Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, commonly referred to as CSEC is a form of Human Trafficking that affects minors and youth around the nation and around the world. CSEC is a broad term that includes any form of sexual exploitation of a minor under the age of 18 who may be a Foreign National, Immigrant, […]
Social Workers and Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
Posted on February 8, 2018 ·
Filed Under: Adolescents/Children, Criminal Justice, Social Work Practice
Learning about SIDS by Jeri Wilson, MSW
Posted on May 9, 2017 ·
For me, deciding whether or not to learn about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome was not an option, it was a necessity. My daughter Jenelle died during a nap of SIDS on March 1, 1993 while in daycare. I had heard about SIDS but had no idea how a baby as healthy as mine could die […]
Filed Under: Adolescents/Children, Personal Stories, Social Work Practice
CIUDAD DE LOS NIÑOS CREATES A BRIDGE TO SUPPORT A FAMILY IN NEED IN THE BORDER REGION OF SAN DIEGO-TIJUANA
Posted on February 1, 2016 ·
Written by Lic. Ines Favela with translation by Tiago Antonio, MSW student Ciudad de los Niños is a youth foster/group home that is located in Tijuana, Mexico. Every year they serve hundreds of at-risk children, adolescents and families. During 2015, approximately 904 children received psychological counseling, as well as speech, pedagocial and family therapy, and […]
Filed Under: Adolescents/Children, International Social Work
The Playground is our Classroom! By Debbie Boerbaitz, LCSW, PPSC-SSW, Chula Vista Elementary School District and Paul Brazzel, LCSW, PPSC-SSW, Lemon Grove School District
Posted on October 20, 2015 ·
October is National Bullying Prevention Month, created and designated by Pacer.org in 2006. It serves to remind us to focus on this hurtful behavior that many of us experienced ourselves during childhood or actually inflicted on others; and act to raise awareness through “events, activities, outreach, and education”.[1] In a recent blog article, All 50 […]
Filed Under: Adolescents/Children, School Social Work
Reflections on Macro Project at Ciudad de los Niños by Nadia Hurtado
Posted on September 22, 2015 ·
Last year I had the opportunity to complete my first year practicum at Ciudad de los Niños, an agency located in Tijuana, Mexico. Ciudad de los Niños is a non-profit agency that mostly serves low income families in need of behavioral and developmental services for their children. One of the main services at Ciudad de […]
Still Unclear: Why are There So Many Black Children in the Child Welfare System? by Ijeoma Nwabuzor Ogbonnaya, Ph.D.
Posted on October 28, 2014 ·
Growing up in a house with a mother who is a children’s social worker made me privy to the many issues children and families involved with child welfare face, as well as the burden these issues may have on social workers. For example, I learned at a young age that some parents get their children […]
Filed Under: Adolescents/Children, Child Welfare, Diversity
The Step Up Program: A College Access Program through the Consensus Organizing Center at SDSU’s School of Social Work by Jennifer Cosio
Posted on February 20, 2014 ·
The Consensus Organizing Center (COC) has been a project of San Diego State University’s School (SDSU) of Social Work since 1999. The COC’s longest running program is the Step Up Program, which provides high school junior students from a local high school an opportunity to experience college. The mission of the Step-Up Program is to […]
Filed Under: Adolescents/Children, School Social Work, Social Work Education
