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The USC School of Social Work will graduate 1,824 Master of Social Work students this Friday, including four who will also receive a Master of Business Administration, the largest number ever for this dual-degree option.
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The USC School of Social Work is now accepting applications for Nursing@USC, a new online Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) for aspiring family nurse practitioners (FNPs). Nursing@USC is the first graduate nursing program in the United States to integrate nursing and social work practice. The program is designed to prepare nurses for clinical leadership roles through an understanding of the biological, behavioral and social factors that influence health and well-being. The first class begins September 2016.
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Five years ago, most people thought of online education in the vein of unaccredited programs with coursework that could be completed at a student’s leisure. The general consensus was that it probably wasn’t a “real” degree with anything close to a rigorous curriculum. And earning a reputable social work degree online? Forget it. How could anyone learn online the skills needed for such a personal, interactive profession?
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Revolutionary changes in the U.S. health, education and welfare systems demand a different kind of social worker – one who has the knowledge, skills and attitudes to work in emerging and evolving areas, and even for jobs that do not yet exist.
To address this need, the USC School of Social Work has redesigned its curriculum, ensuring it is producing social workers prepared for current and future challenges.
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Program will be offered by the newly created Department of Nursing
The USC School of Social Work announced today plans to develop an online Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) for aspiring family nurse practitioners (FNPs). Program graduates will help meet the increasing nationwide demand for advanced practice nurses in primary care settings.
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The USC School of Social Work established the first social work doctoral program in the western United States in 1953, and today continues the tradition of educating highly motivated, self-directed individuals interested in a career in research and teaching.
This year's four PhD graduates have studied topics as varied as HIV prevention among the homeless to health outcomes among older adults in rural China. One newly minted PhD, Weiyu Mao, is the first student to graduate from the School of Social Work's joint MSW/PhD program.
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Home for Oralia Catalan used to be a makeshift house under a bridge in the North Bay. She bathed in the nearby river and did homework by candlelight. Often, she and her siblings would take home extra milk and fruits from their school lunches to eat for dinner. This was her reality for more than 10 years.
“I spent my life in survival mode,” she recalled. “I knew that as a child, if I continued to live this way, I wouldn’t be able to help my family. … I would focus on how I was going to survive and how I was going to change the course of my life.”
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Navigating the child welfare system in Los Angeles County can be difficult – and that’s putting it lightly. Not only do families have to meet certain benchmarks, but they have to do so by figuring out where and how best to receive certain social services, much on their own.
For the social workers helping these families, the process can be just as tough. Unless a social worker has had experience on both the government and community agency sides, fully understanding what these people go through is unlikely.
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Graduate students from the USC Price School of Public Policy and the USC School of Social Work partnered to organize the first Students of Color and Allies Policy Forum, which examined policy, planning, development and social work issues within the context of race, ethnicity, class and social justice.
More than 70 USC Price and social work students came together to discuss how to address racial and social justice issues in their fields. In addition to sharing their own experiences, the students heard from academic and community experts at the half-day event.
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There is no universal way to support student veterans with mental health issues but, generally speaking, providing a safe environment on college and university campuses has proven effective.
That information, along with highlighting specific transition challenges and military stigmas, was presented during a USC conference aimed at supporting college and university students with mental illness.