News Archive
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Three USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work alumni who spent decades advancing social work education, countering the negative effects of divorce on children and families, and advocating for the Latino community and other underserved populations have been inducted into the California Social Work Hall of Distinction.
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On Oct. 4, the National Association of Social Workers-USC Unit at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work hosted “Election 2016: What’s at Stake? Implications for Social Workers.”
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NYU clinical professor Yvonne Latty never expected the hardships faced as a caregiver for her mother living with Alzheimer’s. From the 24/7 care to the rising medical bills, the experience has been overwhelming. Her attempts to access a diagnosis and treatment for her mother in the Bronx left her angry, frustrated and confused. A doctor smugly suggested Yvonne “Google” her mother’s condition and devise a plan for her with the help of URLs.
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June Brown, associate professor emerita at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work and a longtime advocate for child welfare issues, died Sept. 11 in Culver City, California. She was 88 years old.
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The demand for family caregivers for adults who are 65 or older is increasing significantly, and family caregivers need more recognition, information and support to fulfill their responsibilities and maintain their own health, financial security and well-being, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
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An innovative approach to promoting safety and preventing violence in schools is being embraced in Valparaíso, Chile.
Education officials in the South American country are joining a growing list of regions around the world that have embraced a school mapping and monitoring system developed by researchers at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work and Bar-Ilan University in Israel.
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Many family caregivers report positive benefits from caregiving including developing a greater sense of purpose in one’s life, but caregiving can also be a source of physical and emotional stress.
Findings from several studies suggest that many family caregivers suffer from mental health problems. Some research shows that between 40 to 70 percent of caregivers have clinical symptoms of depression.
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The time-honored tradition of cooking and sharing a meal with others is at the center of a new program called Nourished that seeks to create community between student volunteers and people who have experienced homelessness in Los Angeles.
The concept is simple enough. USC students gather with residents at a permanent supportive housing facility on the edge of Koreatown once a week to cook healthy recipes and eat together. They share stories and chat about current events.
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Once intimidating and foreign, research is slowly but surely becoming a common pursuit in the master’s program at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work.
During a recent symposium hosted by the Phi Alpha Honor Society, several master’s students described their recent forays into the research world, from spending time with chronically homeless individuals who had just received housing to refining an application for tablet computers designed to help older adults in Taiwan manage their diabetes.