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 . . .