News Archive
Students
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Marine Corps veteran and USC social work student Melody Silva is committed to addressing the mental health needs of victims of military sexual trauma and the military population at large.
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Military social workers play a critical role in meeting the unique needs of service members, veterans and military families.
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Meet the five USC social work graduate students recognized by the Council on Social Work Education for their work among underserved ethnic minorities.
Students from the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work are among the most recognized in this year’s class of CSWE Minority Fellowship Program recipients, with four PhD students and one master’s degree student chosen for their dedication to helping underserved minority populations.
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Lots of people talk about gratitude during the holiday season. But to be grateful for traffic? That was a new one to Brandee Sosa, MSW ’18.
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New research indicates that service members and veterans who identify as bisexual may be at higher risk for mental health issues including PTSD and depression than their gay, lesbian or heterosexual peers.
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MSW student Kellin Sandoval is applying his military social work background to accommodate the mental health needs of National Guard service members and connect homeless veterans with critical housing resources.
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Brittani Morris, clinical assistant professor of field education, and her field colleagues believe that expanding social justice training may better equip social work students for success in challenging field placements.
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It wasn’t enough for Lucero Noyola to beat the odds by earning her bachelor’s degree.
A former foster youth, Lucero is not only on track to earn her MSW from the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work in spring 2019, but she has also done something even more exceptional: She helped advocate successfully for new legislation and a California state budget item to help other former foster youth access funds to pursue education after high school.
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Restructuring standard military transitional training and education could be a critical step in curbing rates of homelessness among the U.S. veteran population.
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The Trojan Food Pantry is increasing access for USC students to essential food and hygiene products, as well as connecting eligible students to public benefit programs.
When John Ghadar, a first-year MSW student at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, began working at the Trojan Food Pantry in late August as part of his field placement, he could not have anticipated the impact of this work.