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Call it a perfect marriage of need. As the COVID-19 health emergency upended people’s lives this spring and summer, faculty at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work found a way to help Master of Social Work (MSW) students, and the greater Los Angeles community, with an innovative initiative aimed at promoting well-being to underserved populations through pro bono telehealth counseling services.
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Jennifer Avalos, Master of Social Work (MSW) student at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, is a U.S. Army veteran, married to an active duty Marine. Her way of life, learned from her chosen family ― the military ― is to adapt, improve and overcome.
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Life post-graduation can be intimidating, but it does not have to be. Here are 10 tips designed to help recent graduates navigate life after completing their MSW or MSN.
A host of emotions surround graduation. Pride, excitement and anticipation are as commonplace as anxiety, fear and uncertainty as graduates close one chapter and boldly step into a new one. For many, finding not just a job — but the right job — is a top priority.
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On February 14, 2018, a 19-year-old gunman walked into Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and opened fire, killing 17 students and faculty members, and injuring 18 others.
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Spend any time talking to Chelsea Bowers, MSW ’17, and her passion for helping others is crystal clear.
The graduate of the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work is the director of public affairs for City Net, a nonprofit in Orange County focused on ending street-level homelessness.
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According to the latest data available, in 2017 the United States received an estimated 139,801 affirmative asylum applications from individuals such as these:
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There are moments in many people’s lives when a medical matter changes everything. A debilitating injury. A mental health crisis. A move into hospice or palliative care. An organ transplant.
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One virtue of big data is that it can unlock patterns that bring important insights about helping vulnerable children and families. Numbers, it is said, do not lie.
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Black History Month is a celebration of the accomplishments of African Americans, and a time for recognizing the central role that African Americans played in U.S. history.
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Interpersonal violence is inherently a social phenomenon, meaning it spreads through networks. Perhaps adaptive and positive behaviors like mindfulness could also be spread virally?
This is the theory that inspired Robin Petering, PhD ’18, and Nicholas Barr, PhD ’18 to develop MyPath, a violence reduction intervention for youth experiencing homelessness.