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Graduate students from the USC Price School of Public Policy and the USC School of Social Work partnered to organize the first Students of Color and Allies Policy Forum, which examined policy, planning, development and social work issues within the context of race, ethnicity, class and social justice.
More than 70 USC Price and social work students came together to discuss how to address racial and social justice issues in their fields. In addition to sharing their own experiences, the students heard from academic and community experts at the half-day event.
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There is no universal way to support student veterans with mental health issues but, generally speaking, providing a safe environment on college and university campuses has proven effective.
That information, along with highlighting specific transition challenges and military stigmas, was presented during a USC conference aimed at supporting college and university students with mental illness.
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For Janessa Hatch, being a Trojan meant she never had to miss a class, despite moving with her family from Utah to Georgia and then Alaska.
Hatch is working toward her USC master’s degree in social work online. The program boasts the largest enrollment — 1,900 current students — of USC’s online offerings.
“It was an opportunity to attend live classes from a top social work program from virtually anywhere,” said Hatch, whose husband is in the military. Hatch has worked with refugees in Salt Lake City and provided services in Haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake.
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What do you get when you combine music, medicine and social work? A trip to Canada in June.
At least, USC Master of Social Work student Friday Lilly does. Lilly holds the distinction of being the only social work student to be presenting at the 3rd International Conference of the International Association for Music & Medicine (IAMM) in Toronto to be held from June 24-27. Along with USC School of Social Work Clinical Professor Murali Nair, Lilly will be presenting a proposal to use traditional Indian music to help relieve anxiety in patients undergoing chemotherapy.
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Cynthia Lemus knows what it’s like to care for an ill, elderly family member. The emotional, physical and financial toll can be nearly unbearable.
“My grandma was really ill, and I didn’t like to see her like that,” said Lemus, an 18-year-old high school senior. “While taking care of her with my mom, I realized that other families [in my community] also go through this, or worse, and I wanted to be someone in their lives to help them out and let them know they’re not alone.”
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With a knee injury during deployment ending her dreams of a long career in law enforcement and the military, Master of Social Work student RanDee McLain decided to give back to her fellow veterans by pursuing a career in social work.
To that end, McLain has been involved in more than 21 military-related events and organizations in just two years at the USC School of Social Work. In recognition of her tireless work, McLain has been honored as the 2013-2014 Veteran of the Year by the San Diego Veterans Museum and Memorial Center.
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For USC School of Social Work student Hector Cendejas, taking a trip to Washington, D.C., was – quite literally – like going home.
Having spent his undergraduate years inside the Beltway at Georgetown University, Cendejas was used to the idea of being politically involved and had even participated in lobbying activities while in college.
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For the first time in the USC School of Social Work’s history, the president and vice president of the university’s Graduate Student Government are students pursuing a master’s degree in social work.
Yael Adef, president, and Kevin Anderson, vice president, were elected earlier this year as heads of GSG, the official voice of USC’s graduate schools and professional programs. The student-led organization is composed of more than 100 members who work to represent and benefit the university’s graduate students through community service, social events and academic opportunities.
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The USC School of Social Work established the first military social work program at a civilian research university and can now claim another first—three of its students will receive the first full-tuition scholarships from the U.S. Air Force to study social work.
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Field internships are an important part of the curriculum at the USC School of Social Work, but one Master of Social Work student was able to turn hers into an accepted proposal for a national child welfare conference in Texas.