Position, Department
Professor, Human Services,
Contact Information
Email address: elliotth@hawaii.edu
Phone:
Courses Taught
HDFS 100, HDFS 230, HDFS 296, KLS 195, SW 200, HSER 121, HSER 140,
HSER 190V, HSER 191, HSER 199V, FAMR 100A
Research
Globalization and Social Change on Länai A Qualitative Case Study Jon K. Matsuoka and Elliott Higa
Service
FSEC • DCC Chaired (2014-2015) • DPC Chaired (2014-2015) • Health and Safety Committee • PCC- Program Coordinating Council for Human Services (UH System) • Campus Student Success Council • Multiple Screening/Hiring Committees • Multiple TPRC committees • Human Services Safety Liaison • Human Services Club Advisor
Professional Activities
• Pacific Regional Learning Summit • The Flipped classroom • UHM School of Social Work Continuing ed professional development • Ethics and values in Social Work • Solution Focused crisis intervention workshop • Social Work License, LSW (State of Hawaii) • Member of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) • Other Professional development training/educational activities that I have participated in include the following CEU courses: • Addressing Maladaptive Coping Behaviors with Adolescents and their Families • ADHERE: Engaging clients to achieve adherence • Anxiety and Social Angst: Approaches to manage aging, chronic illness, and disability • Financial Wellness as a Social Work Specialty • Part 1 – Employee Assistance Programs (EAP’s): The Role of Social Work • Part 2 – The Roles for Clinical Social Workers in EAP’s (Employee Assistance Programs) • Part 4: Teaching Employee Assistance (EAPs): How Social Workers Can Become Adjunct Professors, Trauma Informed Care for sex trafficking victims, Radical Self Care, Dr Paul Hutman, Motivational Interviewing Workshop,
