News Archive
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MSW student Keyon Mitchell is one of four national winners of the inaugural Gold Standard Scholarship Program, sponsored by the National Basketball Association and Bacardi USA, Inc.
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Young girls who are the victims of sexual abuse experience physical, biological and behavioral problems that can persist for decades after, a new study shows.
Researchers, who tracked a group of girls ranging in age from 6 to 16 at the start of the study in 1987 for the next 23 years, found that they had higher rates of depression and obesity, as well as problems with regulation of brain chemicals, among other issues, compared to a control group of girls who were not abused.
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As members of Congress debate proposals for the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, they have an opportunity to improve public school experiences for the children of men and women who are serving our country, according to a new article from researchers at the University of Southern California, San Diego State University and Bar-Ilan University in Israel.
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Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry, a Medal of Honor recipient, shared the story of his life-changing service in the military and emphasized the importance of a support system at “A Wounded Warrior’s Experience and Physical Rehabilitation,” an event sponsored by the USC Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families along with the Division of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, in the Ronald Tutor Campus Center on Wednesday.
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At a gathering at the USC School of Social Work of government officials, including Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, military veterans and representatives of organizations that serve them, a female veteran stood up and recounted the difficulties she encountered when she returned home from two tours of duty in Iraq.
Though she excelled in college – double majoring in international studies and Spanish – she couldn’t find a job. Then she received a letter informing her that it was time to start repaying her student loans. She had $2 left in her bank account.
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Assistant Professor Emily Putnam-Hornstein has received the 2012 Society for Social Work and Research Outstanding Social Work Doctoral Dissertation Award for her dissertation, "Do ‘Accidents’ Happen? An Examination of Injury Mortality Among Maltreated Children.”
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The California Social Work Hall of Distinction inducted six new members, three posthumously, Oct. 29 at a ceremony in Burlingame, Calif., that honored their significant contributions to the profession.
These social work pioneers join a list of 67 existing Hall of Distinction members, all of whom have made course-altering decisions that have uniquely affected the direction of social welfare in California.
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The USC School of Social Work’s Network of Korean-American Leaders (NetKAL) held its annual gala and summit on Oct. 21-22. This year’s events, which were focused on the role of Asian Americans in entertainment and media, brought together leaders in business, education, entertainment, nonprofit organizations, politics and social innovation to recognize the achievements of Asian Americans, and Korean Americans specifically, and the pivotal role the next generation will play in their communities and in society.
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The USC School of Social Work has announced a partnership with the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare as part of an ongoing commitment to the recruitment and retention of a quality behavioral health workforce.
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William Vega, provost professor and executive director of the Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging at the USC School of Social Work, delivered the inaugural lecture for the Immigrant Health Initiative (iHi) seminar series on Sept. 29 at Ronald Tutor Campus Center.