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- Creator:
- Jara, Noemi
- Description:
- This study explores the everyday experiences of Mexican immigrant elder women residing in North County San Diego. While the literature on aging has focused primarily on white, middle to upper class experiences, this study focuses on working-class, elder immigrant women from Mexico and who reside in the United States. A Critical Life Course Framework was used to bridge past and current experiences of elders to make sense of life course transitions, continuity, and contemporary realities. A Community Cultural Wealth Framework was used to highlight their cultural strengths and strategies for navigating life challenges. This study employed 10 semi-structured qualitative interviews to consider how Mexican immigrant women give meaning to their experiences in older age and how those experiences influence the quality of their life. Findings included: the importance of family to elders, the meaning of everyday activities, nature of health and wellbeing, circumstances of livelihood and survivability, gendered experiences of aging such as spousal caretaking and widowhood, and sources of strength and empowerment. Recommendations provided for organizations, counties and national policy on how to better support and recognize the strengths of Mexican immigrant elder women.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- San Marcos
- Department:
- Sociological Practice
- Creator:
- Melendrez, Kassandra
- Description:
- This study focuses on the lived experiences of nine attorneys dedicated to representing individuals who are undocumented in federal immigration court and federal criminal court. The participants came from three distinct professional backgrounds in immigration: five were from private practices, two were from non-profits, and two were federal defenders. Through the use of semi-structured interviews, my participants shared their challenges and experiences practicing law specifically in the context of immigration under the Trump administration. I incorporated Critical Race Theory and Latino Critical Race Theory (LatCrit) in my analysis for this study. Attorneys shared that they are navigating the shifting administrative priorities and intentions related to immigration law, adjusting their roles as advocates in a rapidly changing immigration system, and experiencing stress and mental health challenges as a result of this current political climate. These themes highlight crucial concerns and challenges my participants currently face in their profession.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- San Marcos
- Department:
- Sociological Practice
- Creator:
- Aylward, Monica and Cordes, Katherine
- Description:
- This document reviews the literature regarding sexual assault and barriers to reporting sexual assault in the United States military. Existing studies reveal that survivors of sexual assault and/or harassment in the military face an array of barriers to reporting these crimes. Common barriers include: fear of negative career impact and/or retaliation, confidentiality concerns, fear of disrupting unit bond, and/or stigma. Further analysis of barriers suggest underlying problems related to military laws and policies, and inadequate education regarding sexual assault within the military. Keywords: Department of Defense (DoD) military sexual assault (MSA), military sexual trauma (MST), Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO), Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
- Resource Type:
- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- San Marcos
- Department:
- Social Work
- Creator:
- Guerrero ll, Ernesto
- Description:
- Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is one of the most serious problems on college and university campuses throughout the United States. Intimate Partner Violence is defined as physical, emotional, psychological, or sexual harm caused by a current or former partner or spouse but it is also used to describe dating violence. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, women who are at the greatest risk of becoming victims of IPV are between the ages of 18-24 years. Nineteen percent of college women have reported experiencing completed or attempted sexual assault since their freshman year of college, with the majority of those assaults coming from someone the victim knew. Various mental health issues are associated with intimate partner violence including, but not limited to: depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, low self-esteem, and substance use. Being the victim of intimate partner violence can also have severe consequences directly related to physical injury. The purpose of this capstone project was to explore the issues of IPV, and to write a grant proposal to fund an expert speaker on intimate partner violence to speak at California State University San Marcos via a partnership with the CSUSM Office of Arts and Lectures. Educating and raising awareness on intimate partner violence is a crucial step in the elimination and prevention of domestic violence.
- Resource Type:
- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- San Marcos
- Department:
- Social Work
- Creator:
- Gonzalez, Maricela, Swanston, Nicole, and Ramos, Catherine
- Description:
- Abstract Major General Raymond Murray High School, in the Vista Unified School District, serves students who have fallen behind in academic credits and require extra time or attention to complete high school. The purpose of this project is to write a grant to obtain adjustable workstations. It is expected that the stand-up desks will be beneficial for students who have experienced a trauma but display Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder behavior-like symptoms. Students at Major General Raymond Murray High School, an alternative school, represent a population that is overlooked and marginalized, and who face hardships and challenges that makes their learning difficult. The adjustable workstations will support students in school academic performance as well as increase their focus and attention by allowing them to stand rather than sit at a regular desk when they are feeling irritable and unable to concentrate. We wrote a grant to the American Honda Foundation and requested funding to facilitate a better learning environment for these students. Although the research is limited, it supports the effectiveness of the adjustable workstations for the academic attainment and success of students. It is important that educators recognize the significance of furthering the academic environmental accommodations for students who do experience trauma or are living in poverty because education is most likely a very low priority for these students.
- Resource Type:
- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- San Marcos
- Department:
- Social Work
37016. Music Therapy for Older Adults with Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias: A Grant Proposal
- Creator:
- Soto, Sherri, Rodriguez, Maria, and Morales, Jamie
- Description:
- Alzheimer’s and other dementias continue to be a rising concern in the cognitive health of the older adult population. Currently, there is no cure for these dementias; however, researchers continue to explore the impact of dementia on brain health and to direct efforts toward prevention of this disease. This project and grant proposal focus on the low-cost intervention of music therapy as a complementary and alternative form of treatment for patients with dementia in order to alleviate the symptoms of depression and agitation. The purpose of the grant proposal is to obtain funding to adopt a music therapy intervention utilizing iPads, iPods, and iTunes at Villa Pomerado skilled nursing facility in Poway, CA, targeting patients affected by Alzheimer's and other dementias. Music therapy will promote mind and body stimulation, increase positive emotional responses, and ultimately enhance social engagement for patients with dementia. It is also hoped that such alternative interventions may reduce the use of psychotropic medications to manage symptoms, and enhance the quality of care and well-being of patients struggling with this disease.
- Resource Type:
- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- San Marcos
- Department:
- Social Work
- Creator:
- Nguyen, Nancy, Ferro, Brenda, and Carnohan, Katie
- Description:
- California State University San Marcos has a large population of student veterans. With the recent addition of the Veterans’ Center on campus, the school is expanding services to better respond to the unique needs of its former service members. Current treatments for PTSD and other service related ailments have shown promise in their effectiveness, but many barriers exist in accessing such treatments. In this capstone project, service-related problems, treatments, and barriers to treatment are described. Following this, outdoor and adventure-based programs are presented and described as alternative interventions, which address many of these barriers to treatment, allowing veterans to receive effective and needed therapeutic care. This project goes on to describe the efforts of a group of graduating Master of Social Work students to collaborate with Campus Recreation and the Veterans’ center to write a detailed grant template which will be used by Campus Recreation to fund an innovative outdoor therapy program for former service members on the CSUSM campus.
- Resource Type:
- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- San Marcos
- Department:
- Social Work
- Creator:
- Rosas, Abelardo and Magos, Daniel
- Description:
- The purpose of this project was to conduct a literature review of the empirical research on adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by examining whether ACE affects combat-related PTSD prevalence and severity, protective factors, as well as current practices for assessing ACE in combat veterans. A literature search to identify studies published between 1987 and 2015 yielded a total of 53 articles that met the inclusion criteria and were reviewed. The existing literature reveals that ACE was experienced by a significant number of combat veterans with PTSD. It further showed that preventive and early intervention assessments and treatments should be implemented for combat veterans upon return from deployment and when seeking treatment for PTSD and PTSD-related mental health problems. Future research should focus on the importance and value of assessment of all lifetime trauma, not simply combat-exposure related trauma. Keywords: posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), adverse childhood experiences (ACE), combat veterans, protective factors, predictors, screening, assessments
- Resource Type:
- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- San Marcos
- Department:
- Social Work
- Creator:
- Acosta, Azucena
- Description:
- Occupational stress, burnout, compassion fatigue, secondary trauma, and vicarious trauma are terms used interchangeably in the human services to describe occupational-related symptoms among service providers. Although books, workshops, manuals, and trainings have been created to cure and prevent such symptoms with self-care techniques, there is a gap in the research about how supervisors and agencies can support the staff. Partnering with Community Resource Center an interactive workshop was developed to incorporate key definitions, and self-care techniques supervisors can use to support their staff, subsequently benefiting all the staff and the agency. Further research is recommended for supervisors and self-care.
- Resource Type:
- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- San Marcos
- Department:
- Social Work
- Creator:
- Huerta, Araceli, Gabbard, Cara, and Lopez-Cedillo, Genesis
- Description:
- Intimate partner violence (IPV)/Teen Dating Violence is addressed as public health matter that has lifelong consequences. Within this paper, a grant proposal requesting funding from the Department of Education for the San Marcos Unified School District and Escondido Union School District middle schools is incorporated. The purpose of the proposal is to increase awareness and prevention of Teen Dating Violence through education in the middle school setting. In addition, a literature review on Dating Violence, teen risk factors, laws, and public schools responsibility has also been included. Review of various prevention programs such as Dating Matters, Second Step, Fourth R, and Safe Dates has been added. Lastly, implications of prevention programs research and interventions, as well their overall impact are addressed from a Social Work perspective. Keywords: teen dating violence, violence, grant proposal, awareness, middle school, risk factors, implication, prevention, program, social work, education, teens
- Resource Type:
- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- San Marcos
- Department:
- Social Work