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9 12, 2013

USC military social work center receives grant from Prudential

By |December 9th, 2013|Giving, News|0 Comments

by Claudia Bustamante

The Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families (CIR) at the USC School of Social Work has received a grant from Prudential to build on its community engagement efforts to strengthen veterans’ reintegration into the civilian community.

The $300,000 award will allow CIR to continue its mission to train behavioral health practitioners on the best practices that will help returning veterans develop meaningful careers—the biggest challenge to a successful transition home.

“Prudential’s generous gift recognizes the value of our work in both preparing USC student veterans for careers in military social work and outreach to employers about […]

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22 11, 2013

Students learn value of interprofessional collaboration

By |November 22nd, 2013|News|0 Comments

by Claudia Bustamante

When veterans come home, they may face multiple health challenges—physical, mental and psychological.

To be better prepared to serve them, about 40 students from the University of Southern California and Mount St. Mary’s College participated in an interprofessional workshop aimed at creating collaborative care strategies for veterans and military families.

Held at Mount St. Mary’s College Doheny Campus, the workshop targeted students of health care professions that could serve as first points of contact for veterans entering the health care system, representing Mount St. Mary’s College nursing program, USC School of Social Work Military Social Work and Veteran Services sub-concentration, […]

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14 11, 2013

NATO mental health group visits USC

By |November 14th, 2013|News|0 Comments

by Claudia Bustamante

Most national militaries have challenging basic training programs to ensure new members’ physical fitness. Few, however, devote as much time to mental health.

And that may come as a detriment. A growing body of research suggests that targeted mental health training lessens the likelihood of later showing symptoms of post-traumatic stress and depression, or of sleep and substance problems for active duty service members and veterans.

Since 2011, a NATO research task group comprising social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists and military trainers from 10 countries has been probing this area.

“If you’re going to teach basic resilience training skills, what would those […]

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9 11, 2013

CIR wins national award of distinction for work with veterans

By |November 9th, 2013|Giving, Grants, News|0 Comments

by Claudia Bustamante

The USC Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families (CIR) was one of seven organizations to be awarded the inaugural Seal of Distinction by the Call of Duty Endowment Thursday for its efforts at helping transitioning veterans gain meaningful employment.

The Seal of Distinction comes with a $30,000 unrestricted grant and potential for larger grants by the endowment.

“It is an honor to receive the Activision Call of Duty Endowment Seal of Distinction because it recognizes our commitment to helping veterans develop the skills that will enable them to succeed in the workplace and connecting them with […]

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25 10, 2013

Colonel joins social work faculty

By |October 25th, 2013|News|0 Comments

by Eric Lindberg

As the newest member of the USC School of Social Work faculty, retired colonel Carl Castro is looking forward to tackling the toughest problems confronting military service members and veterans.

“The most pressing challenges the military has right now from an active-duty perspective is this high suicide rate in the Army, sexual assault issues facing all the services, and facilitating the transition from a wartime military to a peacetime military,” he said. “That dovetails into issues facing veterans and service members entering civilian life.”

In his new role as assistant professor and director of research at the school’s Center for […]

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