What do you do with a justice and peace studies major or minor?

Work in crisis counseling

Anne-Therese Oberstar. 1995, majors in Justice and Peace Studies and Spanish.

After graduation, Annie worked at Jubilee Jobs, an employment agency for ex-offenders, welfare recipients, and homeless–people in recovery programs.  She worked as a lead job counselor and case manager.  She reports that she “loves working with people in crisis;  feels her impact on a personal level.”

Currently, newly married to Darren, she is pursuing a program in Somatic Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, to help people deal with trauma and mental health issues.  As a student there, she hopes to work with the homeless population - children and families.  One of the program graduates works at San Quentin Prison.  Annie enthusiatically recommends the program.