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Dept. of Defense grant to explore technology’s role in preparing military social workers

by Claudia Bustamante

As the mental health needs continue to grow for greater numbers of service members and veterans returning to communities, researchers at the University of Southern California are studying how to use the latest in technological advancements to prepare behavioral health providers to effectively treat these military-impacted populations.

The Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families (CIR) at the USC School of Social Work received a $4.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to study whether technology—i.e., 3-D avatar animation and mobile apps—is effective at training graduate students and professional clinicians and therapists.

The three-year study will […]

By |January 30th, 2015|Grants, Research|0 Comments

Grant to help demobilizing National Guard members

by Claudia Bustamante

The Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families (CIR) at the USC School of Social Work received funding from the Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to help publicize the unique transitional challenges facing National Guard and Reserve service members.

The $100,000 gift funded the development of manuscripts and a report on the findings from the Reintegration Partnership Project (RPP), a pilot program that provided reintegration skills training to National Guard members and their spouses, and evaluated its perceived effectiveness in helping them manage post-deployment challenges.

Launched in 2011, the program was a partnership between the California National […]

By |May 1st, 2014|Giving, Research|0 Comments