Doctoral student Anna George smiles in the middle of a group of orphans, in the Swazi town of Big Bend. George children listened to personal stories, and talked with the children about their experiences and emotions in coping with tragic losses. Additionally, she provided personal grief counseling.

Along with Professor Stephen Campbell and students traveled on a Humanitarian mission to South Africa and Swaziland. This experience exposed students to international issues, including how HIV/AIDS is impacting families and communities, poverty, issues facing women, and the stigma associated with both physical and mental illness. Student also gained experience with multicultural, religious, and spiritual issues. Students visited orphanages, schools, churches, communities, hospitals and governmental agencies. Students trained peer counselors, physicians, social workers, teachers and caregivers.