News Archive
-
Mobilizing broad social change requires a community-focused, systemic approach—and a healthy dose of tenacity.
The skills gained by Master of Social Work (MSW) candidates in the classroom can translate to a wide range of career opportunities: from micro-level, client-focused care to broader policy work. Those interested in putting a diverse skill set into practice and working directly with communities to affect large-scale change may consider the possibilities of community organizing.
-
The Telehealth online clinic at USC offers mental health services to youth struggling with trauma and substance abuse throughout California. During Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week, May 7 - 13, it is important to discuss why access to mental health services for children and adolescents matters and how it can play a critical role in their overall development.
-
An aging American population poses new health and social concerns as well as economic challenges. Could an innovative, cross-disciplinary approach be key to addressing these issues?
-
Even with new medical developments and more effective treatment options on the horizon, underserved communities are experiencing an uptick in stroke fatalities. Could social determinants of health be the cause?
When it comes to stroke prevention and reducing stroke fatalities, significant progress has been made to address the biological factors at play. However, after years of progress, the prevalence of strokes is actually on the rise within poorer minority communities.
-
Celebrating our first cohort of graduates from the new online doctorate of social work (DSW) program.
Melita “Chepa” Rank, DSW ’18, knew that things would not get better for the Native American population she works with in South Dakota unless something changed. So she decided to make the change herself.
On May 11, 2018, Rank and the 15 other students in the first class of the online DSW program will graduate with brand-new degrees that affirm their skills as social work scholar-practitioners.
-
Even with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), many Americans remain uninsured or underinsured. The ACA's goals were to make health care insurance more affordable and accessible, to expand the Medicaid program and to support models designed to lower the costs of health care.
-
Addressing the High Rates of Adverse Birth Outcomes and Infant Mortality Among U.S.-Born Black WomenResearch has shown that pregnancy outcomes for African-American women lag behind those for other demographic groups. In order to close this gap, health care providers must recognize the impact of social determinants of health.
-
Two USC professors argue that tackling health care issues from the crossroads of social work and nursing can help us better understand their sociocultural causes—and deploy new, more effective solutions for addressing them.
-
Due to the emotional nature of their jobs, social workers and nurses can be especially susceptible to the negative mental and physical effects of stress. During National Stress Awareness Month, tackle stress head-on with a number of practical self-care methods.
To a certain degree, everyone experiences stress: we feel nervous meeting with a job interviewer, have anxiety about making it to an appointment on time or feel ourselves holding our breath while watching a tense basketball game. These are all normal, everyday stressors.
-
More than 280,000 Americans currently live in permanent supportive housing (PSH), and nearly half of those residents are over 50. As more Americans move into PSH, there is an increasing need to address aging in place. The study, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the first of its kind, will be instrumental in developing a framework to match PSH residents with facilities that meet their needs as they age.