News Archive
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Sabrina Bates RN, a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) student at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work and a nurse at Keck Hospital of USC, was working in the new transport center created by Keck for the purpose of receiving COVID-19 patients. While on duty, one of her closest friends was admitted, and Bates had to transport her to the ICU to be placed on a ventilator.
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For Katie Davis, alumna of the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, hospice care does not stop for the COVID-19 pandemic, it readjusts to the present circumstances.
In the little town of Snohomish, Washington, the antiques capital of the pacific northwest just an hour northeast of Seattle, Katie Davis, MSW ’15, is part of an interdisciplinary team working for a hospice organization.
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As the coronavirus pandemic brings the country to a standstill, many of our everyday activities and even special, once-in-a-lifetime milestones are being postponed or changing in ways we never expected.
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Taking care of your health as much as you can during the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak is key for undocumented individuals and their families. This is a stressful time for everyone and especially for those who cannot take paid time off from their jobs.
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As we try to flatten the curve of COVID-19 spread, those of us who can work from home are doing so in record numbers. But keeping teams collaborating and thriving from remote locations is tricky in the best of times. Leadership coach and USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work Adjunct Professor Scott Darrell has tips for how leaders and employees can effectively work from home without too much stress.
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Maria Aranda, associate professor at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work with a joint appointment at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology and executive director of the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging, provides expert tips on how older adults can stay safe and less stressed during this unprecedented COVID-19 emergency.
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According to the latest data available, in 2017 the United States received an estimated 139,801 affirmative asylum applications from individuals such as these:
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Ruth C. White, clinical associate professor, is providing mental health wellness tips on how to manage stress and anxiety during this challenging time, every morning on KRON4, San Francisco.
Catch White LIVE online every day at 8.15 AM (PT), or watch her Coping in the Age of Corona segments on Morning Buzz, posted on the KRON4 website.
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There are moments in many people’s lives when a medical matter changes everything. A debilitating injury. A mental health crisis. A move into hospice or palliative care. An organ transplant.
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Not all social workers have heard of the Jewish concept of tikkun olam or “repairing the world,” but most strive to live by its ideal.