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MSW student veteran finds new passion with military families

The Gary Sinise Foundation provides scholarships to promising student veterans pursuing a USC Master of Social Work. One of this year’s recipients is U.S. Army veteran Brian Kane, who was medically discharged after breaking his back. The transition home wasn’t the smoothest, but now Kane, who attends the San Diego Academic Center and does his field internship with the Building Capacity in Military-Connected Schools project at Fallbrook High School, has found a new passion.

“I want to give back what it took me a long time to gain. … I want to help military children and their families. When I have […]

By |January 21st, 2014|News|0 Comments

CIR hosts military social work session during annual conference

For the fourth consecutive year, CIR convened a special interest group on military social work during the annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research in San Antonio.

On Jan. 18, Dr. Alan Peterson with the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio delivered the presentation, “Cracking the Code: Keys for Successful Military Research Collaboration.”

Peterson, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel, is professor and chief of the Division of Behavioral Medicine, and deputy chair for military collaboration. He also serves as the director of STRONG STAR, a research consortium funded by the U.S. Departments of Defense […]

By |January 18th, 2014|News|0 Comments