News Archive
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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.
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Min-Kyoung Rhee, a doctoral student at the USC School of Social Work, first became interested in the employment issues facing older adults when she was living in South Korea during the Asian financial crisis in 1997.
“I observed massive unemployment and involuntary early retirement for people in their mid-40s and 50s,” she said.
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Patricia Lenahan, an adjunct lecturer in the USC School of Social Work, was honored by the Orange County chapter of the National Association of Social Workers as Social Worker of the Year, which recognizes a member of NASW who exemplifies the best of the profession’s values and achievements through outstanding accomplishments in the practice of social work.
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For teens without a home, paying the monthly subscription to a data plan for their smart phone is just as important as eating or a drug habit, according to Eric Rice of the USC School of Social Work, whose study was published in the December issue of the Journal of Urban Health.
Rice sees potential in using existing technology to extend the safety net for homeless youth. Social media and cell phones are tools rarely used today, in part because it was not known if, or how many, children without a home or a job could access the Internet.