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Sarah Caliboso-Soto

Associate Teaching Professor; Assistant Director, Clinical Programs; Clinical Director, Trauma Recovery Center and Telebehavioral Health at USC

Expert in telebehavioral health, mental health, and program development and implementation.

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Sarah Caliboso Soto
Phone:  213.821.4292
Rank:  Teaching Faculty

Sarah Caliboso-Soto

Associate Teaching Professor; Assistant Director, Clinical Programs; Clinical Director, Trauma Recovery Center and Telebehavioral Health at USC

Expert in telebehavioral health, mental health, and program development and implementation.

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Biography

Sarah Caliboso-Soto is an associate teaching professor in practicum education and assistant director of clinical programs at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. In addition to teaching practicum courses, Caliboso-Soto has taught research, policy and diversity courses both on campus and in the Virtual Academic Center. 

She has worked as a licensed clinical social worker in Los Angeles for the past 20 years, and provided direct services to the children, youth and families of South Los Angeles. She has also led the development and implementation of various community-based programs, including a 0-5 assessment and intervention and an intensive program working with the chronically mentally ill and transitional aged youth.

Caliboso-Soto is the clinic director of the Telebehavioral Health Clinic at USC, providing short-term, evidence-based treatment for individuals seeking mental health services. She oversees the clinical operations and the training of MSW interns. In addition to providing behavioral health services to the community, the clinic serves as a placement for MSW students. In her role as clinical director, Professor Caliboso-Soto has assisted in securing funding for the clinic from FEMA, Monterey County Behavioral Health, Queenscare, and the California Victims Compensation Board.

In 2022, Caliboso-Soto earned a Doctorate of Education in Organizational Change and Leadership. The title of her dissertation was Compassion Fatigue Among Social Work Students: A Gap Analysis. Her other research interests are focused on telebehavioral health and closing the health gap for underserved children and families.

Education

University of Southern California

EdD 2022

California State University, Long Beach

MSW 1998

University of California, San Diego

BA 1992

Area of Expertise

  • Telebehavioral Health
  • Mental Health
  • Culturally Diverse and Urban Populations
  • Clinical Supervision
  • Suicide/Risk Assessment and Intervention
  • Crisis Management and Intervention
  • Program Development, Implementation, and Evaluation
  • Leadership and Management
  • Community Outreach and Collaboration

Industry Experience

  • Education/Learning
  • Mental Health Care
  • Health Care - Providers
  • Health and Wellness
  • Health Care - Services
  • Training and Development

Accomplishments

Heart of Social Work Award

2012 awarded by USC School of Social Work

Certificate for Outstanding Service

2022 awarded by Amy King Dundon-Berchtold University Club of USC