Jump to navigation. The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory from 4 p. Tuesday through 4 a. Beware of hazardous conditions on campus, including downed trees and branches. I am an associate professor of Social Work at Pacific University. For much of my practice career and the early part of my research, I worked with people experiencing homelessness, both adults and youth. My current research focuses on understanding how young people become disconnected from community.
I believe that current policy and treatment responses frequently exacerbate the problems of these young people and become obstacles to genuine care. As a result, many young people have few options beyond high-risk living and working arrangements. My research goals are to conduct participatory research that partners with young people in an effort to help shape innovative policies, treatment models, services and service evaluation.
Since beginning my work in social services, I have always wanted to study and acquire the skills of social work. At the doctoral level, social work helped me understand to effectively evaluate the interventions our profession employs.
Moreover, I am extremely proud of the history of social work and the professions commitment to human rights and social justice. Social work is an exciting field that offers many occupations working with a variety of populations. Do you think you might want to work with the homeless or with at-risk youth? These are just a few examples of the type of work social workers do.
However, while social work is an exciting, diverse profession with a long history of facilitating real change in our communities, I would encourage students to visit with one of the social work professors as well as any social workers they may know in the field and ask them more.
