News Archive
2018
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May is Employee Health and Fitness Month. With employees across the globe spending nearly one-third of their lives at work, how can organizations heed the call of wellness in the workplace?
Workplace wellness initiatives have become a hot topic in recent years — but if you ask John Gaspari, LCSW, director of the USC Center for Work & Family Life (CWFL) and an alumnus of the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, this movement has been many years in the making.
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USC hosted its second summit on ending homelessness and housing insecurity in Los Angeles, evaluating the progress that has been made and the challenges that still lie ahead one year after the first gathering to launch a sustained effort.
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Our first graduates from the Master of Science in Nursing program walk across the stage at Commencement this month.
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For nearly 100 days, Patrisse Khan-Cullors could not find her older brother. She and her family called the sheriff’s department every day, and were told he had been arrested, but no one could locate him.
Khan-Cullors explained that her brother had been “disappeared”: a practice in law enforcement, some allege, of taking someone into custody and having them vanish within the system.
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USC is committed to connecting students with programs that will help them succeed and reach their full potential—regardless of their immigration status.
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Mobilizing broad social change requires a community-focused, systemic approach—and a healthy dose of tenacity.
The skills gained by Master of Social Work (MSW) candidates in the classroom can translate to a wide range of career opportunities: from micro-level, client-focused care to broader policy work. Those interested in putting a diverse skill set into practice and working directly with communities to affect large-scale change may consider the possibilities of community organizing.
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The Telehealth online clinic at USC offers mental health services to youth struggling with trauma and substance abuse throughout California. During Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week, May 7 - 13, it is important to discuss why access to mental health services for children and adolescents matters and how it can play a critical role in their overall development.
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An aging American population poses new health and social concerns as well as economic challenges. Could an innovative, cross-disciplinary approach be key to addressing these issues?
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Even with new medical developments and more effective treatment options on the horizon, underserved communities are experiencing an uptick in stroke fatalities. Could social determinants of health be the cause?
When it comes to stroke prevention and reducing stroke fatalities, significant progress has been made to address the biological factors at play. However, after years of progress, the prevalence of strokes is actually on the rise within poorer minority communities.
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Celebrating our first cohort of graduates from the new online doctorate of social work (DSW) program.
Melita “Chepa” Rank, DSW ’18, knew that things would not get better for the Native American population she works with in South Dakota unless something changed. So she decided to make the change herself.
On May 11, 2018, Rank and the 15 other students in the first class of the online DSW program will graduate with brand-new degrees that affirm their skills as social work scholar-practitioners.