News Archive
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When a paperwork mix-up caused Kate Barlow to miss her chance to enroll in the social work master’s program at USC, she had two options. She could wait around for another year, or she could start taking classes through the Virtual Academic Center. She chose the VAC.
The web-based master’s program launched in October 2010 by the USC School of Social Work has experienced success, expanding throughout much of the United States and enrolling nearly 1,000 students (compared to 1,200 on-campus students scattered across four Southern California locations).
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For a profession whose central focus is on interacting and working with people, the idea that some social workers need a little push to join an association just for them is ironic, to say the least.
But that’s exactly what USC School of Social Work master’s student Rachel Gardner is doing as co-chair of the New Professionals Network, which is part of the National Association of Social Workers California Chapter.
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Maryalice Jordan-Marsh, an associate professor at the USC School of Social Work, has received the American Journal of Nursing’s Book of the Year Award for Health Technology Literacy: A Transdisciplinary Framework for Consumer-Oriented Practice.
The award honors excellence in book publishing in the nursing field. Jordan-Marsh received her award in the category of information technology, which recognizes a book that explores nursing’s role and the use of electronic media, computer systems, social media or online media.
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Eugenia Weiss, clinical assistant professor at the USC School of Social Work, has received the International Award for Excellence in the area of health and wellness from the International Journal of Health, Wellness and Society for the paper “The Influence of Military Culture and Veteran Worldviews on Mental Health Treatment: Practice Implications for Combat Veteran Help-Seeking and Wellness.”
Weiss’ article, which was co-authored by Jose Coll of Saint Leo University, was selected for the award from the 10 highest-ranked papers that emerged from the referee process.
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Cramped in poor working conditions and dispirited by the austere approach of their employers, workers in a Mexican garment factory were struggling with high levels of work-related stress. Their Korean managers, concerned about the productivity of the factory, felt the workers socialized too much and, due to cultural misunderstanding, perceived them as having a lazy mentality.
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The Building Capacity in Military-Connected Schools project at the USC School of Social Work is a "perfect example" of changing how Americans view and understand military families and their lifestyle, said Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, on Jan. 19 during a roundtable discussion at the Davidson Continuing Education Center.
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Omar Lopez, a clinical assistant professor in field education at the USC School of Social Work, is the recipient of an Angels in Adoption award from the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute.
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USC School of Social Work Board of Councilor member Richard (Dick) Thor died on Dec. 18, 2011 at his home in Redondo Beach, Calif., after a battle with cancer. He was 80.
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Jade Winn of the USC Libraries has been appointed vice chair/chair elect of the California Library Association's Academic Interest Group. The group provides a forum for discussing issues related to academic librarianship at the post-secondary level.
Winn, who holds both a Master of Library and Information Science degree and doctorate in education, is the head of education and social work library services for the USC Libraries. Last year, with funding from a Dean of the USC Libraries Challenge Grant, Winn produced a series of video tutorials about library services.
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Vikki Fishel, a USC School of Social Work graduate student, has won the Shannon Maxwell Award given by Hope For the Warriors, a national nonprofit organization that supports wounded U.S. servicemembers and their families. The $5,000 scholarship, which will help cover tuition, books and fees, is intended for the spouses and caregivers of wounded servicemembers and rewards these exceptional spouses for their strength, fidelity and resolve despite great adversity.