News Archive
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A February 2020 research summit on moral injury, hosted by the Military and Veterans Programs (MVP) at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, expanded understanding of this subject, as scientists discussed its applicability for treatment of trauma both inside and outside a military context.
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The USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work has many alumni working on the front lines in hospitals across the country. Allison Trapp (name has been changed to protect anonymity) MSW alumna, has been a social worker for almost 20 years. She works in a hospital ICU in the southern United States.
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As an emergency room social worker, Veronica Annette Acosta, MSW ’17, provides emotional support for families of patients who have passed away. Under normal circumstances, these conversations happen about five times a month. Under COVID-19, she is having them four times a day.
“It is extremely overwhelming,” said Acosta. “It is starting to take an emotional toll.”
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On February 14, 2018, a 19-year-old gunman walked into Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and opened fire, killing 17 students and faculty members, and injuring 18 others.
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Dave Leon, MSW ’03, was working at Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services as a therapist and case manager for young adults aged 18-30, after graduating from the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. It was during this time that he first began to think about the concept that would become Painted Brain.
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From a new spin on mental health awareness, supporting others through a virtual safe space, or donating funds originally earmarked for an in-person career development event, Master of Social Work (MSW) students at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work are finding ways to connect with fellow students and the community under “shelter at home” orders.
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Jennifer Dixon, RN, has been a nurse for 20 years. The current Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) student at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work is part of the emergency department of a hospital in Georgia.
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Spend any time talking to Chelsea Bowers, MSW ’17, and her passion for helping others is crystal clear.
The graduate of the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work is the director of public affairs for City Net, a nonprofit in Orange County focused on ending street-level homelessness.
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I am very pleased to join the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work as dean, and begin to expand the mission in a school known for its innovation, to achieve even greater impact.
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As the disaster management program manager at LAC+USC Medical Center, USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work nursing alumna Kellyn Pak is ensuring health care workers receive the resources they need.