<p> The purpose of this project was to create program to identify funding sources, and write a grant to fund a support group for veterans who suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) at the Department of Veterans Affairs of, Long Beach. The literature allowed this write to find the main causes of PTSD in this case being exposed to combat, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBO), and the consequences to PTSD (substance abuse, commit suicide, experience family conflicts). This writer also found Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PET), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to be effective intervention in treating veterans with PTSD. The proposed program is aimed at providing psychoeducation to veterans and to help improve the lives of our service men and women who suffer from PTSD. The program includes group counseling, and individual counseling for veterans, family counseling. Providing the proper training will help social worker better assess and serve our veterans who return from combat with PTSD. Actual submission and/or funding of the grant were not required for the completion of this project.</p>

<p> The proposed support group was designed for older Cambodian refugees who suffer from any mental health conditions primarily from the Khmer Rouge regime. Although the genocide occurred three decades ago, many refugees still suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses, especially among the older generation. The support group will consist of older Cambodian refugees who had lived through the Cambodian genocide (1975-1979), are 55 year of age or older, are currently residing in the Long Beach community and suffer from any mental health condition diagnosed for more than 1 year. The goal of the proposed group is to strengthen the support and connection among the Cambodian refugee elders. The actual submission and/or funding of the grant were not a requirement for the successful completion of this project.</p>

A psicologia do trabalho vivencia impasses relacionados ao seu próprio objeto e à compreensão das transformações no mundo contemporâneo. Desde o final do século XIX, o trabalho passou a ser dimensionado pela sua institucionalização na forma do emprego, constituindo-se numa referência importante numa sociedade que se industrializava muito rapidamente. Contudo, a sustentação desse referente social tem impactos na subjetividade e sofre modificações a partir da sociedade de consumo, na qual as trocas sociais são marcadas pela mediação e usufruto de bens e serviços, lógica à que o trabalho também adere. Teorizamos que a Psicologia do Trabalho, em sua análise acerca da organização do trabalho e do sofrimento psíquico, necessita incluir a dimensão do consumo em sua reflexão, tendo em vista sua presença incontestável no trabalhar hoje. Para provar essa proposição, apresentamos formulações oriundas das teorias da sociedade de consumo que explicitam as mudanças ocorridas nas relações entre os sujeitos e a sua condição de vida, a partir das modalidades de enfrentamento das vicissitudes da existência, levando em conta as contingências históricas da sociedade industrial. O norteador teórico desta análise é a Psicanálise, especialmente as contribuições de Freud e Lacan, em que as formulações de mal-estar e de discurso são balizadoras. A construção desta proposição busca no texto A Caverna, de José Saramago, o registro literário que metaforiza as questões nodais darelação entre trabalho e consumo, o que possibilita um diálogo profícuo entre um discurso que pode ser tomado como social e a formulação teórica proposta. Na consecução desse percurso, indicamos os desdobramentos que vislumbramos no mundo do trabalho a partir da implicação entre o trabalho e a sociedade de consumo / Work psychology has gone through impasses related both to its own object and to the understanding of contemporary world changes. Since the late nineteenth century, work has been dimensioned from its institutionalization as a job, thus constituting an important reference in a society that was quickly becoming industrialized. However, supporting this social reference has impacts upon subjectivity and undergoes changes from the consumption society, in which social exchanges are marked by both mediation and fruition of products and services, a logic to which work also adheres. We have theorized that work psychology, in its analysis of work organizations and psychic suffering, needs to include the consumption dimension in its reflection, considering its incontestable presence in working today. In order to prove this proposition, we have presented formulations stemmed from theories about the consumption society that make explicit the changes both in relationships among subjects and in their livelihood, from the modalities to face vicissitudes of existence, taking into account the historical contingencies of the industrial society. The theoretical guideline of this analysis is Psychoanalysis, especially the contributions made by Freud and Lacan, in which formulations of discontentment and discourse are considered. The construction of this proposition finds in the text The Cave, by José Saramago, the literary record that provides a metaphor to central issues of therelationship between work and consumption, which allows for a productive dialogue between a discourse that can be taken as social and the theoretical formulation proposed. In the achievement of this trajetory, we have identified developments in the work world from the implication between work and consumption society

Previous literature has typically assumed that organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs) are beneficial to both employees and organizations. Researchers have begun to question this assumption. This paper seeks to identify situations when OCBs are detrimental to employees or organizations. Specifically, two variables (burnout and role overload) are hypothesized to moderate the relationship between OCBs and outcomes (job satisfaction, turnover intentions, and task performance), such that when burnout and role overload are high, negative outcomes occur. Moderated regression was used to test the hypotheses. There was little evidence for burnout as a moderator, but interactions involving role overload were significant; however, the directions of the relationships were not as hypothesized. Alternative hypotheses were tested, which provided support for the general theory that OCBs can result in negative outcomes.

<p> The purpose of this thesis project was to partner with a host agency, identify a potential funding source, and write a grant proposal for an educational support program for youth in foster care. A literature review was conducted in order to identify the educational needs and barriers to success faced by youth in care and identify methods to address this issue. A program was designed that utilizes individualized strategic tutoring and mentoring services to address the educational, social, and emotional needs of youth and facilitates collaborations between the education and child welfare systems to improve the educational outcomes of this population. A grant proposal narrative was completed for the Stuart Foundation in order to fund this program for secondary school students in foster care in the Garden Grove Unified School District. The actual submission or funding of this grant was not a requirement for the successful completion of the project.</p>

<p> The purpose of this study was to examine various social and ecological factors that affect adolescents' nervousness and/or depression. Secondary data from the 2011- 2012 California Health Institute Survey were used to examine these factors. Chi-Square analyses were utilized to test if relationships existed between the variables in the data. This study examined race, poverty level, immigration status, physical well-being, safety of environment, and the receipt of psychological/emotional counseling as factors for influencing feelings of nervousness and/or depression among adolescents. Results indicated that adolescents feeling nervous were affected by race, poverty level, environmental safety, and the receipt of psychological/emotional counseling. Feeling nervous did not have a significant association with physical well-being in this study. Furthermore, adolescent depression was affected by race, poverty level, physical well-being, environmental safety, and the receipt of psychological/emotional counseling. Immigration status was not found to be associated with affecting adolescent nervousness or depression. Further research is suggested.</p>

<p> The goal of this project was to create a grant proposal and identify a potential funding source to develop a holistic mentoring program for foster youth in one non-profit organization in Long Beach, California. A thorough literature review identified risk factors for foster youth and identified evidence-based mentoring programs that the grant writer used to design a holistic mentoring program for foster youth. The Foundation Directory's on-line database at the Long Beach Non-Profit Partnership identified the Dwight Stuart Youth Foundation as the best funding source for this project. A grant was then written to support a holistic mentoring program at Power 4 Youth in Long Beach, California. The actual submission of this grant was not a requirement for the successful completion of the project.</p>

<p> The purpose of this study was to explore the association between adolescent characteristics, community factors and mental health. This was achieved by completing a quantitative study analyzing secondary data obtained from a mental health agency in Orange County, California, and an online database, City-Data.com. The results rendered a statistically significant relationship between age and those who had the presenting problem of depression, relational problems, and poor coping. A statistically significant relationship between females and poor coping was also revealed. The most interesting finding, however, was the statistically significant relationship between presenting problems in relation to their community factors. Both poverty levels and educational attainment less than high school among the residents in the communities where these adolescents live were associated with depression and relational problems. The findings of this study are beneficial in identifyirig the need for further research regarding the relationship between educational attainment and mental health.</p>

<p> The purpose of this project was to locate a potential funding source and write a grant to provide support and services to emancipated foster youth that will enable youth to obtain self-sufficiency and a healthy lifestyle. Emancipated foster youth experience many challenges once they exit the foster care system. The proposed program will give them an opportunity to increase their ability to live independently. An extensive literature review was performed to investigate the best ways to assist emancipated foster youth with addressing their needs such as housing, employment, education, social support, safe sex practices and mental health concerns. A search was conducted to locate an appropriate funder for this program.</p><p> California Community Foundation is the funder that was chosen to fund this program. This foundation is committed to assisting transition aged youth attain self-sufficiency. The program will provide support and services to emancipated foster youth in the city of Los Angeles, California. </p>

<p> The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of public child welfare social workers focusing on the relatively new law The Fostering Connections to Success Act, otherwise known as AB-12. A questionnaire was designed to investigate research questions regarding workers perceptions on caseload, training, supervision, court, and ability to work with youth from 18 to 21 years old. The researcher distributed the questionnaire in two Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services regional offices where 38 respondents participated.</p><p> The study found the respondents reported positive attitudes regarding the AB-12 program and about their new role. Most respondents agreed that AB-12 was a much needed program and that it will increase life outcomes for youth. In addition, most workers reported that they were confident in their abilities to engage with the AB-12 population and agreed that they are confident in their abilities to meet the needs of nonminor dependents and find it rewarding. </p>