News Archive
2014
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For the first time in its history, an entire class of the Network of Korean-American Leaders (NetKAL) at the USC School of Social Work has pledged donations to the organization that brings together accomplished individuals from various industries to promote collective civic and professional leadership in the Korean-American community.
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To many it may seem like a simple title, but earning an endowed professorship or chair at the USC School of Social Work sends a strong message.
“It’s an excellent way to attract outstanding faculty, and it’s a very important mechanism for recognizing research accomplishments,” said Marilyn Flynn, the school’s dean. “It’s one of the few ways we have of publicly endorsing and honoring the achievements of research faculty.”
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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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For many, being a student means learning the basics before making a foray into the professional world.
But Master of Social Work student Alejandra Cortez didn’t want to wait and decided she wanted to do something meaningful now. So she ran for president of her hometown’s neighborhood council – and won.
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For USC School of Social Work students interested in working one-on-one with veterans and military families, a trip to the nation’s capital provided a meaningful lesson in understanding how policies are made and their influence on everything from the accessibility of timely mental health services to the successful reintegration of soldiers to society.
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When they launched an innovative effort to link data on child welfare and well-being across various agencies and organizations, Emily Putnam-Hornstein and Jacquelyn McCroskey initially planned to focus only on very young children.
Receiving funding from First 5 LA to develop the Children’s Data Network (CDN) meant the two researchers from the USC School of Social Work would be prioritizing information related to the initial phases of life, from infancy to 5 years old.
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Spawned from discussions with Mexico’s National Institute of Geriatrics (INGer) about shared research interests, the Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging at the USC School of Social Work conceived the idea of organizing an event that would foster greater dialogue about social networks and the transformation of social and health services from a global perspective.
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Even among a relatively healthy and young population, sexual functioning problems, including erectile dysfunction, are higher among military service members than civilians, according to a new University of Southern California study.
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The USC School of Social Work hosted the first Western States Next Practices Round Table: The Art of Scaling Best Practices to End Homelessness, bringing together more than 150 government officials, organizational partners and providers to discuss current approaches to homelessness and what is needed to impact policies that will lead to change.
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The Building Capacity in Military-Connected Schools project, a partnership between the USC School of Social Work and eight public school districts in San Diego and Riverside counties working to create sustainable models of supportive schools, has received a 2014 Pete Taylor Partnership of Excellence Award in the category of Exemplary Higher Education Partnerships. Given by the Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC), the award was presented at this year’s National Training Seminar in Washington.