NMHU FACUNDO VALDEZ SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK SWEEP — RAÍCES Social Work Career Plática

Description

We know you like helping people! You are a great advocate! Have you ever considered going back to school? Come learn more about a degree in social work!

Facilitators

Dr. Jeannette Baca is a licensed independent clinical social worker in New Mexico. Jeannette is an Assistant Professor at the Facundo Valdez School of Social Work at New Mexico Highlands University. Her doctorate is from St. Catherine's University - University of Saint Thomas with an emphasis on education as social work practice. She consults with the New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence, providing technical support for the Children’s Capacity Building Project. Jeannette has over 25 years of social work practice experience with survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. She is a dedicated advocate and committed to creating environments where trauma survivors and their children are safe and their expertise and choices are valued and supported.

Maddie Carrell-Martinez is a social work graduate student at New Mexico Highland's Facundo Valdez School of Social Work in the Bilingual-Bicultural Clinical Practice Concentration. She completed her first practicum through Assistance Dogs of the West where she discovered where her passion for social work lies. Maddie is completing her second practicum through Gerard's House, a grief center.