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Jill Biden participates in roundtable on military families

By |January 23rd, 2012|

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 […]

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USC military research center receives gift from Prudential Financial

By |December 8th, 2011|

The USC Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans and Military Families (CIR) at the USC School of Social Work has received nearly $1 million in funding from Prudential Financial, Inc.

CIR is one of 10 organizations to benefit from Prudential’s initial $6.2 million in grants to groups that help U.S. military veterans and their families transition back into civilian life.

“Prudential’s generous gift to CIR allows our team to continue strengthening the transition for veterans and their families back into our communities,” said Anthony Hassan, director of CIR. “Prudential’s support recognizes the important work that CIR is doing in the areas […]

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Military children suffer more negative emotional, social consequences in wartime

By |November 28th, 2011|

As members of Congress debate proposals for the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, they have an opportunity to improve public school experiences for the children of men and women who are serving our country, according to a new article from researchers at the University of Southern California, San Diego State University and Bar-Ilan University in Israel.

Appearing in the December edition of Review of Educational Research, “The Children of Military Service Members: Challenges, Supports, and Future Educational Research” is believed to be the first literature review on the education of military children to appear in a major educational […]

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“Wounded warrior” motivates students

By |November 18th, 2011|

by Cursta McCullom

Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry, a Medal of Honor recipient, shared the story of his life-changing service in the military and emphasized the importance of a support system at “A Wounded Warrior’s Experience and Physical Rehabilitation,” an event sponsored by the USC Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families along with the Division of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, in the Ronald Tutor Campus Center on Wednesday.

Four years ago, Petry was deployed to Afghanistan, where he lost his right hand when he tossed away a grenade that was near him and two fellow soldiers. President […]

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Mayor’s veterans dialogue brings local government, veterans together

By |November 14th, 2011|

by Maya Meinert

At a gathering at the USC School of Social Work of government officials, including Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, military veterans and representatives of organizations that serve them, a female veteran stood up and recounted the difficulties she encountered when she returned home from two tours of duty in Iraq.

Though she excelled in college – double majoring in international studies and Spanish – she couldn’t find a job. Then she received a letter informing her that it was time to start repaying her student loans. She had $2 left in her bank account.

“I looked at my bank statement, […]

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Hassan participates in Clinton Global Initiative jobs summit

By |August 10th, 2011|

Anthony Hassan, director of the Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans and Military Families (CIR) at the USC School of Social Work, recently attended the Clinton Global Initiative America jobs summit, a meeting hosted by former President Bill Clinton on driving job creation and economic growth in the United States.

More than 750 business, nonprofit and government leaders attended the two-day event in Chicago, participating in one of the 10 working groups to brainstorm new ideas for generating jobs, identify effective ways to strengthen U.S. industries, unlock capital for innovation and entrepreneurship, advance energy efficiency, build clean energy infrastructure, and […]

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U.S., Canadian forces share war stories, how to help wounded warriors

By |January 24th, 2011|

by Maya Meinert

Lt. Col. Stéphane Grenier returned home to Canada after serving in Rwanda for nine months in the mid-1990s with the Canadian Forces. Though he didn’t experience combat while he was there, he wasn’t the same when he came back. Grenier soon descended into a deep depression and became suicidal.

It turned out he had post-traumatic stress disorder, but since he hadn’t seen combat, was he even allowed to have those feelings?

“There’s fatigue, wear and tear, that happens on the body when you’ve been on the front line for months,” said Grenier. “It wasn’t what we did but what we […]

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USC Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families

By |January 19th, 2011|

An informational video about the mission of the Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families at the USC School of Social Work, as well as the school’s military social work program

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Consortium develops competencies for the care of families impacted by military service

By |January 14th, 2011|

The USC School of Social Work’s Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans and Military Families (CIR) co-hosted a consortium with the Army Behavioral Health Division’s Marriage and Family Therapy Program to develop a competency model for training mental health professionals treating military personnel and their families.

A group of 32 senior Department of Defense and military service behavioral healthcare leaders, distinguished academics, representatives from the Veterans Administration family programs and other behavioral health care experts convened in Los Angeles on Jan. 5-6 to develop competencies for behavioral health educators and providers caring for families impacted by military service.

“The ongoing war […]

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Sen. Boxer visits school in support of military social work program

By |September 20th, 2010|

by Cortney Fielding

U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer delivered high praise for the USC School of Social Work’s military social work program and its students now preparing to serve the nation’s war veterans during a Sept. 17 visit.

Boxer (D-Calif.) was invited to campus for a demonstration of the school’s “virtual patient program.” A joint creation of the school’s Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans and Military Families and the USC Institute for Creative Technologies, the virtual patient is an avatar-based simulation program designed to replicate the experiences of veterans exposed to combat stress and help prepare students to interact with real […]

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