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In Their Shoes
STUDENTS BECOME THE CLIENTS THEY WILL SERVE
Stephanie Moss entered a Ralph’s supermarket, sans makeup and with a backpack on. She had to make employees believe she was Virginia, a 17-year-old runaway. Virginia needed a job if she was to make this month’s rent. She didn’t even know her social security number. “Yeah? Whaddayawant?” barked the manager, who didn’t have the time or patience for someone like her.
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Clinicians and patients often perceive depression as an expected reaction to cancer, so it frequently is under-treated, especially in low-income minority patients. But a new USC School of Social Work study shows that when depression care is collaborative and socio-culturally tailored, quality of life for these patients can improve. Read More » |
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Professor Michalle Mor Barak has won the 2007 George Terry Book Award from the Academy of Management, making her the first USC author to earn the prestigious honor. She received the accolade for Managing Diversity: Toward a Globally Inclusive Workplace, which judges deemed this year’s most outstanding contribution to the advancement of management.
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More than 40 Korean-American leaders visited South Korea as part of a professional leadership program offered through the Network of Korean-American Leaders fellowship program. The trip gave participants an opportunity to forge a connection with Korea and learn more about their Korean identities while also taking advantage of networking opportunities. Read More » |
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Latinos’ preferred language may be more important than ethnicity in their use of mental health services. Associate Professor Concepcion Barrio participates in one of the first large-scale studies to compare Spanish-speaking and English-speaking Latinos with each other, as well as to the Caucasian population. Read More » |
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Marc Williams was heartbroken to see teenage hookers throwing themselves at men in the red light district of Subic Bay. One was in high school, prostituting to support her family. A bar owner forced another to have sex with men. Williams was there to interview these victims of human trafficking and show them another way to go – all part of a social work course in the Philippines.
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