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Weiss receives international award for military social work paper

by Maya Meinert

Eugenia Weiss, clinical assistant professor at the USC School of Social Work, has received the International Award for Excellence in the area of health and wellness from the International Journal of Health, Wellness and Society for the paper “The Influence of Military Culture and Veteran Worldviews on Mental Health Treatment: Practice Implications for Combat Veteran Help-Seeking and Wellness.”

Weiss’ article, which was co-authored by Jose Coll of Saint Leo University, was selected for the award from the 10 highest-ranked papers that emerged from the referee process.

“Through the recognition of this article, we were very pleased that U.S. military service […]

Jill Biden participates in roundtable on military families

by Linda Jackson

The Building Capacity in Military-Connected Schools project at the USC School of Social Work is a “perfect example” of changing how Americans view and understand military families and their lifestyle, said Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, on Jan. 19 during a roundtable discussion at the Davidson Continuing Education Center.

Biden – who along with first lady Michelle Obama is leading the national Joining Forces initiative to support military families – heard from educators, parents and military students who have benefited from Building Capacity. The project is a four-year, $7.6 million effort funded by the Department of […]