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Students
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Social work students had the opportunity to connect with the Lakota people through a new cultural immersion program in South Dakota.
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David Kuroda, MSW ’72, has spent his career advocating for children—and healthy divorces.
Over his decades-long career as a social worker, counselor and mediator, David Kuroda, MSW ’72, has helped some 8,000 families navigate the stress of separation and divorce.
He has seen firsthand that dividing a family is never easy, but it doesn’t have to come at the cost of a child’s well-being. “It’s not the divorce that hurts children,” he says. “It’s the way parents get divorced, and the amount of conflict between them, that harms children.”
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For National Purposeful Parenting Month, we’re discussing a topic that poses a universal challenge to parents: how to talk to your teenagers about drug use.
We checked in with Dorian Traube, associate professor and senior associate dean of faculty affairs, for advice on one of the trickiest parenting moments of all: how to talk to your children about drugs.
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The Department of Social Change and Innovation at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work convened a social change lab experience aimed at finding creative solutions to the problems faced by homeless individuals.
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Danny Hernandez ’09, MSW ’12, knows what it means to be a Trojan. He has been an undergraduate, a master’s student, a doctoral student, an alumnus, an enthusiastic supporter and an employee at institutions that hire USC alumni.
So he is uniquely positioned to bring his impressive qualifications and his Trojan spirit to a new role—senior director of student life at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work.
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How can social work help veterans who are suffering from mental health issues? One USC MSW graduate seeks to answer that question.
As a Marine, Dexter Egleston, MSW ‘17, is intimately acquainted with the mental health needs of veterans. A recent graduate from the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, he spoke with us about his journey to his Master of Social Work and his post-graduation ambitions.
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Memorial Day was established after the Civil War to honor those who had died while in military service. It is observed each year on the last Monday of May. While non-military families often see Memorial Day as the first celebration of summer, those connected to the military are likely to see it differently.
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The Class of 2017 was privileged to have Suzanne Dworak-Peck deliver the keynote speech at its commencement on May 12. Dworak-Peck, whose name will forever be intertwined with social work and nursing at USC, bestowed some wisdom from her three decades of dedication and service as a professional social work practitioner.
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Wendy Smith, a clinical psychotherapist, associate professor and dean at USC, has been a long-time advocate for young adults transitioning out of the foster care system.
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For Mental Health Awareness Month, treat your mind and body with these 10 simple, relaxing activities.
Whether precipitated by school, work or personal relationships, stress is nearly ubiquitous to the day-to-day of adult life. While a very low level of stress may contribute to your productivity, letting it build up can wreak havoc on your mental and physical health, exposing you to a host of complications that are easily preventable.