News Archive
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Carla J. Thornton had always been involved in community work, but it took being part of a class on community organizing to change her life. The light bulb moment came while she was obtaining her master’s in social work at the University of Southern California. “I realized I could do social work at the macro level and directly impact individuals,” she said.
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Parents as Teachers National Center and the University of Southern California School of Social Work have successfully launched a pilot program marrying the Parents as Teachers evidence-based home visiting model with USC Telehealth.
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The USC School of Social Work is now accepting applications for Nursing@USC, a new online Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) for aspiring family nurse practitioners (FNPs). Nursing@USC is the first graduate nursing program in the United States to integrate nursing and social work practice. The program is designed to prepare nurses for clinical leadership roles through an understanding of the biological, behavioral and social factors that influence health and well-being. The first class begins September 2016.
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The Children’s Data Network (CDN) at the University of Southern California School of Social Work has added two more comprehensive “snapshots” to Connecting the Dots, its online resource for policymakers, public agencies, community groups, the media and others interested in current research about the health and well-being of children, families and communities in Los Angeles County.
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Whether they are aware of it or not, most social workers are advocates.
They might help a client apply for certain benefits or access needed services. Perhaps they assist someone with navigating the complicated process of applying for health care coverage. However, few clinicians move beyond that work with individuals to engage at a broader level, advocating for changes in their organizations or society as a whole.
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Advocates, professionals, legislators, families, caregivers and all those who interact with the child welfare system grapple with the question of when and how resources should be invested at local, state, and national levels, to most effectively help children and families who may be touched by the foster care system.
If we are serious about helping children, we must ask ourselves with greater urgency: At what point should we begin to pay attention to families who are at risk?
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An open hand gives in abundance, even as it receives.
It’s a saying that has been passed down in Robynn Cox’s family for generations. It’s also a maxim that has guided her research on the societal and economic consequences of mass incarceration, particularly in the black community.
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In Boston, her work in racial and ethnic health inequities, HIV prevention and substance abuse treatment led to a building being named in her honor.
In San Diego, one of the researchers she mentored as a postdoctoral student is now director of the Center on Gender Equity and Health at the University of California, San Diego.
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A call comes in to the child welfare hotline. The caller reports that a child is being maltreated.
The operator has to make a decision. Are the allegations serious enough to open an investigation? Is the child in immediate danger? What services does this family need?
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As teenage girls, they were enmeshed in the dangerous world of gangs in some of San Antonio’s rougher neighborhoods.
Now approximately 15 years later, what effect has that experience had on the lives of young Hispanic women?
Researchers at the USC School of Social Work will explore that question in a new $3 million study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.