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Sex & The Military: Grace

By |August 6th, 2015|

Based on a study undertaken by the Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families, these video vignettes — along with a toolkit with further resources — were developed to help behavioral health practitioners address some of the sexual and intimate relationship challenges that injured service members, veterans and their spouses/partners may experience.

“Grace” is an active duty Air Force officer, who is home on block leave. Last year, during her deployment, she was injured by an improvised explosive device (IED). Grace and her partner of nine years, Claire, have been seeing a couple’s therapist.

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Sex & The Military: Jake

By |August 6th, 2015|

Based on a study undertaken by the Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families, these video vignettes — along with a toolkit with further resources — were developed to help behavioral health practitioners address some of the sexual and intimate relationship challenges that injured service members, veterans and their spouses/partners may experience.

“Jake” served four years with the U.S. Marine Corps. He has no physical injuries, but suffers from severe PTSD for which he is on medications prescribed by his doctor.

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Carl Castro named new director of CIR

By |July 16th, 2015|

The following announcement was emailed to the community on behalf of Dean Marilyn Flynn.
Dear colleagues and friends:
I am pleased to announce that Dr. Carl Castro will assume the position as Director of the Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families in the School of Social Work (CIR), effective immediately. Professor Castro joined the faculty of the School of Social Work in 2013 and has made a significant contribution to the development of CIR locally, nationally, and internationally. He will replace Dr. Anthony Hassan, the inaugural director of CIR who is leaving the university to accept a new […]

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LAVC Intro Video

By |July 15th, 2015|

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The USC Social Work Initiative for the Los Angeles Veterans Collaborative

By |June 19th, 2015|

The USC Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families administers the Los Angeles Veterans Collaborative, which comprises community stakeholders and representatives from organizations serving veterans and military families in the Los Angeles area. Founded at New Directions in February 2010, and now at CIR since March 2012, the members of the LA Veterans Collaborative gather to discuss the issues affecting local veterans and to coordinate the resolution of gaps in service or needed policy changes they identify through the collaborative’s working groups. Each working group is focused on a particular issue area regarding veterans.

The USC Social Work […]

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Gift will help community help veterans

By |June 17th, 2015|

by Claudia Bustamante

The Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families at the USC School of Social Work has received a gift of $200,000 to support local efforts to help transitioning veterans in Los Angeles County.

The gift from Blue Shield of California Foundation will provide much needed support to the Los Angeles Veterans Collaborative (LAVC), a network of more than 400 organizations and stakeholders that meets monthly to discuss some of the most pressing issues facing the local military population. This collaborative model has been lauded by government and military officials across the country for its ability to […]

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VA Secretary visits USC

By |June 10th, 2015|

On June 3, U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald met with University of Southern California President C.L. Max Nikias and other university leaders who are working on veterans’ issues in the community, including Anthony Hassan, clinical professor and CIR director.

The meeting was an opportunity to discuss how the university is a leader in the local veteran sphere and offer ways to further partner with the VA in its mission to help local veterans.

USC has a long history of supporting the U.S. military — from its days as a training school during World War I to the formation of programs […]

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Study recommends ways to stem sexual assault in military

By |June 4th, 2015|

Hold leaders accountable and reduce retaliation, researchers advise, rather than take a one-size-fits-all approach to prevention
by Claudia Bustamante

Failing to address the multiple root causes and the role played by military culture will continue to hamper efforts to curtail sexual assault in the military, according to new research from the University of Southern California and Fort Hood, Texas.

The military’s one-size-fits-all approach to sexual assault prevention and training also overlooks sensitive and uncomfortable issues, including the prevalence of assault among male service members and biases about sexual behavior, according to the article, which appears in the May issue of Current Psychiatry Reports.

Though […]

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USC Military Social Work Voices

By |May 13th, 2015|

This spring, about 350 students will graduate from the USC School of Social Work’s military specialization, the first of its kind at a major research university. Since its inception in 2009, more than 1,000 students have gone through the program, which aims to prepare students on the unique challenges facing active-duty military, veterans and their families. Hear from three of the most recent graduates on where their degree will take them next.
Kevin Benitez, MSW ’15

Manny Lopez, MSW ’15

Joshua Borer, MSW ’15

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