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As part of a global immersion program this summer, students and leaders from the USC School of Social Work gathered in the capital of the Philippines to see firsthand how the country empowers its women through the legislative process.
Held at the U.S. embassy in Manila, the event brought together nearly 100 students, faculty members, alumni and community members to discuss the role of women in government, as well as critical issues facing women in the Philippines, including human trafficking, migrant labor, poverty, violence and health care.
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People with severe mental illness are often medically marginalized, suffering far more physical health problems than average, with life expectancies 20 to 25 years shorter, said Laura Pancake, corporate director of wellness and recovery services at Pacific Clinics, a regional provider of mental health services.
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After three decades on the East Coast, Hortensia Amaro has come home.
Having grown up in Los Angeles after emigrating from Cuba during the height of the Cold War, Amaro – who spent much of the last 30 years in Boston improving public health – has returned to the place where she says her roots are in the United States.
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When Hongbo Li came to the USC School of Social Work from China as a participant in the school’s popular Visiting Scholars program, she expected to put her head down and grind away at her dissertation research.
To a certain extent, she has prioritized her academic work, which focuses on comparing marketing efforts by public nonprofit organizations in China and the United States. But Li also found herself opening up to other aspects of American culture during her yearlong stay.
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While working in the Seattle area as part of the mayor’s special task force on African-American elders, Karen Lincoln spent a lot of time talking to seniors and those who provided services to them. Her job was to advise the mayor on the needs of this population of older adults, and in learning about this community, Lincoln discovered a wealth of information and a deepened respect.
“It was through these interactions that I became aware of how dynamic our seniors are, how much they have sacrificed and how hard they have worked to support our communities,” she said.
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Three doctoral candidates in the USC School of Social Work are among an exclusive group of students selected to receive a USC graduate fellowship for advanced PhD scholars.
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Ninety-one-year-old Filomena Flores is welcoming a very special group of USC students into her home. Although her visitors come from seven different professional programs spanning the university— dentistry, medicine, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy, physician assistant practice and social work—they arrive as a team. Under the guidance of an accompanying faculty mentor, this meeting is the first of a series aimed at teaching students to work collaboratively as they examine the health issues facing Flores and identify ways to improve her care.
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Under a sunny Southern California sky, hundreds of leading social work researchers, clinicians, and policy makers convened to discuss the latest breakthroughs in health and mental health during a recent international conference led by the USC School of Social Work and the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health.
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To mark Men’s Health Month, the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging at the USC School of Social Work hosted Men’s Health Awareness Day on June 22.
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SHIELDS for Families, an organization providing a range of social services for families in South Los Angeles, has been named Field Agency of the Year by the USC School of Social Work for its outstanding contributions to the quality of the school and helping to shape the professional careers of students who have interned there.