Bio
Metro State Associate Professor of Human Services teaching courses in the theory and practice of counseling, psychopathology, multicultural education, interpersonal conflict dissolving, and facilitating men’s support therapy groups since 1988.
Degree
MSW in Clinical Social Work
Smith College School for Social Work
PhD in Human Communication
University of Denver
MA in Psychology Counseling
University of Northern Colorado
BA in English
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Published Works
- Bagwell, L. B., Worthy, C. S., Ledesma, A., Tull, T. (2013). Understanding Today's Human Services Student. ,
- Worthy, C. S., Bagwell, L. B., Ledesma, A. . Understanding the Advising Needs of Today’s Human Services Student:. Journal of Human Services/National Organization for Human Services,
- Frederick, A. E., Ledesma, A., Holloway, W. E. (2007). The Process of Developing a Multicultural Graduation and Evaluating its impact.. Advancement from the Advancement of Management International Management Conference,
- Ledesma, A. (2002). An Israeli-Palestinian Young Women's Dialogue. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping,
Research Interests
Research interests: communicative interaction of therapist and client, multicultural education in the twenty first century, and peacemaking undergraduate curriculum development.
Teaching Interests
Teaching interests: counseling theory and practice, psychopathology,multicultural issues in psychotherapy interactions. and peacemaking involving interpersonal conflict (dissolving) resolution interventions.