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Academic Essays 64
- A Letter to a Friend, or Colleague or Mentor
- A Memory From the Future: Looking Back Through an Imaginary Time Machine
- A Professional Learning Community for Developing Trauma-Informed Practices using Participatory Action Methods: Inquiry Outline
- An Original Contribution: Creativity in Academia
- Analyzing Theoretical Frameworks: Pedagogy of the Oppressed as a Foundational Element of Participatory Research
- Applying A Transdisciplinary Approach to Inquiry: A Brief Paper Discussing Intellectual Interests
- Bite by Bite: My Process for Immersing in Literature
- Book Review On Becoming an Artist: Personal Experiences Connected To Research for Mindful Creativity
- Bridging Identities: Developing Faculty for Understanding
- Bridging Identities: Looking at the Borders to Myself and My Research
- Cooperative Team Approach and Pragmatic Fallabilism
- Depiction of Social Justice Needs through Theoretical Framing
- Developing a Disciplinary Understanding of Social Work, Psychology, and Ecology: Moving Towards a Transdisciplinary Framework for Resilience
- Developing a Narrative Inquiry Pilot Study: The Experiences of an EBD Teacher Through the Lens of Trauma and Resilience
- Discussion on Creators on Creating
- Finding Journals in Your Area of Interest: Trauma and Resilience
- Free Play: Some Standouts of Nachmanovitch's Book
- Holistic Worldview and A Comparasson with Social Work
- Inquiry-Driven Approach to Research as Integrative and Complex
- Mass Incarceration as a Descriptive Understanding from a Minority Group
- My Dissertation Format and Implementation: My Biggest Anxiety and Doubt
- My Dissertation: Creatively Opening More Aspects of Resilience
- My Dissertation: Foundational Aspects of Resilience
- Ongoing Continuing Education: A Source for Academic Community Resources
- Organization and Dedication: My Plan for Exploring the Ecology of Resilience
- Paradigmatic Aspects of Inquiry-Based Research
- Paradigmatic Assumptions: What the OEAM
- Participatory Action Research: Connecting the Ontology and Epistemology of Transformative Framework
- Participatory Research Based Program Evaluation Theoretical Framework
- Participatory Research Methodology and Its Intersection with Social Work, Special Education Services, and Resilience
- Pilot Study Design: The Participant, Interview Questions, Researcher Positionality, and Informed Consent
- Professional Learning Communities as a Vehicle for Implementing Trauma-informed Schools
- Resilience and Applying a Transdisciplinary Lens
- Resilience and Dimensions of Applied Transdisciplinarity
- Review of Three Articles on Creative Inquiry
- School-Age Youth, Trauma, and Resilience: A Qualitative Interview with a Teacher to Understand Perspective of Working with Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities
- Social Virtuosity, Practice and COVID-19
- The Academic Process: Uncovering Clarity
- The Analysis of My Interview: Reflection of Analysis of Narrative in Context
- The Analytical Tools of Transformation: Situating Self in Society and Transformation
- The Basics: General Thoughts About My Area of Inquiry
- The Broad Strokes of Narrative Inquiry: Looking at Complexity and Narrative Accounts
- The Connection Between Self Research, Transformation, and Social Constructionism: The Quantified Self
- The Forward Movement of Science: A Close Reading of Three Academic Articles
- The Future of Education: Discussion of Morin's Seven Complex Lessons in Education
- The Interview Process: Components of My Plan for a Semi-Structured, Power Balanced, Story-telling Inquiry
- The Path to the Ph.D.: Intertwining My Experiences and Research Topic
- The Ph.D. and Creative Inquiry: A Short Synthesis Paper
- The Significance of a Story
- The Skills Necessary for Completion of a Ph.D. Program: A Look Into Personality, Self-Creation, and Self-Care
- The Systematic Viewpoint of Transdisciplinarity
- The Totalitarian Mindset and Serving Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities
- Theory and Literature Review: Participatory Action Research
- Transdisciplinarity: The What and the Why of a Different Framework for Thinking About Inquiry
- Transformation, Creativity and Some of the Things I Have Learned
- Transformational Outcomes for the Ph.D.
- Understanding Decentering: How Paradinamic Frameworks Impact the Inquiry
- Understanding Disciplinary Specific Content within Transdisciplinarity
- Understanding Theoretical Frameworks Through the Example of Participatory Research
- Universal Dignity: An Intrinsic Quality
- Vision and Social Change: The Courage to See
- What Does a Dissertation Include: A Review of Two Examples
- What is a Ph.D.: Making an Original Contribution
- Working with Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities and Compassion Fatigue
Articles 19
- 2012 Coalition Assessment Report Summary: An Overview of the Annual Coalition Summary
- Alcoholics Anonymous: Group Facilitation as a Non-Professional Group Leader
- Breaking the Cycle of Addiction: An Eight Week Curriculum for Working with Adult Alcoholics
- Critical Article Review: Supervisors and Stress
- Directions Program Evaluation Literature Review and Methodology
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Developing a Case for Prevention
- Genogram & Eco-map
- Job Skills Training for Juvenile Offenders: An Analysis of SB 5370
- Levels of Leadership: A Leadership Philosophy Grounded in Introspective, Interpersonal, and Intrapersonal Concepts
- No Matter How Loud I Shout Book Review
- Older Adults Funeral Services: the Difficulties that the Financially Insecure have in Obtaining a Proper Burial
- Quality Assurance Survey for Safe Harbor Crisis Nursery
- Study of a Diverse Population: Prisoners the Left out Group
- The Crisis Residential Center's Directions Program Evaluation: For the 2006-2008 Financial Grant Years
- The Economy and Social Work: How the Economic Downturn Effects Social Service Agencies
- The Ethnicity of Non-Ethnicity: The Ethnic Autobiography of the Dominate Culture
- The Stress of Poverty: A Case Study Using Amazing Grace
- Turn Your Life Upside Down: An Individual Design Study
- Working with Diverse Populations: Juvenile's Involved in the Justice System
Informational 23
- Cultural Competence: Awareness
- Determining a Studies Internal Validity
- Directions Program Effectiveness Study Presentations
- Directions Program Evaluation Appendix A -- Timeline
- Empowerment Theory Presentation
- Empowerment Theory Presentation Handout
- Ethics in Research
- Factors Affecting Measurement
- Intro to Case Management Presentation
- Overview of The Crisis Residential Center's Directions Program Evaluation: For the 2006-2008 Financial Grant Years Study
- Overview of The Research Process
- Paradigms and Reasoning Types in Research
- Research Description & Research Types
- Research Methods & Evidence Based Practice
- Sampling and Population in Research
- Single System Design Studies
- Solution-focused Brief Therapy Presentation
- Solution-focused Brief Therapy Presentation Handout
- Strengths Perspective and Mental Health
- The Economy and Social Work: How the Economic Downturn Effects Social Service Agencies Presentation
- Types of Study Designs
- Writing Resources - Previous APA Writing Feedback List
- Writing Resources: APA Seventh Edition Feedback List
Blog Posts
2026 4
2025 6
- Making My Own Tools: Shortcut to Convert Letter Grade to GPA
- 2025 Parade de Bendito Juarez en Jungapeo [YouTube Video]
- The Different Paces of Life - From Busy to Más Amiable and Unhurried
- Recuerdos— Back to Vallarta and Excursions
- Building Services for My Students: Helping to Share Information and Connections
- The A in ADEI: Anti-racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
2023 6
2022 3
2021 20
- E-15 I'll Give You Something to Cry About [Link Post]
- The Temperature Bacteria Grows In [Link Post]
- Responsibility and Freedom [Link Post]
- What Happens When They Drive Your Dream Car Off a Cliff [Link Post]
- Recuredos en Vida de Patricia del Villar Martinez [YouTube]
- They Were On To Something with that Yoga Thing [Link Post]
- Letting Go [Link Post]
- Opening a Portal to Connection [Link Post]
- How Do We Figure out What We Really Want: Listening to Our Inner Voice [Link Post]
- Breaking Through the Eye Wall of the Storm into Summer
- Some of the Story of My Dad [Link Post]
- Envisioning a Better Future: An Interview with My Kids [YouTube Video]
- The Right People at the Right Time [Link Post]
- Completion is Not Final, It's More of a Phase [Link Post]
- Challenges in Starting Psychiatric Medications
- Knowing Ourselves - As Change Agents How We Keep Ourselves Unstuck [Link Post]
- The Breaking and Breakthroughs in our Lives [Link Post]
- I Finally Started, My New Project The Mother Dearest Show
- Connecting with the Divine - Spirituality and Systems Thinking [Link Post]
- Our First Episode - Tarot Cards and EMDR in Counseling [Link Post]
2020 11
- Pixar's Soul an Interesting View of States of Flow
- Pacific City Beach Trip: Rituals are Good
- Be Free, Releasing Sheldon
- Cooperative Transformation [YouTube Video]
- Making it Through The COVID-19 Pandemic with Words of the Day
- Transdisciplinary Literature Reviews using Zotero, How I Manage References [YouTube Video]
- Stop Motion Video for Nana [YouTube Video]
- Strengths-Based Engagement with Families [YouTube Video]
- Reconnecting to the Divine: Book Review of Fox's Creativity Book
- Snow, No Problem... - Throwback YouTube Video from February 2019
- Lets Go Sledding - Throwback YouTube Video from February 2019
2019 19
- Resilience: Why Things Bounce Back [Book Review]
- Creation of an Annual Report for CEUs for my LICSW
- Creators on Creating Book [Infographic]
- Creative Inquiry and the Ph.D.
- Choosing a Research Topic - Criteria for Choosing and a Digital Tool
- The Mise en Place for University Class Preparation
- New Republic of the Heart - Book Review and I'm Going Back to School
- Floating the River - Summer Fun
- Getting Out of my Head - My Latest Audio Book Series
- Building in Evidence-based Practices to our Parenting
- 2019 Family Trip to Leavenworth
- Presentation at OSPI’s 2019 Student Support Conference - Better Together: Collaboration, Coordination, and Compassion
- Privilege It's a Thing and We Should Care
- Is it Spring Yet? Duck Pond & River Fun
- The 15 Hats (ahem, Roles) of Social Workers
- Mutual Aid Model and Children with Special Needs
- Changing Problematic Behaviors, Principles of Operant Conditioning
- ADHD Information for Practitioners, Parents, and Schools
- Working with Vulnerable Populations, a Rationale for Social Work Policy Practice
2016 2
2014 22
- Tracking Trainings Using Drafts and Launch Center Pro
- Mileage Tracking Form and Launch Center Pro
- Is My Mac Magic?
- Who Said Traveling With a Toddler Was Easy
- Probably Time to Eat My Wheaties
- Positive Life Transition, Did Somebody Say Summer
- Ever Wonder How You Can Play Video Games and Get Paid
- Fishies and Eggs
- Quick Happy Birthday Graphic
- Jump in The Stream, Favorite Podcasts
- Review of Buttrick's Practical Typography
- Back and it Went by like a Flash
- The First Look, Conference Beginnings and Sights
- Bitten Years Ago, I've Got the Bug
- Word Salad and Technical Jargon
- It's Final, Plan Tickets Bought
- Review of David Sparks's Markdown Book an Investigation to Formatting Documents
- Adventures Unexpected, Going iPad Only
- Glad Mateo's Cute, Reasons to Not Be Ugly
- Podcast Famous, Shout Out on Mac Power Users
- Atomic Throw Down Poster Designs
- Growing So Fast, A Look Back at the Last Year
2013 18
- For Unto Us [2013 Christmas Newsletter]
- My 2013 Christmas Wish List
- The Wintertime DIY Painted Mirror
- Now Open, New Small Business Owner
- Speaking of Speaking, a Busy Week
- Mateo the Old Man - DIY Old Man Halloween Costume
- The Almost a Year and Wanting to Escape
- Playing with Automator Services and Apple Script
- The Great Pumpkin Mateo Campbell
- Transition to SquareSpace & Giant DYI Growth Chart Ruler
- Jacob The Not So Mad Scientist
- Been So Long
- An Allegory of the Free Market and Capitalism, Atlas Shrugged Book Review
- First DIY Project, Useful Cup Holder for the Couch
- Gun Violence & Mental Health
- New and Fun Functionality
- Serving in the Cold, PDC Annual Community Survey
- Birth Announcements and the Economics of Children
2012 12
- Are You Ready or Not? Proud Father
- Similarities of Bounty Hunters and Mental Health Case Managers
- Are You Pondering What I'm Pondering Presentation
- Follow Me to Freedom, Leadership / Followership and Shane Claiborn and John Perkins
- When it Rains it Pours
- Hard for the Economy as For Individuals
- My Friends Place Presents - Will Rage for Food -- All Ages Event
- Developing Strengths, Tim Roth's Strengths Finder 2.0 Review
- Pasco Discovery Coalition Logo Ideas
- How's Your Mental Efficiency, a Review of Arnold Bennett's Book
- 2012 Have a Heart for Kids Day
- Not a New Year's Resolution... But I Think a Start
2011 10
- I Dream of Christmas
- The 2011 Holiday Newsletter for Jacob & Minnie
- A Look into Joining the Irresistible Revolution
- Friends, Family, and Thanksgiving 2011
- Busy Weekend of Drinks, Fundraisers, and Outreaches
- Can These Dry Bones Still be Raised, A Review on Chris Hodges's Death of the Liberal Class
- The Lawyers & Artists Ball 2011 for My Friends Place
- Still in The Right Profession
- It Starts Again
- Business... Life, Work, and Organizations
2010 16
- 2010 Beggars Banquet Excitement
- Tri-Cities Wine Festival
- Cool Stuff Happening
- Safe Harbor Crisis Nursery Promotional Video
- Creative Giving?
- Finally, it works!
- The Job Hunt Continues
- Which Style?
- Two Tourist Capitals
- Preparing for Real Life
- Jacob's (in)credible Adventures
- Corrupt Police, Pickpockets, and Broken Computers
- Corpus Christi, Fashion Show, and Tipon... a Good Week
- Mi Vida Loca
- Student's Protest & Jacob Torres Goes to The Hospital
- Some Words Are the Same
2009 22
- New Experiences & Broken Things
- Delays, Couchsurfing, and Boats... Oh My (Brazil)
- From Jungle to Jungle
- Sad to Leave the Caribbean Lifestyle
- Out of Trinidad & Tobago and into the New World of Venezuela
- Quick Update From Isla de Margarita
- From Surreal to Real
- Let The World Change You, and... You Can Change The World
- Both Good and Bad Can be Crazy
- Five Years Each
- Weighing the Balance
- Street Lights
- The Economy and Social Work
- Abject Poverty, Orphanages, and Cuban Cigars
- Peru Dias Tres y Cuatro
- The First Glimpse of Lima
- Cultural Awareness
- Whew for a Moment... Now for the Next Step
- It's All Relative
- Working with Diverse Populations - Juvenile's Involved in the Justice System
- Do You Really Understand
- Just a Bit Depreciated
2008 34
- Adventure by the Fly
- Soldiering for Social Work
- Information Overload
- Legislative Breakfast
- So... It Starts Again
- Stupid Flash Debugging
- New Church Building
- My Website has Been in Every State, Plus Two
- Fervent Retreat
- Who Knew Ordering Pizza Could be Cool
- Now You Can Read What I'm Reading
- Google Elections
- Things Lost on the Trip
- The Way Home
- What Major Events Make Up My Life
- Even While Traveling, Still a Nerd
- From Hot to Cold
- Suck, Suck, Major Suck
- Cup of Cool Water Continued
- Travelers Cup of Cool Water
- Münichen, The Tent, and Good Chicken
- Prague, So Many Statues and Beautiful Streets
- Bus Trip and Rainy Searches for a Hostel
- Berlin
- A Long Stinking Travel Day!
- Beginnings in Seattle
- Just About to Leave
- Site Overhaul Complete
- Weird Sleep Schedule
- New Found Password
- Sending My Computer Away
- The Waiting is the Hardest Part
- Dance Instructor Training
- New Website!