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Child Abuse and Family Violence
Institute
Introduction
The Institute serves as an international resource
for interdisciplinary education and multidisciplinary professional consultation
and training in child abuse and family violence. In its fourteenth year of
operation, the institute and its activities have forwarded the mission of “Intervention
and prevention of child abuse and family violence through professional education
and training” on an even broader scale than previous years.
Offered by the School of Health and Human
Services, this program provides individuals from various disciplines with
expanded knowledge and formalized education in the area of child abuse and
domestic violence, training and field experience in serving this population, and
opportunities to qualify for career positions in which multidisciplinary
training is required or is essential.
The course work includes theoretical, conceptual,
and practical experiences leading to a multidisciplinary view of the relevant
issues, processes, and systems involved. The goals of the program are to prepare
individuals to better serve the needs of abused children and violent families,
and to qualify for career positions in which multidisciplinary training is
essential. The program requires 24 units of upper division course work,
including 16 units of required courses, 4 units of electives, and 4 units of
field experience. Admissions to the program requires upper division standing
(completion of 90 quarter units), formal application to the school, application
to the certificate program, and approval by the program director.
CSULA Child Abuse
and Family Violence Institute
King Hall, Rm 109B
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The Child Abuse and Family Violence Institute has many components
including:
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The Child Maltreatment and Family Violence Certificate Program
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The CSULA Juvenile Court Partnership This is a collaboration of
the LA County Juvenile Court and the entire CSULA. It is dedicated to promoting
joint opportunities for research, education and service learning. From its
inception in 1988 it has grown to encompass:
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Formal internship opportunities
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Service learning opportunities
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The New Partnership Beginnings Conference (11th year) –
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An information/resource center
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Expert Speaker List
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Exchanges between training and guest lectures, Juvenile Court
experts and CSULA Faculty
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Two Summit Meetings
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Ongoing research and training in collaboration with:
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NYU center on violence & recovery (www.nyu.edu/cvr/about.html).
Consultation with National Science Foundation Grants (www.federalgrantswire.com/national_science_foundation_federal_grants.html)
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And the Inter University Consortium (http://iuc.sppsr.ucla.edu)
The California Forensic Science Institute (CFSI) is the
career development and applied research, for the Los Angeles Regional Crime Lab
(LARCL). The LARCL is a partnership among the LA County Sheriff, the LA Police
Department and CSULA. The facility is now being built on our campus. Between the
Juvenile Court Partnership and the California Forensic Science Institute and its
new Los Angeles Regional Crime Lab, this University is a unique position to
recruit and educated students who are interested in building a career in Court
related systems. In conjunction with the Child Maltreatment Certificate,
students can pursue undergraduate or graduate degrees in: Forensic Psychology,
Forensic Social Work, Criminal Justice and Criminalistics.
Please review our Top 10 reasons to get a Child
Maltreatment Certificate and our FAQs. Please click here to
view statements from students who are either enrolled or graduated from our
program.
If you have further questions, or simply want to discuss
your own situation, please call us at (323) 343-4696.
2005-2006
Highlights
- Dr. Denise Herz (CSULA, Criminal Justice and
Crimininalistics) recently collaborated on a “cross-over youth” study, which
has been applied in a substance-abuse program that tracks the
dependency-to-delinquency phenomenon.
- Dr. Mitchell Eisen (CSULA, Psychology) and Tom Lyon (USC,
Law) collaborated on a presentation at the 10th Partnership New
Beginning for Partnerships Conference. They summarized the recent research
on the forensic interviewing of children. Colleen Friend presented Research
on Interviewing Parents in the Child Welfare System.
- Dr. Colleen Friend (CSULA, COMD) and the Juvenile
Court Bar Association (JCBA) collaborated on an Interviewing Service
Learning Project. CSULA students were mentored, observed and rated on their
interviewing skills with Juvenile Court clients. Students reported that this
was an invaluable learning experience.
- Dr. Karen Nielson-Menicucci (CSULA, Nursing) is
developing Public Health Placements for her nursing students in the LA
County Mental Health Unit, which is an integral part of the court.
- Dr. Scott Robert Bowman (CSULA, Political Science) has
sent his students through the Institute for service learning with the
Research Unit of the Court, located in the Presiding Judge’s office. These
students are all interested in applying to law school.
- Dean Beatrice Yorker (CSULA, J.D., R.N., M.S., F.A.A.N.)
as the coming president of the California Prof. Soc. on the Abuse of
Children (CAPSAC) has arranged to hold a joint CAPSAC Board Meeting this
summer. CSULA Court Partnership will be exploring opportunities for
collaboration. Dean Yorker presented her research on Hospital Based
Homicides at the CSULA DNA Day, September 14, 2006
- Dr. Mitchell Eisen is moving forward with a proposal
to establish a Guardian Scholar’s Program as part of the CSULA Juvenile
Court Partnership.
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