Strengthening the DSM

Betty Garcia, PhD, LCSW is a professor at California State University at Fresno School of Social Work and a licensed clinical social worker. She has Chaired the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Tract on Cultural Competence and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) National Committee on Ethnic and Cultural Diversity (NCORED) and is on the CSWE Board of Directors. She is the author of two books on teaching diversity content and has several publications on diversity teaching, cultural competence, social work practice, substance abuse, and immigration. Betty has practiced in various settings that include community based mental health clinics and forensic mental health and teaches classes in public mental health, group work, and practice with couples and families.

Anne Petrovich,, PhD, LCSW is an associate professor at California State University at Fresno, where she teaches foundation generalist and multi-systems social work practice, and advanced social work practice with individuals, couples and families, elders, trauma and sexuality. She is the author of several journal articles related to multicultural practice, elders, and performance anxiety. She is a licensed clinical social worker and a licensed psychologist in private clinical practice. Anne is also a classical violinist.