News Archive
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Each year, Master of Social Work students spend their Spring Break on national and global immersions in communities very different from their own. These experiences range from learning about policy making in Washington, D.C., to seeing the impact of human trafficking first-hand in the Philippines.
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“Social workers are so valuable. Everybody needs somebody on the front lines, advocating for [them],” said Master of Social Work student Jennifer McCallson.
McCallson and three other MSW students found their own advocates this year through the Swim With Mike fundraiser and USC’s Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship Fund, which help physically challenged athletes obtain a quality education. Since its founding in 1981, Swim With Mike has raised more than $18 million for scholarships.
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The majority of calls the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) receives are misdirected — only 1 percent of calls are associated with actual fires. Many calls come from people seeking treatment for nonurgent conditions, resulting in the wide misuse of emergency medical services (EMS), which reduces the quality of care received by those in serious need.
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“When I started in the nonprofit sector 15 years ago, I hadn’t studied social work. I had studied philosophy. But then I had to do budgets and outreach, and realized I needed a social worker, a budget person,” said California State Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon to a group of students, staff and faculty from the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work.
“This program at USC, in particular, produces people who know how to apply solutions to real problems.”
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It’s safe to say Benjamin Henwood is having a good year.
The assistant professor at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work recently secured several large federal grants to explore issues among homeless youth and older adults, is helping oversee the annual homelessness count in Los Angeles and is emerging as a leading expert as the social work profession takes on the grand challenge of homelessness on a national level.
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Faculty and students at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work must continually grapple with a challenging question: will treatment be more or less effective for patients depending on their social or cultural background?
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To honor National Interprofessional Health Care Month, we discussed the importance of collaborative care with two preeminent nursing professionals at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work.
National Interprofessional Health Care Month is a time to reflect on how collaboration between members of seemingly disparate disciplines can yield more impactful results for patients.
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Tech, hackathons, housing and empathy were among the approaches to homelessness discussed Wednesday at an event that included service providers, law enforcement officers, community leaders and people who have been homeless.
“We have the best playing field we’ve ever had to make things better for every human being in L.A. County,” said Marilyn L. Flynn, dean of the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, noting a number of new policy and service initiatives from city, county and state governments designed to help end homelessness.
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Aileen Hongo, MSW ’13, MAG ’07, first met award-winning commercial and art photographer Ron Levine through his photographs – striking images of aging prisoners.
“This a voiceless population,” said Hongo, a life skills instructor at Five Keys Charter School and a research fellow at the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging.
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A Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and social justice advocate, a leader in the local immigrant services community, and a beloved social work scholar and mentor have been recognized for their impactful contributions to society.