News Archive
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Suzanne Wenzel, Harmony Rhoades, Ben Henwood, and Eric Rice recently conducted a study to understand the changes that homeless adults in Los Angeles experience as they enter and live in permanent supportive housing (PSH).
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April is National Minority Health Month, which calls attention to the health disparities that persist among racial and ethnic minorities in the United States. Community members, legislators and educators are encouraged to explore new ways to close these health care gaps and create positive change for the populations affected.
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MSW student Jose Richard Aviles’ recent TEDxUSC talk offers powerful message about finding strength from vulnerability, trauma and using dance as a tool for social change.
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On May 11, 2018, Jacqueline Ruddy will be awarded her Master of Social Work (MSW). She said every minute of her journey to this point has been worth it: All the barriers, all the sacrifices, all the hardships have made her a better person. Now she is ready and equipped with a graduate degree to give back to her community and be a voice for the people who need her.
Ruddy’s path toward becoming a social worker started when she was a girl. “I was a latchkey kid,” she said. A child of divorce, she was raised by her mother, who worked in a factory. Her father was not in the picture.
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On June 6, 1963, Bill Wennerholm, MSW ’66, sat in the sixth row of his undergraduate commencement ceremony in San Diego, California. The keynote speaker urged the graduating class to take the hard-earned gift they were receiving that day and use it for the good of their fellow man. The speaker was President John F. Kennedy, and Wennerholm felt the president was talking directly to him.
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Few people have accomplished as much in a lifetime as nonagenarian Bernice Catherine Harper. She reveals her role models, highlights from her career and her hopes for future generations of social workers.
April is Black Women’s History Month—an opportunity for black women everywhere to reflect on their accomplishments, learn about those who came before and hear the incredible stories of women currently making a difference in their fields.
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Looking for ways to give back during April’s National Volunteer Month? Get involved with one of our alumni outreach or mentorship programs!
USC is committed to giving back to our local community. Students, alumni, faculty and staff are encouraged to participate in a variety of volunteer opportunities throughout the year.
In honor of National Volunteer Month, we’re encouraging all members of the USC community to participate in one of the many opportunities available through the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work.
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Many in the baby-boomer generation—known for ushering in an era of protests that brought about transformative change in American society—are increasingly turning to churches, temples and mosques to find meaning in their later years of life.
This is the major finding from the latest wave of data collected from the Longitudinal Study of Generations, which was originally developed in 1970 at USC by then-assistant professor Vern Bengtson.
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Dawn Joosten-Hagye, clinical associate professor at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, and Elizabeth Semanova, director of operations at Integrated MD Care, specialize in end of life care, and share why it is so critical to provide comfort for terminally ill individuals and their loved ones.
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At this year’s Tri-County Collaborative Community Safety Conference, organizers hope to encourage continued dialogue and trust between community members.