Tazuko Shibusawa
Associate Professor of Social Work
MSW, PhD
tazuko.shibusawa@nyu.edu | (212) 998-5943
bio
Tazuko Shibusawa received her master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Shibusawa’s research focuses on aging among vulnerable populations, specifically, intimate partner violence among older couples, HIV-risk among older adults, and psychological well-being of Asian-American elders. Her research has been funded by the National Institute of Drug Abuse and the John A. Hartford Foundation Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholars Program.
Dr. Shibusawa’s teaching is in the area of advanced clinical practice. She has been involved in developing and evaluating a web- and video-based learning environment for teaching clinical practice skills. Dr. Shibusawa also teaches summer intensives in Tokyo, Japan.
Dr. Shibusawa’s clinical experiences include Director of Social Services, Keiro Nursing Home in Los Angeles, California; psychiatric social worker, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, Asian Pacific Counseling & Treatment Center; co-director of Counseling International in Tokyo Japan; and short term mental health consultant for the World Health Organization-Asia Pacific Region. Dr. Shibusawa received post-graduate training in the areas family therapy and psychoanalytically-oriented psychotherapy. She is affiliated with the Multicultural Family Institute.
recent publications
- Shibusawa, T., & Yick, A.
G. (in press). Experiences and perceptions of domestic violence among
older Chinese immigrants. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 19
- Sormanti, M., & Shibusawa, T.
(in press). Predictors of condom use and HIV testing among midlife and
older women seeking medical services. Journal of Aging and Health
- Shibusawa, T. (in press). Working
with Japanese American elders. In P. Kolb (Ed.), Social work practice
with racially and ethnically diverse nursing home residents and their
families. New York: Columbia University Press.
- Shibusawa, T., VanEsselstyn,
D., & Oppenheim, S. (2006). Third Space: A web-based learning environment
for teaching advanced clinical practice skills. Journal of Technology
in Human Services, 24 (4), 21-32
- Shibusawa, T., Kodaka, M., Iwano,
S., Kaizu, K. (2005). Interventions for elder abuse & neglect: Frail
elders in Japan. Brief Therapy & Crisis Intervention, 5,
203-211.
- Shibusawa, T. (2005). Japanese
families. In M. McGoldrick, J.K. Pearce, & J. Giordano (Eds.),
Ethnicity and family therapy (3rd Edition)
(pp. 339-348). New York: Guilford Press.
- Shibusawa, T. (2004). La
practica clinica con le famiglie di immigrati asiatici. (Clinical
practice with Asian immigrant families). In M. Andolfi (Ed.), Famiglie
immigrate e psicoterapia transculturale
(Immigrant families and transcultural psychotherapy) (pp.102-115). Milan,
Italy: Franco Angeli.
- Yoshioka, M., & Shibusawa, T. (2004). Psychosocial measures for Asian Pacific Americans. In A. Roberts & K. Yeager (Eds.). Evidenced-based practice manual: Research and outcome measures in health and human services (pp. 488-496). New York: Oxford University Press.
- Chapman, M.V., Oppenheim, S., Shibusawa, T., & Jackson, H.M. (2004). What we bring to practice: Teaching students about professional use of self. Journal of Teaching in Social Work 23 (3/4), 3-14
- Shibusawa, T., & Lukens,
E. (2003). Analyzing qualitative data collected in a non-English language:
A collaborative approach. In D. K. Padgett (Ed.), The qualitative
research experience (pp. 175-188). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thompson.
- Chen, S., Sullivan, N.Y., Lu, Y.E.,
& Shibusawa, T. (2003). Asian Americans and mental health
services: A study of utilization patterns in the 1990s. Journal of
Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 12
(2), 19-42.
- Yick, A., Shibusawa, T., Agbayani-Siewart,
P. (2003). Partner violence, depression, and practice implications with
families of Chinese descent. Journal of Cultural Diversity,
10 (3), 72-79
- Mui, A., & Shibusawa, T.
(2003). Japanese American elders and the Geriatric Depression
Scale. Clinical Gerontologist, 26 (3/4), 91-104
- Shibusawa, T.,
& Chen, S. (2002). Determinants of depressive symptoms among Japanese
elders receiving care from spouses, daughters and daughters-in-law.
Clinical Gerontologist, 26(1/2), 31-42
training materials
- Lukens, E., Thorning, H., Shibusawa, T., Fang, L. (2006). Train the Trainer: Workshop in Social Work
Practice and Principles (training manual developed for the Demeu Family Care Center, Astana, Kazakhstan, funded by the American International Health Alliance) available at http://www.eurasiahealth.org
/eng/health/resources/98791/ - Burnette, D., Shibusawa, T., McAnn Oakley, M., Kang, S-Y, Chen, L-M. & Columbia University Center for New Media Technology and Learning (2003), funded by the New York Academy of Medicine and the John A. Hartford Foundation
- Social Work Practice with Older Adults (4 modules): Active Aging, Coping with Chronic Illness, Depression, Sexuality (CD ROM)