Sarah Caliboso-Soto

Sarah Caliboso-Soto is an Associate Teaching Professor and Assistant Director of Clinical Programs at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, where she also serves as Clinical Director of the Trauma Recovery Center and Telebehavioral Health. Her expertise spans telebehavioral health delivery, mental health interventions, and large-scale program development within urban settings.

Her educational credentials include:

• EdD from University of Southern California (2022)
• MSW from California State University, Long Beach (1998)
• BA from University of California, San Diego (1992)

Dr. Caliboso-Soto's research integrates clinical practice with systemic innovation, focusing on trauma recovery through telehealth platforms for underserved communities. Her work emphasizes culturally responsive suicide prevention protocols, crisis intervention frameworks, and leadership models for mental health program sustainability. She bridges clinical supervision standards with community outreach strategies to address health disparities in urban populations.

Her accolades include:

• Heart of Social Work Award (2012) from USC School of Social Work
• Certificate for Outstanding Service (2022) from Amy King Dundon-Berchtold University Club of USC

In her dual academic-administrative role, she directs clinical training programs while teaching practicum courses alongside research, policy, and diversity curricula in both physical and virtual environments. Her program development expertise drives grant-funded initiatives in telebehavioral infrastructure, though specific grants aren't detailed in source materials.

She spearheads the Trauma Recovery Center's operational framework and USC's Telebehavioral Health initiatives, building interdisciplinary teams that integrate clinical services with academic training pipelines for mental health professionals.