News Archive
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Megan Finno, a doctoral student at the USC School of Social Work, has been awarded a Doris Duke Fellowship for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect to support her dissertation research on the use of formal support services and informal supports among Latino immigrant families investigated by the child welfare system.
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A new study by Sonya Negriff, a research assistant professor with the USC School of Social Work, will explore how online social technology such as Facebook influences the development of risk behaviors among maltreated youth.
Funded by a five-year, $667,852 career development grant from the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, Negriff will examine potential links between online social networks and risky activities by adolescents who have been maltreated.
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The USC School of Social Work and Three Wire Systems’ VetAdvisor, which provides proactive preventative care to veterans, today announced a partnership to recruit and hire military social work graduates for VetAdvisor coaching services.
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The Network of Korean-American Leaders (NetKAL) Fellowship Program, which promotes community leadership among successful second-generation Korean-Americans, heads north this year. The program, now in its sixth year, will host weekend leadership retreats in San Francisco for its new class of 26 distinguished fellows selected for their professional success and desire to connect with other motivated individuals from different backgrounds.
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Scarlett Powers Osterling, a recognized leader in nonprofit management and fund development, has joined the USC School of Social Work as senior associate dean of advancement to lead the school in its external relations and the Campaign for the University of Southern California, the university’s most ambitious fundraising effort to advance its academic priorities and expand its positive impact on the community and world.
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The Orange County Department of Education honored Leslie Wind, director of the USC School of Social Work’s Orange County Academic Center, with its Outstanding Contributions to Education Award.
The awards are presented to individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to education. The program, which began in the early 1980s, has made an impact in the community by acknowledging the value of giving and honoring those who have offered their time and talents to support education in schools throughout Orange County.
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Donalisa Helsley has been writing since she was in first grade.
“I was only allowed to watch one television show a week, so I spent my time reading and writing my own stories,” the USC School of Social Work student said.Now all that practice has paid off.
Helsley’s first published children’s book, “The Day No One Played Together,” has received a Mom’s Choice Award, an honor that recognizes excellence in family-friendly products, services and media.
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Most students enrolled in the web-based master’s program at the USC School of Social Work either drive or take public transportation to their field placements.
Jennifer Williams takes a float plane.
The 29-year-old lives on the Alaskan island of Kodiak with her husband, a helicopter pilot in the Coast Guard. The remote destination, located roughly 250 miles to the southwest of Anchorage in the Gulf of Alaska, can only be reached by plane or ferry. Most residents carry guns to ward off hungry wildlife.
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The USC Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans and Military Families is now offering online continuing education courses aimed at behavioral healthcare professionals.
Partially funded by a $6.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense, CIR’s continuing education classes are a part of its A Rapid and Revolutionary Response to the Needs of Wounded Warriors project, through which the center is developing a comprehensive, evidence-based curriculum designed to train therapists for working with servicemembers and their families.
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Charisma De Los Reyes, a Master of Social Work student at the San Diego Academic Center, has received the San Diego County Juvenile Justice Commission Award in child welfare services for her work on behalf of commercially sexually exploited children in the San Diego area. The commission annually recognizes individuals for their commitment to public service involving youth, families or children in the juvenile justice system.