Sanibonani! Greetings from Swaziland, Africa. The first thing you are probably thinking is where the heck is Swaziland? Did I mean Switzerland? Are lions and giraffes roaming the area? Well, Swaziland is in fact a real place. It is a landlocked country, which is the size of New Jersey with a little over a 1 […]
Finding Purpose While at a Loss by Ashley Halverson, MSW student
We don’t know each other. Maybe we share histories, likes or dislikes, but because we don’t share language or culture, I cannot ask. You are a mother of two and come from a village in northern Thailand. Far from here. I am a student from the United States, hoping to learn about international social work […]
CIUDAD DE LOS NIÑOS CREATES A BRIDGE TO SUPPORT A FAMILY IN NEED IN THE BORDER REGION OF SAN DIEGO-TIJUANA
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 […]
Reflections on Macro Project at Ciudad de los Niños by Nadia Hurtado
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 […]
Social Work and Interns at Survivors of Torture, International by Carin Anderson
Survivors of Torture, International (SURVIVORS) was founded in 1997 to fill a gap in services for survivors in San Diego County. Their program takes a holistic approach to healing with psychotherapy, psychiatry, psychological evaluations and medial affidavits for asylum seekers, medical case management, and interpreters. Additionally, SURVIVORS offers case management. Tammy Pham is a MSW […]
Reflections on My International MSW Internship by Dervla O’Leary
Between 2012 and 2013, I spent ten months in Thailand. I initially went to Thailand through the Summer Internship Program and fell in love with the country so much that I decided to pursue an International Community Development focus and return to Thailand to carry out my field practicum and thesis research during my second […]
HHS 350 International Requirement and the NASW Code of Ethics By Terri Skyer
As BSW Undergraduates, we are required to fulfill an international requirement. This relatively new mandate is required of all majors under the College of Health and Human Services if one desires to graduate. The most frequently chosen method of fulfilling this requirement is to take HHS 350, a 3-unit course which conveniently meets the International […]
The Challenges of an International Practicum
The Challenges of an International Practicum From Spring to Summer 2013, I participated in the semester program in Thailand, one of the SDSU School of Social Work’s international initiatives for MSW students with a specialization in community development. I was to do a full time block placement at a local agency and to conduct a […]
Consensus Organizing Goes Abroad!
By Drew Lautemann, Esq. Consensus Organizing (CO) is a model of community organizing that emphasizes finding areas of mutual self-interest between a diverse set of internal and external stakeholders. Organizers work with various community residents, businesses, organizations, and groups to identify issues of common concern, and they then link the community to outside resource holders […]