With help from students in California State University, Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) Orthotics and Prosthetics Department, O&P patients learned to better manage their functional limitations in a fun and active way during First Dance and First Swim adaptive clinics on March 16–17. The O&P Society, the O&P Department's student organization, held the clinics in partnership with the Orthotic and Prosthetic Activities Foundation (OPAF) to offer those with amputations, limb differences, and other physical disabilities the opportunity to learn or relearn to dance and swim with the help of skilled instructors and adaptive equipment. For many, it was the first time they entered a pool ... Read More
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Four Marital and Family Therapy Students Awarded Highly Competitive Stipends
Four California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) Marital and Family Therapy (MFT) students have been awarded highly competitive California MFT stipends, which provide financial support for their continuing educational pursuits as well as one-year paid employment and training. Funded by California’s Mental Health Services Act and administered by the MFT Consortium of California and Greater Los Angeles, the program awards 118 stipends statewide, and only 70 in Los Angeles County. CSUDH MFT students Daniel Lopez, Natashia Leonard, Jasmine Henry-Ala, and Gabriela Rubio will each receive a stipend of $18,500 and full-time positions at mental health agencies operated or contracted by ... Read More
Nursing Student Kathryn Gallant Cares for Premature Babies in Texas after Hurricane
“I’ve been working 12-hour shifts every night. I’m currently on my sixth, out of likely 12 or 13 shifts in a row. This is something I have never done before.” Kathryn Gallant, who is earning her Master of Science-Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) degree at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), made that statement just before starting a night shift at Clear Lake Regional Hospital in Webster, Tex., just outside of Houston. It was just 10 days after Harvey, a Category 4 hurricane had devastated portions of southeast Texas, and caused major flooding in the region. A Los Angeles native, Gallant now lives in Denver, Colo., and is enrolled in CSUDH’s online nursing program while ... Read More
Taking Care of the Golden State: Nurses on the Front Lines Tell Their Stories
I recently cared for a man in his early 60s who had been without insurance and out of his medication for over a month. We were able to help him refill all of his prescriptions, get current on all of his lab work, and find more permanent shelter for him and his wife. In today’s busy health-care world with 15- and 30-minute appointment slots, it was nice to see that, while his visit took well over an hour, he got the care he needed. Sometimes we just have to slow down and realize what matters most for the patient sitting in front of us. – Kendall Galvez Kendall Galvez works in the rural town of Cloverdale with a population of about 9,000 in Northern California. She graduated in 2011 from CSU ... Read More
Living Long and Prospering: Occupational Therapy Program Promotes Carson Seniors’ Health
On a Thursday morning last spring, Paul Penoliar and his CSUDH student assistant, Isabelle Guevera, help 15 older adults do a series of stretching exercises. Stretching will give you a better quality of movement,” the longtime occupational therapist and CSUDH lecturer tells them. “It helps you to become more flexible. Stretching helps joint issues and provides stress relief.” Some of the seniors have back pain, others are recovering from breaking bones and from surgery; Penoliar shows them how they can adapt the exercises to accommodate their abilities. It’s no secret that one of the most pressing health care concerns in the United States is the increasing demand for innovative, ... Read More
