News Archive
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Rick Newmyer, an adjunct lecturer at the USC School of Social Work, has been named Educator of the Year by the San Diego and Imperial counties region of the National Association of Social Workers-California Chapter for his work educating and training future social workers in service areas such as youth development, transition-age youth and homelessness.
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Physical injuries and the psychological effects of war can have devastating consequences on the sexual functioning of service members and veterans.
Despite recent advances in protective gear, members of the U.S. military face a serious risk of genital injuries due to improvised explosives and other unique aspects of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Psychosocial challenges, such as post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, can also exacerbate issues with sexual functioning and libido.
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When a traumatic football injury led to more than a month in the hospital and 15 surgeries for Wyatt Driscoll, the 17-year-old and his family got to know the U.S. health care system all too well.
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Heather Halperin, clinical associate professor of field education at the USC School of Social Work, has been selected to receive the National Association of Social Workers Lifetime Achievement Award by the California Chapter’s San Fernando Valley Local Unit for her decades-long career dedicated to the welfare of children and families, as well as the training and education of future social workers.
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When KaSandre Kirby, MSW '12, walked into her job interview with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, she knew her education and experience made her a competitive candidate.
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As Eugene Durrah began to lead a march through the streets of Compton -- bullhorn in hand and a heart full of passion -- he hoped his effort to bring awareness to his hometown’s social and economic issues would be a success, however small.
What he didn’t realize was how many other people felt the same way.
The chants of “I pledge Compton” grew louder behind him, and as he looked back, he saw that his initial group of 20 activists had ballooned into hundreds.
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Congresswoman Maxine Waters believes her job is to fight for the care and support of seniors, especially on the issues of Alzheimer’s disease, elder abuse, housing and quality healthcare, she said at the inaugural Advocates for African American Elders public event held in February, congratulating the similarly focused advocacy group on its outreach to the African-American community to ensure a decent quality of life for all seniors.
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The American Psychological Association has awarded the University of Southern California with a Best Practices Honor for fostering a psychologically healthy work environment, crediting its Center for Work & Family Life for successfully addressing work-life challenges.
The center, which is affiliated with the USC School of Social Work, is an employee assistance program for faculty, staff and their dependents to obtain free, confidential counseling and resources on personal and work-related concerns. USC was the first to introduce the concept of an EAP in a university setting.
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The USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging and USC Visions and Voices: The Arts and Humanities Initiative presented a screening of "Hole in the Head: A Life Revealed," an award-winning documentary that tells the shocking and inspiring life story of Vertus Hardiman—the victim of a horrifying medical experiment.
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Lillian Hawthorne, 88, died on Feb. 20, 2013, in Brooklyn, New York. Professor emerita and assistant dean for student affairs at the USC School of Social Work, Hawthorne, MSW '71, is credited with transforming the school’s field education program, the first to conceptualize field experience as pedagogy.