CIR News
General Petraeus Honors Student Veterans During USC Visit
27 Mar 2013 | posted by Center for Innovation and Research | in CIR News, CIR News Archive, Past Events
Click here to read about General Petraeus’s visit to USC and CIR.
Video Update: Serving Those Who Served
21 Mar 2013 | posted by Center for Innovation and Research | in CIR News, CIR News Archive, Past Events
More than 300 veterans came to the USC campus as part of “Serving Those Who Have Served,” the veterans hiring event hosted in partnership with CIR, USC’s Talent Management Department, the USC Office of Equity and Diversity, and the U.S. Department of Labor. Watch the video below to learn about yesterday’s event!
Upcoming Hiring Event: Serving Those Who Have Served
12 Mar 2013 | posted by Center for Innovation and Research | in CIR News, CIR News Archive, Past Events
On March 20, 2013, USC will host a United States Veteran’s hiring event entitled “Serving Those Who Have Served.” A groundbreaking event, the hiring fair will provide veteran attendees the opportunity to interview with employers for current open positions, as well as receive coaching and mentoring.
The event, which will take place all day at the Davidson Conference Center, is created in partnership between the Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families, USC’s Talent Management Department, the USC Office of Equity and Diversity, and the U.S. Department of Labor. Some of the participating employers include SpaceX, Wells Fargo, Raytheon, USC, Mattel, Home Depot, Aramark, the Los Angeles Police Department, and Kaiser Permanente.
To register and learn more about the event, click here.
CIR Seminar (University Park Campus): Understanding Psychopharmacology in the Treatment of Depression for Therapists
4 Mar 2013 | posted by Center for Innovation and Research | in CIR News, CIR News Archive, Past Events
Join us for a CIR seminar with Dr. Kimberly Finney as she discusses essential information for behavioral health providers regarding the use of psychopharmacology in treating depression, a common and treatable mental health diagnosis. This presentation will help inform behavioral healthcare professionals by providing them with a basic understanding of the effects of psychotropic medications. Dr. Finney will review basic pharmacology principles and will focus on the importance of differentiating biological versus psychological symptoms of depression, as well as the benefits, risks, and adverse effects of SSRIs in the treatment of depression.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
University Park Campus
Montgomery Ross Fisher Building
Room: Hamovitch
Los Angeles, CA 90089
CEUs: 1.5 for LCSWs & LMFTs
RSVP HERE!
UPDATE: To view the archived seminar, CLICK HERE.
CIR Seminar (Orange County Academic Center): Understanding Psychopharmacology in the Treatment of Depression for Therapists
26 Feb 2013 | posted by Center for Innovation and Research | in CIR News, CIR News Archive, Past Events
Join us for a CIR seminar with Dr. Kimberly Finney as she discusses essential information for behavioral health providers regarding the use of psychopharmacology in treating depression, a common and treatable mental health diagnosis. This presentation will help inform behavioral healthcare professionals by providing them with a basic understanding of the effects of psychotropic medications. Dr. Finney will review basic pharmacology principles and will focus on the importance of differentiating biological versus psychological symptoms of depression, as well as the benefits, risks, and adverse effects of SSRIs in the treatment of depression.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Orange County Academic Center Classroom F
2300 Michelson Drive
Classroom F
Irvine, CA 92612
CEUs: 1.5 for LCSWs & LMFTs
RSVP HERE!
CIR Presents at SSWR
11 Feb 2013 | posted by Center for Innovation and Research | in CIR News, CIR News Archive, Past Events
CIR recently sponsored two military social work research-focused Special Interest Group luncheon meetings at the annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) in San Diego on January 17 & 18, 2013. On January 17, attendees enjoyed a presentation by Col. Carl Castro, Director of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC), regarding opportunities for conducting DoD-funded behavioral health research. Col. Castro provided valuable information about DoD research priorities and related funding mechanisms, and shared helpful insights regarding the proposal submission and scientific review process. Click here to download Col. Castro’s slide presentation regarding DoD research priorities and funding mechanisms.
On January 18, CIR’s Dr. Anthony Hassan facilitated a roundtable-style networking opportunity, allowing researchers to connect with others currently examining (or having interest in) one of several topics, including military behavioral health, veteran homelessness, military children & families, veteran employment, and military behavioral health workforce development.
CIR Colloquium: “The Military: An Occupation with Hazards” with Colonel Carl Castro
3 Jan 2013 | posted by Center for Innovation and Research | in CIR News Archive, Past Events
The Military: An Occupation with Hazards
Thursday, January 17, 2013
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
USC Davidson Conference Center, Club AB Room
CEUs: 1.5 for LCSWs & LMFTs
Lunch will be provided
RSVP here!
Military service is inherently dangerous. Service members are exposed to a wide variety of both physical and psychological stressors that cannot always be avoided. Within the psychological domain, we have developed the Military Occupational Mental Health Model that serves as a unifying framework for how we might protect, intervene early and treat service members throughout their military career. Approaches to preventing suicides and treating post-traumatic stress disorder are used to illustrate the value of this approach.
Colonel Carl Castro is currently the Director of the Military Operational Medicine Research Program, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command at Fort Detrick, Maryland where he oversees a wide-range of research programs including Psychological Health and Resilience, Injury Prevention, Environmental Medicine and Physiological Health and Well-being.
Colonel Castro has published over 60 scientific articles, as well as serving as co-editor of the four volume series entitled, “Military life: The psychology of serving in peace and combat.” His military awards include: the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal with two oak-leaf clusters, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Army Commendation Medal with three oak-leaf clusters, the Joint Achievement Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the Expert Field Medical Badge, and the Parachutist Badge. Colonel Castro is also the recipient of the Chief of the Medical Service Corps Award of Excellence.
UPDATE: To view this archived colloquium, CLICK HERE.