News Archive
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In partnership with the Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families (CIR) at the USC School of Social Work, 211 LA County and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, the Los Angeles Veterans Collaborative has launched a new text-messaging platform to help veterans as they transition back to their local communities.
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George Caballero, MSW ’82, never expected to be in a position to help in the way he has over the course of his professional career.
“For someone who didn’t have any aspirations of even going to college, getting my master’s degree in social work was a major accomplishment,” Caballero said. “Everything that’s come after that has been a gift.”
Caballero’s career spans more than 30 years serving the Los Angeles community through direct practice, research, clinical supervision, consultation and executive-level leadership.
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Two graduates of the USC School of Social Work, who dedicated their careers to advancing the values and profession of social work, have been inducted into the California Social Work Hall of Distinction.
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A new book edited by scholars from the USC School of Social Work offers an innovative and comprehensive overview of how social workers can improve their practice in increasingly complex and global contexts.
In Transformative Social Work Practice, editors Erik Schott and Eugenia Weiss, both clinical associate professors at the USC School of Social Work, sought to redefine the practice of social work to respond to new challenges facing the profession.
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Revolutionary changes in the U.S. health, education and welfare systems demand a different kind of social worker – one who has the knowledge, skills and attitudes to work in emerging and evolving areas, and even for jobs that do not yet exist.
To address this need, the USC School of Social Work has redesigned its curriculum, ensuring it is producing social workers prepared for current and future challenges.
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The USC School of Social Work welcomes five new members to its Board of Councilors, an advisory body composed of professional, academic and community leaders who provide counsel to ensure the success of the school’s mission to improve the well-being of the vulnerable and to advance social justice.
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On the surface, he seemed like a major success.
The man wasn’t using drugs or relying on the emergency room for medical care. He had his own apartment and had severed negative ties from his days living on the streets of Los Angeles. But Jack Lahey could tell something wasn’t right.
“He was low risk because he was completely isolated,” Lahey said. “We asked him, how do you like your life? He said, ‘I don’t like it, but it’s OK.’ It was so beautifully sad.”
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Experiencing the loss of a loved one is an inevitable part of life.
By the time they graduate from high school, 90 percent of children will have faced the death of a family member or friend. But surprisingly few people who work closely with children, including teachers and other school personnel, know how to talk about death and loss with their students.
David Schonfeld wants to change that.
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One of first U.S. Department of Defense-funded research projects of LGBT population
Researchers from the University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles will collaborate on a first-of-its-kind study of the experiences of LGBT service members in the military.
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A new book tracing the development of an innovative approach to addressing homelessness is now available.