced through th . . .

This qualitative (phenomenology) study explores how animal companions impact social isolation among individuals experiencing homelessness. In-depth personal interviews were held with a sample of 6 homeless pet owners receiving laundry/shower services . . .

This graduate project focused on developing and implementing a mental health workshop at California State University, Stanislaus to help inform and educate Hispanic/Latinx students on the importance of mental health and connect them to different menta . . .

The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of co-researchers using the PAR approach as they collaborate with university faculty, other co-researchers, and CSU Stanislaus students to examine the issues of food and housing insecurity among . . .

This project focused on the development and implementation of a tool guide titled, Post-Secondary Programming Patterns: A Step-by-Step Guide to Designing a Student Resource Program. The tool guide is a template with two components: Field A of the guid . . .

The purpose of this study was to explore the level of knowledge and understanding that MSW students possess in the area of child development. The study was guided using a quantitative method and exploratory research design. Two questions were utilized . . .

The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore the lived experiences of Hispanics in overcoming the barriers with, and ultimately accessing, mental health care services in Merced County. Data were collected from six Hispanic participants. Data we . . .

At the intersection of race and sexuality, Hispanic/Latino MSM are found at the face of Human Immunodeficiency (HIV) stigma, discrimination, and homophobia from in and outside cultural and social networks. The stigmatization of HIV and men who have se . . .

Valley which essential elements they believe to be necessary to create culturally specific domestic violence services for African American women. This study utilized a qualitative exploratory research design and a non-probability purposive sample. Dat . . .