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 […]
Life as a Peace Corps Volunteer by Aaron Wohlmuth, BSW
Posted on March 21, 2016 ·
Filed Under: International Social Work
Finding Purpose While at a Loss by Ashley Halverson, MSW student
Posted on March 15, 2016 ·
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 […]
Filed Under: Field Practice, International Social Work, 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
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 […]
Social Work and Interns at Survivors of Torture, International by Carin Anderson
Posted on December 8, 2014 ·
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 […]
Filed Under: Diversity, International Social Work, Mental Health, Social Work Internships/Field
Reflections on My International MSW Internship by Dervla O’Leary
Posted on May 5, 2014 ·
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 […]
Filed Under: International Social Work
HHS 350 International Requirement and the NASW Code of Ethics By Terri Skyer
Posted on April 24, 2014 ·
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 […]
Filed Under: International Social Work, Social Work Education, Social Work Ethics
The Challenges of an International Practicum
Posted on October 11, 2013 ·
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 […]
Filed Under: International Social Work
Consensus Organizing Goes Abroad!
Posted on September 3, 2013 ·
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 […]
Filed Under: Community Organizing, International Social Work
