Current Capstone Projects

Offered as the culminating experience of the Graduate Program, students complete an individual or group research project reflecting the students’ interests and needs in working with urban families. Outcomes of this seminar will require students to collect, analyze and report direct observations; write a research paper that includes a title page, abstract, background, methods and discussion sections conforming to APA Publication Manual guidelines; and present a poster in an open community-invited forum. This project meets the culminating experience requirements.

Faculty Mentor: Dr. James T. Decker

Maribel Mancillas, Principal Investigator
Operationalizing Depression: A Latino Approach

Colleen Blodgett, Principal Investigator
Incarcerating the Mentally Ill: A New Form of Institutionalization?

Vanessa Tudela, Principal Investigator
Defining Latino Cultural Competency amongst Latino Social Workers

Deborah Keyser, Principal Investigator
Client Fatality: An Evaluation of the Effects of Client Fatality on Children’s Social Workers - A Proposed Model for Interdepartmental Support

Rosario Cordova, Principal Investigator
R.A.S.E.: A Female Youth Offenders Therapeutic Group: Relationships, Accountability, Self-Esteem & Empowerment (RASE)

Alejandra Marasco, Principal Investigator
Patterns of Cultural Adjustment among Latino Immigrant Students
 
Jason Lorenzana, Principal Investigator
R.A.C.E.: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Therapeutic Intervention Program for At-Risk Youth

Stephanie Hjortsvang, Principal Investigator
Benefits of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Treating Symptoms of Depressions

Soltana Nosrati, Principal Investigator
Survival Kit: Transitioning Back Into Society

Jacqueline Terzian, Principal Investigator
Phone Reminders for New Clients

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Amy Levin

Kristie Patton, Principal Investigator
Burnout among Multi-Purpose Senior Services Plan (MSSP) Care Managers: The Impact of Organizational Factors

Richard Goodman, Principal Investigator
To What Degree Do Social Factors Influence the Implementation of Interventions in Fall-Prevention Programs for the Elderly?

Amy DeGaetano, Principal Investigator
Young Storytellers Program – Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Writing Intervention Program on the Self-Esteem of 4th and 5th Graders in Title 1 Schools.

Judy Diaz-Guerrero, Principal Investigator
Rocky the Classroom: The Effectiveness of a Music Literacy Program on Self-Esteem

Marvin Milian, Principal Investigator
Self-Disclosure

Angelic Rome, Principal Investigator
Resilient Characteristics and Resources within Medical Social Workers

Jacob Sanchez, Principal Investigator
MSW Students’ Perceptions and Knowledge of Undocumented Children in the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS)

Israel Kingmansu, Principal Investigator
Social Work in the Emergency Room

Frances Shahnazarian, Principal Investigator
Effects of a 60-Hour Training on Rape Supportive Attitudes

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Susan Love

Ava Avedissian, Principal Investigator
Veterans: War on the home front

Dawn Mitchell, Principal Investigator
Money Management Programs for Older Adults Residing in San Gabriel Valley

Gohar Galadzhyan, Principal Investigator
Client Satisfaction at AIDS Service Center

Susan Shaw, Principal Investigator
Implementation of Points of Engagement at Santa Clarita DCFS Office: Employee Readiness and Participation in Organizational Change

Yuki Tanaka, Principal Investigator
The First 72 Hours of a Foster Child’s Arrival: Foster Parents’ Experiences and Efforts

Sungmie Jahng, Principal Investigator
Adaptability of Unaccompanied North Korean Refugee Minors in the United States

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Eli Bartle

Patricia Alvarez, Principal Investigator
Latino Father’s Attitudes towards Gay Male Sons

Diana Amarillo, Principal Investigator
Students’ Perceptions of Social Work

Luis Curiel, Principal Investigator
Exposure to Multiculturalism in Early Childhood: Development of Cultural Tolerance and Efficacy among Social Workers

Minerva Garcia, Principal Investigator
Effetiveness of the Wraparound Process in Lancaster and Palmdale

Andree McColl, Principal Investigator
Watching Old Movies: An Intervention Aimed at Reducing the Agitation Level of Alzheimer’s Participation at Departure Time From and Adult Day Health Care Center

Lisa Twombly, Principal Investigator
Guidelines for Evidence-Based Practice in Community Mental Health Centers