Samuel Semanda

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology and Counseling

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EDUCATION:

• M.A., Marriage and Family Therapy, Hope International University
• B.A., Psychology, Hope International University

CREDENTIALS AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT128532)
• EMDR Trained
• Prepare/Enrich Certified

COURSES TAUGHT:

• Abnormal Psychology
• Child Abuse Detection, Intervention, and Treatment
• Social Issues
• Introduction to Psychology

ACADEMIC/RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• Effects of Language barrier on family relationships
• Special Needs Children in Third World Countries
•  Poverty and Mental illness
• Third Culture Children
• Development of self-sustaining communities
• EMDR and Trauma in Third World Countries

HOBBIES/INTERESTS:

• Soccer
• Singing/Drumming
• Hiking

KEY AWARDS/AFFILIATIONS:

• California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)
• Psi Chi Honor Society

FAVORITE SCRIPTURE:

Hebrews 6:19 “We have this Hope as an anchor for the soul…”

PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION:

My philosophy of education is one of intersubjective experience, where my role is to utilize my subjective experience in collaborating with the students’ subjectivity to empower them to achieve growth and wellness. The goal is to provide students with different options from which they can navigate through relationships and life by guiding them to resources within and outside them to help them become unstuck.