News Archive
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Marine Corps veteran Glen Peña, MSW ‘18, reflects on how studying social change and innovation at USC helped him secure his dream job as a university veteran coordinator.
Glen Peña has dedicated his life to helping others. After serving 9 1/2 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, Peña continued pursuing his passion for service by enrolling in the military track of the MSW program at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work.
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Three simple lifestyle changes to promote brain health and decrease your risk of cognitive deterioration.
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Before one of Dr. Theresa Granger's External link patients had knee-replacement surgery, she asked him what medicine he was taking for his joint pain. The patient told Granger, a faculty member at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work Department of Nursing, that he was instructed to stop taking aspirin and ibuprofen because they thin the blood, but he continued taking fish oil.
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This USC DSW candidate and Army veteran is in the vanguard of activists working to eradicate human trafficking across the globe through technology and cross-industry collaboration. Because of the sensitive nature of her work and to maintain her anonymity, we have redacted her full name.
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From asking questions that demonstrate your enthusiasm and expertise to answering for professional shortcomings, here are some best practices for acing any clinical social work job interview.
In the context of a clinical social work job interview, demonstrating your skill level, drawing attention to your achievements, expressing your professional interests and positioning yourself as a competitive candidate can be a daunting challenge for any interviewee.
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Military social work student Irene Zheng shares her unique experience as an international student at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work.
Many students studying on the military social work track at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work come from military-connected families. MSW candidate Irene Zheng is one of those students. Arriving in Los Angeles at age 14 from China, Zheng was inspired to pursue military social work by her grandfather, a Chinese military veteran.
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Social work is a demanding and varied profession, often requiring a practitioner to wear many hats on any given day: adviser, therapist, caretaker, administrator, clinician and many others. Though these diverse roles might seem to require an almost limitless range of knowledge and expertise, a social worker with a well-rounded set of basic social work skills will function well in most situations. Here are 10 qualities every social worker should practice and possess:
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Georgia Weston had her first panic attack at age 14. “My dad handed me a pencil and said, ‘start drawing.’ ”
She remembered feeling confused at first. “Having a panic attack feels like being in a tornado,” Weston said. “But once I put pen to paper, I found a way out.”
Almost 10 years later, Weston helps other teens with chronic pain discover the healing power of art therapy as a clinician and master’s student in the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. -
Marion Sanders knows what it’s like to face adversity. Her dedication to supporting the homeless is a product of her own childhood trauma, which included being separated from her mother, who has experienced homelessness herself.
Unfortunately, Sanders’ mother is not alone.
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Medical social work is a field that focuses on meeting the various needs of individuals, families and communities navigating challenges in health and wellness. When people are sick, in addition to physical care, they also may need support for the emotional, financial and social complications that can arise.