Infographic Contest winner Jo Chriselle Viray of USC is pictured with Tina Paddock, head of the NASW-CA Image Council.
Congratulations to Jo Chriselle Viray, the winner of the 2017–18 CalSWEC Infographic Contest!
Viray, an MSW student at USC, received $250 and her framed winning infographic depicting the contest topic “Key ..Read More…
Deborah Allen, LCSW, Assistant Regional Director Region G
Debbie is a senior staff member at Family Therapy Institute of Santa Barbara, providing direct clinical services and supervision, and also maintains a small private practice in Ventura. She is adjunct faculty with Antioch University teaching child and adolescence psychotherapy, theories of family ..Read More…
Dr. Peter Allen Lee, Director of the San Jose State University School of Social Work, leads the group in an inspirational cheer that celebrates the School of Social Work and the social work profession: “Stand Up, Stand Proud, Stand Together!”
Award winners from the NASW South Bay Unit Social ..Read More…
SAN DIEGO, CA – On Saturday, March 31 at Petco Park, the National Association of Social Workers, California Chapter (NASW-CA) as part of the San Diego Partnership of Professional Social Workers partnered with the San Diego Padres to host the 6th annual Social Work Awareness event. The onsite program and on-field ceremony preceded ..Read More…
Left to right: Kayla Fernande, Ramona Flore, Janaki Santhiveeran, Jacqueline Hill, Cesar Delgado
Four students show cased their MSW theses in Las Vegas on Feb 26-27, 2018 through their peer-reviewed scholarly presentations at the 21st Annual American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences (AABSS) Conference.
The AABSS is one of the interdisciplinary, ..Read More…
(From left to right) Edward Jason Valdez (Cohort 2-18), Lainey Sevillano (Cohort 3-18) and Prof. José Paez, LCSW.
By Lainey Sevillano
The Los Angeles Department of Mental Health hosted the first ever Filipino Wellbeing Training Summit on February 24, 2018. The day was full of learning, listening, and lambing. ..Read More…
Ivan Bustamante, 2nd Year MSW Student, part-time program, California State University, Dominguez Hills
How did you become interested in pursuing social work?
My passion for social work developed from my turbulent life path experiences that I endured as a young adult. Despite my harmonious upbringing, growing up was tough for me as ..Read More…
By NASWCA Member Dian Grier
An unprecedented event took place recently behind the walls of California Correctional Institution Tehachapi.
Six Cal State Bakersfield students from the philosophy department arrived to compete in a College Ethics Bowl against CCI. The CCI prison team won by 10 points in their first-ever debate on Nov. ..Read More…
