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Institute for Collaborative Response

Dear interested student,

You are invited to participate in this exciting new opportunity to join with other students across disciplines within the College of Applied Sciences & Arts who are interested in learning about collaborative approaches to address the needs of people who have been victims of family violence such as child abuse, intimate partner violence, sexual assault, elder abuse and abduction. The Institute will offer interdisciplinary education and facilitate internship placements in collaboration with central public and community agencies in both Santa Clara County and the city of San José, California.

Eligibility

Eligibility for participation includes upper division standing in your respective department or acceptance in a master’s degree program within CASA. Additionally, students must be eligible for internship placement in his or her respective departments and be willing to commit to completion criteria enumerated below. Students already placed in a qualifying internship may also apply.

Certificate

Students will be eligible for a Certificate of Completion in Collaborative Response for Victims of Family Violence awarded through the CASA Dean’s office upon successful completion of the following criteria:

  1. Field placement for a minimum of one academic year in an agency or department that offers interdisciplinary services related to victims of family violence.
  2. Participation in one core workshop (1 day) on collaborative theory and practice, four special topic workshops, and three interdisciplinary discussion groups offered over the course of the year.
  3. Completion of a special project reflecting the student's experience in collaborative response and services for victims of family violence.

Internships

Field placement sites will meet criteria for inclusion if they offer students experience in interdisciplinary collaboration and provide services related to the needs of victims of family violence. Presently the Institute is focused on victim services listed above, but remains open to other family violence services that afford students the opportunity to work collaboratively with other disciplines in a coordinated community response. Your current internship may meet these criteria. Students are not required to do additional field placement hours beyond their department requirements. Some sites may not meet ICR criteria.

Applications

Students must complete an application or acceptance into this program. Copies of the application are available on the CASA website, the Dean’s office and through participating departments.

Applications are currently being accepted. Students can submit applications in the CASA dean’s office. Please do not submit applications to department offices. Applications will be reviewed and evaluated; students will be notified of decisions by e-mail.

For more information, please contact Maureen Lowell at (408) 246-1300 or by e-mail: maureen.lowell@sjsu.edu. Thank you for your interest in this program. We look forward to welcoming a diverse and motivated class of participants for the ‘09-‘10 academic year.

Sincerely,

Maureen Lowell, MFT
Project Director

Laurie Drabble, Ph.D., MSW, MPH
Faculty Coordinator

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