News Archive
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USC School of Social Work faculty have been making the rounds in our nation’s capital, participating in high-level discussions and sharing their knowledge in areas such as veterans affairs, behavioral health, child welfare and geriatric care.
Dean Marilyn Flynn and Anthony Hassan, director of the USC Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans and Military Families, held a roundtable in Washington, D.C., in cooperation with the Department of Veterans Affairs to discuss establishing a national veterans policy.
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The USC School of Social Work has added three new members to its Board of Councilors, two of which are alumni.
Catherine Hutto Gordon, MSW ’97, and Eileen Hutto, president and vice president, respectfully, of the Hutto Patterson Charitable Foundation, are the newest members to join the school’s board.
The foundation, which Gordon’s and Hutto’s mother founded, focuses on providing access to education and recently endowed a scholarship at the school for students pursuing the growing field of military social work to help families cope with the stresses of military life.
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The use of smartphones is associated with an increased likelihood of being solicited for sex on the Internet and having sex with an Internet-met partner among teens, says a new study from the USC School of Social Work, which was released at the American Public Health Association’s 140th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
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The USC School of Social Work and United Friends of the Children hosted more than 500 Los Angeles foster youth in October for an event designed to encourage them to go to college.
The 13th annual College Within Reach day offered middle and high school-aged students living in foster care information about higher education, with the goal of showing them college is an option and providing them the necessary tools to begin college planning.
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Growing up in poverty, David Kuroda, MSW ‘ 72, never thought he could afford to go to college, nevermind a top-notch university like USC.
That’s a large part of the reason why he wanted to make sure he provided for future generations of social workers by including the USC School of Social Work in his will.
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Outer space isn’t exactly the first setting that comes to mind when considering the role of social workers, but USC School of Social Work professor Lawrence Palinkas is taking the profession to new frontiers.
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Growing up in South Los Angeles, USC School of Social Work alumna Rosa Johnson, MSW ’12, knows first-hand the importance of having mentors and a network of people who not only support you but also push and encourage you to excel.
“By the time I graduated high school, I was lost,” Johnson said. “I didn't know my options, I didn't have access to financial resources, and I really didn't understand my potential.”
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An innovative funding award linked to national health care reform efforts will enable Bruce Jansson, a professor with the USC School of Social Work, to explore how health professionals can advocate for the needs of vulnerable patients.
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With the upcoming election only days away, a public event was held at the EXPO Center in Exposition Park to help older voters better understand and become more informed about this year’s California statewide ballot measures.
Karen Lincoln, an associate professor at the USC School of Social Work and the associate director of the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging, was one of three expert panelists who spoke at the AARP-organized forum that examined how four tax initiatives on the ballot may impact the lives of older adults.
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The USC School of Social Work co-hosted the Military Child Education Coalition’s California Public Engagement conference, where more than 100 influential policymakers, community leaders, educators, religious leaders and military officials gathered to create the first statewide plan to support the education of military children in California.