News Archive
Practice
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The USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work and USC Price School of Public Policy have partnered with the Los Angeles Police Department to design and deliver a new certificate program that trains officers to better prepare for the complex issues faced in 21st century policing — including homelessness, mental illness, domestic violence and human trafficking.
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On a recent Friday, roughly 100 African-American seniors packed into a room at the Foundation Center in South Los Angeles.
As the music queued and Rose Monteiro came to the stage, people sipped their coffee and had their notepads and pens ready.
Monteiro sat on a high stool at the end of a high-top table, with coffee mugs and a potted flower in front of her. It looked more like the set of The View than an academic lecture — and that’s the point.
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With the Trump Administration’s recent revocation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, and a perceived increase in immigration enforcement, many immigrants are under more stress than ever, especially with the recent major earthquakes in Mexico affecting families on both sides of the border.
But immigrants don’t always seek help because of cultural stigma and the threat of deportation, among many other stressors. The USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work is working to change that.
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In honor of National Nurses Week May 6-12, we take a look at what a day in the life of a nurse practitioner is truly like.
For Michele Kolostian, RN, MSN, GNP-BC, no two days are exactly the same. As with many nurse practitioners, each shift comes with its own unique challenges and rewards. In honor of National Nurses Week, Kolostian graciously took time to speak with us, providing a glimpse of a typical day in the life of a nurse practitioner.
USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work: What is your educational and professional background?
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Aileen Hongo, MSW ’13, MAG ’07, first met award-winning commercial and art photographer Ron Levine through his photographs – striking images of aging prisoners.
“This a voiceless population,” said Hongo, a life skills instructor at Five Keys Charter School and a research fellow at the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging.
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While all our field placements offer the chance for our Master of Social Work students to engage in real-world client services, sometimes those opportunities collide with something larger.
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Suh Chen Hsiao wasn’t sure what to expect from students when she taught a class at Beijing Normal University. She thought they might act like “traditional” Chinese students who listen intently to lectures without much interaction with their instructors. After some coaxing, these Master of Social Work students quickly proved her wrong.
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In partnership with the Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families (CIR) at the USC School of Social Work, 211 LA County and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, the Los Angeles Veterans Collaborative has launched a new text-messaging platform to help veterans as they transition back to their local communities.
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The idea behind Korean American Community Service Day is a simple one: Pick one day of the year when Korean Americans and their families and friends across the country volunteer in support of their local communities. Conceived by fellows in the Network of Korean-American Leaders, the second annual community service day is slated for Oct. 17.
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A college student falls into a deep depression. A young person from a rural village has difficulty adapting to his new urban home. A couple from different socioeconomic backgrounds deal with the fallout from their parents.