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Practice
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One virtue of big data is that it can unlock patterns that bring important insights about helping vulnerable children and families. Numbers, it is said, do not lie.
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Black History Month is a celebration of the accomplishments of African Americans, and a time for recognizing the central role that African Americans played in U.S. history.
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Interpersonal violence is inherently a social phenomenon, meaning it spreads through networks. Perhaps adaptive and positive behaviors like mindfulness could also be spread virally?
This is the theory that inspired Robin Petering, PhD ’18, and Nicholas Barr, PhD ’18 to develop MyPath, a violence reduction intervention for youth experiencing homelessness.
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In April of 2018, Isaac Ford Jr., MSW ’12, attended the National Association of Black Social Workers Annual Conference in San Diego, California. He was excited to be a part of the 50th anniversary celebration, partake in seminars and workshops, and meet new people.
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At her first lecture on campus since joining USC in July 2019, President Carol L. Folt opened her master class on resiliency with praise for the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work.
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When Suzanne Wenzel, interim dean of the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, was informed that she had been elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW), she was humbled.
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Two decades ago, Steve Kim, MSW ’06, turned his life around. Thanks to the intervention of people who helped him envision a life beyond what he calls the worst mistakes of his life, he’s been paying it forward ever since.
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Affirmative approaches to social work validate LGBTQ clients’ identities and help to create an inclusive space for all.
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The difficulties started just before her son’s 14th birthday.
Karina Rodriguez’s youngest child and only son had always possessed a strong will, but puberty had amplified it. He became moody, defiant and disrespectful.
“It was his way or no way,” Rodriguez said.
She grew more fearful as he began to hang out with a new set of trouble-making friends easily described as the “wrong crowd.”
“I felt like I had tried everything,” she said. “I felt helpless.”
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Associate Professor Jeremy Goldbach outlines general guidelines for navigating gender pronouns with anyone in your life.