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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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Even though Winston Wong now has a big job as medical director of community benefit at Kaiser Permanente, the nation’s largest non-profit health care provider, he still maintains a small family medicine practice.
“I want to always learn and remember what our patients face every day,” said Wong, who is tasked with developing partnerships with communities in advancing population management and evidence-based medicine, with an emphasis on safety net providers and elimination of health disparities, at Kaiser.
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Conrad Fuentes, a clinical assistant professor in field education at the USC School of Social Work, has been honored with the 2012 Outstanding Service and Community Inspiration Award at the Third Annual Community Gang Intervention Conference, which was held at the Orange County Academic Center.
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When Tara Wise joined the U.S. Navy in 1992, she was excited to be the first woman in her family to follow its tradition of military service. But after six years of active duty and life-altering experiences with sexual trauma that led to thoughts of suicide, Wise's initial enthusiasm gave way to a new commitment. One she hoped would bring to light the realities of military life for women.
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Nearly a month has passed since the world watched the events unfold at Sandy Hook Elementary School, where a young man opened fire and killed 26 people including 20 young children. As shock gives way to anger, our nation begins to grapple with layers of causes and solutions, and looks to social work and other helping professions to find answers.
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Last week's massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, appears to have at least temporarily changed the debate on gun control and opened the door to new restrictions.
Following up on his pledge to "use whatever power this office holds" to prevent another slaughter at a school, President Barack Obama has said he will submit new gun-restriction proposals to Congress in January. But the obstacles to progress remain formidable, chief among them the political power of the gun-rights lobby in Washington.
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Relations between academia and the military services are not known for their cordiality. The flash point was the Vietnam War. Campuses across the country were incubators of the anti-war movement and arenas for major protests. Many units of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps were shut down, especially at the Ivies. More recently, the government's "Don't-Ask-Don't Tell" policy for gays was a source of friction at some universities.
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Omar López, a clinical assistant professor in field education at the USC School of Social Work, has been named an Urban Leader Under 40 by the San Diego Urban League, which annually recognizes young leaders in San Diego County who work to better the lives of underserved communities through active participation, positive influence and empowerment across all areas of life.
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With the presidential race heading into its final stretch, both candidates vow to protect the sacred promises made to military families. But neither is offering any details on how they might support military families if we hit a fiscal cliff with budget cuts that could wipe out services for military and veterans' families.
Month after month, in the midst of a heated presidential and congressional pre-election cycle, we see no organized blueprint to integrate millions of military family members into civilian society.