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24 10, 2013

USC military social work center launches first county-wide veterans survey

By |October 24th, 2013|News|1 Comment

Gen. David Petraeus urges local military community to help shape veteran policy
The University of Southern California School of Social Work has launched the most comprehensive survey to date to gauge the diverse needs of Los Angeles County’s military community, including families and service providers.

The Los Angeles Veterans Survey (www.lavetsurvey.org), developed by the Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families at the USC School of Social Work, will poll 3,000 active service members and veterans; 1,000 spouses and partners; and 500 service providers to help identify the opportunities for program development, public policy and community collaboration.

“People would always […]

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15 10, 2013

Petraeus leads a surge across campus

By |October 15th, 2013|News|0 Comments

By Merrill Balassone

Retired Gen. David Petraeus officially became “Professor Petraeus” to USC students last week — lecturing on energy and the U.S. economy, meeting with student veterans and cheering the football team to a win in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Petraeus, whose current interests include how energy, information technology, life sciences and manufacturing revolutions will spur the North American economy, was impressed with the latest Trojan technology — robotic fingers that give machines a humanlike touch and the testimony of Holocaust survivors brought to life through 3-D technology.

Petraeus, who constructed the counterinsurgency doctrine that stabilized Iraq under U.S. and allied […]

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10 10, 2013

LA mayor lauds USC for leading military social work, Castro presents on veterans

By |October 10th, 2013|News|1 Comment

by Claudia Bustamante

The USC Price School of Public Policy held a daylong conference Oct. 8 to discuss the needs of returning veterans, especially with regard to employment and housing.

The conference, “Work and Home: Addressing the Urgent Needs of Returning Veterans,” featured a number of high-profile speakers, including opening remarks by Gen. David Petraeus, USC Judge Widney Professor, and affiliated faculty with the USC Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families (CIR) at the USC School of Social Work, and a keynote address by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.

During his remarks, Garcetti lauded USC for its leadership role, […]

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9 10, 2013

Gen. Petraeus addresses LA Veterans Collaborative

By |October 9th, 2013|News|0 Comments

Gen. Petraeus, USC Judge Widney professor affiliated with the Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families, addresses the Los Angeles Veterans Collaborative Oct. 9 about the need to work together for our veterans and military families.

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23 09, 2013

Virtual teaching tool schools students in helping veterans

By |September 23rd, 2013|News|0 Comments

by Claudia Bustamante

Mike Baker sits on a therapist’s couch—in blue jeans and a buttoned-down shirt, nervously clutching his hands.

Baker was deployed to Afghanistan with the National Guard a year ago and is now having trouble at home. His wife made him get help, but talking is the last thing on Baker’s mind.

“I know this is your job to ask me a bunch of questions, but let me ask you something,” he said. “Did you ever serve?”

Luckily, there is no wrong answer for the behavioral health therapist or social work student. Mike Baker does not exist. He is a virtual avatar […]

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