News Archive
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As a call to action on urgent problems such as homelessness, the health gap and mass incarceration, the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work is taking part in the Grand Challenges for Social Work. Organized by the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare, this a national effort to achieve societal progress by identifying specific challenges that social work can play a central role in overcoming.
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USC’s Global Immersion Program gives insight into the state of sex tourism and human trafficking in the Philippines.
Thanks to relaxed trade agreements and a globalized economy, poverty, patriarchy and other root causes, human trafficking — essentially modern-day slavery — is the fastest-growing enterprise in the world. Having spread to more than 100 countries worldwide, this phenomenon is especially prevalent in countries such as the Philippines, where migrant labor is plentiful and regulations protecting workers are limited.
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I don’t start fights, but if I get punched first, I will punch back harder to defend myself.
If someone calls me names, I’ll verbally humiliate him in public.
The whole world is against me. Everyone picks on me more than others—the world is not fair to me. No one will respect me if I don’t get them back.
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Wendy Smith, who has worked at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work for 23 years, most recently as associate dean for curriculum planning and assessment and a clinical associate professor, before announcing her retirement earlier this year, has given $110,000 for staff awards – $100,000 to establish the Wendy Smith Endowed Staff Recognition Fund and an additional $10,000 to fund the first two years of the awards, which begin in 2018.
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At USC, we have created a research center, The USC Center for AI in Society (CAIS), that offers a radical shift in perspective. Our center is founded on the idea that AI can be used to improve society and fight social injustice. From our perspective, the vast majority of the persons who benefit from AI currently are people who live with a certain amount of privilege. Largely, this is due to the fact that much of AI is wrapped up in the high-tech economy.
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Katie Jay, MSW ‘16, experienced homelessness as a child. She now helps the homeless find permanent housing and access to mental health services.
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Converting an old motel suite into a health clinic for homeless youth is no easy feat, but Theresa Granger, clinical assistant professor in the Department of Nursing at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, has done just that. Granger reflects on her experience opening a clinic in rural Washington state, what it means to her and how she hopes it will help vulnerable populations in need.
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The Los Angeles Fire Department has declared a citywide Red Flag Alert in response to the Creek and Skirball fires. As of today, a new mandatory evacuation is in order for all locations within the following boundaries: south of Mulholland Drive, east of the 405 Freeway, north of Sunset Boulevard and west of Roscomare Road. There may be additional closures, because adverse wind conditions are expected to continue until Friday.
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A new report, Millennials and Dementia Caregiving in the United States, released today by the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging and UsAgainstAlzheimer’s, shows that one out of six millennial caregivers cares for someone with dementia.
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California citizens can now change the gender on their birth certificates and licenses and even select a nonbinary gender on other government-issued legal documents. This legislation has significant implications for LGBTQ civil rights, inclusion, and overall mental health for the nonbinary community. We’re now challenging gender norms, legally, and we’re one step closer to true, visible change for the no-binary community at large. But we still have a long way to go.