Jose E. Martinez, MSW, Director of the Migrant Headstart Program for Riverside County Office of Education was the guest speaker at IVC for Dr. Mathiesen’s class on 4/18/14. Mr. Martinez did an excellent job in his discussion of cultural competence. Mr. Martinez is also one of our field instructors for our IVC MSW students. BIG thanks […]
Imperial Valley, Mental Health Training Program students graduating!
On Friday April 18th, School of Social Work Field Faculty, Ernie L. Zuniga and Field Director Candy Elson held a brief ceremony to congratulate our Calexico Campus IVC MSW students on their upcoming graduation and commencement. Briefly joining in on the celebration were Dean Pearson and Associate Dean, Michael Sabath. Certificates were also given to the Mental Health […]
Dr. Susan Woodruff Selected to Study Combat-Injured Military Personnel!
Dr. Susan Woodruff has been picked as a co-principal investigator along with researchers from Naval Health Research Center to conduct a large study of quality of life (QOL) issues among combat-injured military personnel. The survival rate of those injured in combat in Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) is the highest in modern history […]
SDSU School of Social Work Celebrates 50 years of Tradition!
On November 9, 2013, the School of Social Work held its 50th Anniversary Celebration at the SDSU Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center. The program included a panel of invited speakers and a well-attended reception. See the photo album! .
LSSWA Heads to Mexico, Collaborates with Tijuana Social Service Agencies!
A delegation of undergraduate and graduate students from the Latino Student Social Work Association accompanied by its two faculty advisors, Drs. David Engstrom and Maria Lusia Zuniga visited three social service agencies and met with students at the Escuela de Trabajo Social in Tijuiana, Mexico on November 15, 2013. The visited agencies were: Fundacion Proteccion […]
