USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
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Join us for season 2 of the #USCSocialWork podcast, Listen. Up. People. Episode 1 released today and focuses on social work in educational settings. Listen on YouTube at https://bit.ly/4qlmcE6 and follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music.
February 5, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Join us for season 2 of the #USCSocialWork podcast, Listen. Up. People. Episode 1 released today and focuses on social work in educational settings. Listen on YouTube at https://bit.ly/4qlmcE6 and follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music.
“The Pet Assistance and Support program removes a critical barrier and helps reach people who have long been excluded from the homelessness response system," said Nicolas Weinmeister, a researcher with HPRI who led the project.
Learn more and see coverage from CBS LA: https://bit.ly/3LTI5w3
Learn more and see coverage from CBS LA: https://bit.ly/3LTI5w3
January 30, 2026 at 11:35 PM
“The Pet Assistance and Support program removes a critical barrier and helps reach people who have long been excluded from the homelessness response system," said Nicolas Weinmeister, a researcher with HPRI who led the project.
Learn more and see coverage from CBS LA: https://bit.ly/3LTI5w3
Learn more and see coverage from CBS LA: https://bit.ly/3LTI5w3
Ed Source story, "Families remain concerned amid pause in federal child care funds," features #USCSocialWork MSW student Marilynda Bustamente, who experienced homelessness while pregnant, sharing the difference that child care funding has made in her life. Full story: https://bit.ly/49EsERl
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Ed Source story, "Families remain concerned amid pause in federal child care funds," features #USCSocialWork MSW student Marilynda Bustamente, who experienced homelessness while pregnant, sharing the difference that child care funding has made in her life. Full story: https://bit.ly/49EsERl
Help to identify and report possible human trafficking by recognizing the signs: https://bit.ly/40eBJKV #HumanTraffickingPreventionMonth
January 22, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Help to identify and report possible human trafficking by recognizing the signs: https://bit.ly/40eBJKV #HumanTraffickingPreventionMonth
Maria Ruelas, EdD ‘18, MSW ‘13, has been named 2025 School Social Worker of the Year by the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) for her outstanding leadership and dedication as District Social Worker for the Lawndale Elementary School District (LESD). Read more: https://bit.ly/4a9UOD1
January 21, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Maria Ruelas, EdD ‘18, MSW ‘13, has been named 2025 School Social Worker of the Year by the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) for her outstanding leadership and dedication as District Social Worker for the Lawndale Elementary School District (LESD). Read more: https://bit.ly/4a9UOD1
Laura Abrams, prolific youth welfare researcher, joins the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work after spending more than 30 years documenting and improving the well-being of incarcerated youth and young adults. Full story here: https://bit.ly/4s69HhK
December 16, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Laura Abrams, prolific youth welfare researcher, joins the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work after spending more than 30 years documenting and improving the well-being of incarcerated youth and young adults. Full story here: https://bit.ly/4s69HhK
The #USCSocialWork podcast, Listen. Up. People., features faculty, alumni and community partners discussing the most critical issues of our time. We're talking about what's happening and why it's happening. Listen to this episode and follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and Amazon Music.
December 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The #USCSocialWork podcast, Listen. Up. People., features faculty, alumni and community partners discussing the most critical issues of our time. We're talking about what's happening and why it's happening. Listen to this episode and follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and Amazon Music.
Join us on January 15th at 4pm as we welcome Dr. Wendy Smith in conversation with Dr. Robert Hernandez of USC Social Work about Smith's groundbreaking new book, Before Their Crimes, which sheds new light on the role of childhood trauma in juvenile crime. RSVP: https://bit.ly/3KlZYmu
December 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Join us on January 15th at 4pm as we welcome Dr. Wendy Smith in conversation with Dr. Robert Hernandez of USC Social Work about Smith's groundbreaking new book, Before Their Crimes, which sheds new light on the role of childhood trauma in juvenile crime. RSVP: https://bit.ly/3KlZYmu
Jennifer Parga, associate teaching professor, is a contributing author for the new book Social Work and Technology, on the subject of the future of social work and digital technologies. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Y6xnof
December 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Jennifer Parga, associate teaching professor, is a contributing author for the new book Social Work and Technology, on the subject of the future of social work and digital technologies. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Y6xnof
#USCSocialWork launches its first undergraduate major in Fall 2026. The new major will enable students to gain 440 hours of supervised, hands-on training at community agencies, schools and hospitals. Read the Daily Trojan article: https://bit.ly/44d5630. BSW program info: https://bit.ly/3Ky9in6
December 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
#USCSocialWork launches its first undergraduate major in Fall 2026. The new major will enable students to gain 440 hours of supervised, hands-on training at community agencies, schools and hospitals. Read the Daily Trojan article: https://bit.ly/44d5630. BSW program info: https://bit.ly/3Ky9in6
The new #USCSocialWork podcast, Listen. Up. People. features faculty, alumni and community partners discussing the most critical issues of our time. We're talking about what's happening and why it's happening. Listen to this episode and follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and Amazon Music.
December 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The new #USCSocialWork podcast, Listen. Up. People. features faculty, alumni and community partners discussing the most critical issues of our time. We're talking about what's happening and why it's happening. Listen to this episode and follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and Amazon Music.
Weekly seminars hosted by #USCSocialWork feature a brief, relatively informal presentation from a social work faculty member, student or guest on a research topic that impacts social change. Watch the full seminar on Transgender Health & Safety here: https://bit.ly/4pbuVZv
December 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Weekly seminars hosted by #USCSocialWork feature a brief, relatively informal presentation from a social work faculty member, student or guest on a research topic that impacts social change. Watch the full seminar on Transgender Health & Safety here: https://bit.ly/4pbuVZv
It’s Giving Tuesday! Help us Fight On for Good by making a gift to the Trauma Recovery Center at USC Social Work. At TRC@USC we provide free, safe and culturally sensitive mental health and supporting services to those affected by crime, violence or trauma. Give today: https://bit.ly/48sqySC
December 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
It’s Giving Tuesday! Help us Fight On for Good by making a gift to the Trauma Recovery Center at USC Social Work. At TRC@USC we provide free, safe and culturally sensitive mental health and supporting services to those affected by crime, violence or trauma. Give today: https://bit.ly/48sqySC
It’s Giving Tuesday! Help us Fight On for Good by making a gift to the Trauma Recovery Center at USC Social Work. At TRC@USC we provide free, safe and culturally sensitive mental health and supporting services to those affected by crime, violence or trauma. Give today: https://bit.ly/48sqySC
December 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
It’s Giving Tuesday! Help us Fight On for Good by making a gift to the Trauma Recovery Center at USC Social Work. At TRC@USC we provide free, safe and culturally sensitive mental health and supporting services to those affected by crime, violence or trauma. Give today: https://bit.ly/48sqySC
It’s Giving Tuesday! Help us Fight On for Good by making a gift to the Trauma Recovery Center at USC Social Work. At TRC@USC we provide free, safe and culturally sensitive mental health and supporting services to those affected by crime, violence or trauma. Give today: https://bit.ly/48sqySC
December 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It’s Giving Tuesday! Help us Fight On for Good by making a gift to the Trauma Recovery Center at USC Social Work. At TRC@USC we provide free, safe and culturally sensitive mental health and supporting services to those affected by crime, violence or trauma. Give today: https://bit.ly/48sqySC
South Carolina has one of the top five highest maternal vulnerability rates in the nation, yet one in five women do not receive adequate prenatal care. Ann Lefebvre, DSW ‘24, developed a new community-based network to meet the maternal health care needs of rural women. Story: https://bit.ly/3XOWfAI
November 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
South Carolina has one of the top five highest maternal vulnerability rates in the nation, yet one in five women do not receive adequate prenatal care. Ann Lefebvre, DSW ‘24, developed a new community-based network to meet the maternal health care needs of rural women. Story: https://bit.ly/3XOWfAI
Teaching Professor Dawn Joosten-Haagye has been accepted by the National Academies of Practice (NAP) as a Distinguished Fellow of the Social Work Academy, recognizing outstanding achievements and leadership in the social work profession and interprofessional care. https://bit.ly/4r8E4Ud
November 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Teaching Professor Dawn Joosten-Haagye has been accepted by the National Academies of Practice (NAP) as a Distinguished Fellow of the Social Work Academy, recognizing outstanding achievements and leadership in the social work profession and interprofessional care. https://bit.ly/4r8E4Ud
The #USCSocialWork podcast, Listen. Up. People., features faculty, alumni and community partners discussing the most critical issues of our time. We're talking about what's happening and why it's happening. Listen to this episode and follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and Amazon Music.
November 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The #USCSocialWork podcast, Listen. Up. People., features faculty, alumni and community partners discussing the most critical issues of our time. We're talking about what's happening and why it's happening. Listen to this episode and follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and Amazon Music.
Sneak preview screening of the documentary film "Frequency of Hope," produced and directed by Ryan Ray, DSW '21.
November 20, 2025 7:00 p.m.
The film tells an incredible story of recovery, redemption and radio in the rugged Mat-Su Valley of Alaska. RSVP here: https://bit.ly/3LMJUdM
November 20, 2025 7:00 p.m.
The film tells an incredible story of recovery, redemption and radio in the rugged Mat-Su Valley of Alaska. RSVP here: https://bit.ly/3LMJUdM
November 20, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Sneak preview screening of the documentary film "Frequency of Hope," produced and directed by Ryan Ray, DSW '21.
November 20, 2025 7:00 p.m.
The film tells an incredible story of recovery, redemption and radio in the rugged Mat-Su Valley of Alaska. RSVP here: https://bit.ly/3LMJUdM
November 20, 2025 7:00 p.m.
The film tells an incredible story of recovery, redemption and radio in the rugged Mat-Su Valley of Alaska. RSVP here: https://bit.ly/3LMJUdM
Weekly seminars presented by a social work faculty member, student or guest on a research topic that impacts social change.
Watch the full seminar on The heaviest data: Can AI alleviate the weight of suicide mortality research? here: https://bit.ly/48mlcJS
Watch the full seminar on The heaviest data: Can AI alleviate the weight of suicide mortality research? here: https://bit.ly/48mlcJS
November 18, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Weekly seminars presented by a social work faculty member, student or guest on a research topic that impacts social change.
Watch the full seminar on The heaviest data: Can AI alleviate the weight of suicide mortality research? here: https://bit.ly/48mlcJS
Watch the full seminar on The heaviest data: Can AI alleviate the weight of suicide mortality research? here: https://bit.ly/48mlcJS
Two new interconnected research collaborations that span four USC schools seek to combine social science with machine learning to study the positive effects of community resilience at the geographic level. Read the full story: https://bit.ly/4nOPhpV
November 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Two new interconnected research collaborations that span four USC schools seek to combine social science with machine learning to study the positive effects of community resilience at the geographic level. Read the full story: https://bit.ly/4nOPhpV
The new #USCSocialWork podcast Listen. Up. People. features faculty, alumni and community partners discussing the most critical issues of our time. We're talking about what's happening and why it's happening. Listen to this episode and follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and Amazon Music.
November 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The new #USCSocialWork podcast Listen. Up. People. features faculty, alumni and community partners discussing the most critical issues of our time. We're talking about what's happening and why it's happening. Listen to this episode and follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and Amazon Music.
Join presenter Carl Castro for a panel discussion of the potential connections between service-related exposures—such as open burn pits and particulate matter—and a range of mental, behavioral, and neurologic conditions, including depression, anxiety, and dementia. RSVP here: https://bit.ly/49LJWfJ
November 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Join presenter Carl Castro for a panel discussion of the potential connections between service-related exposures—such as open burn pits and particulate matter—and a range of mental, behavioral, and neurologic conditions, including depression, anxiety, and dementia. RSVP here: https://bit.ly/49LJWfJ
Faculty from the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work and the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health have received a $3.4 million grant from the NIH to expand their study of Los Angeles County's unhoused population. Read more: https://bit.ly/3LLYTV4
November 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Faculty from the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work and the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health have received a $3.4 million grant from the NIH to expand their study of Los Angeles County's unhoused population. Read more: https://bit.ly/3LLYTV4
On this week's episode, learn more about interprofessional education and collaboration in the health sciences and hear from USC faculty who are putting theory into practice across seven health professions.
Listen and follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and Amazon Music.
Listen and follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and Amazon Music.
November 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
On this week's episode, learn more about interprofessional education and collaboration in the health sciences and hear from USC faculty who are putting theory into practice across seven health professions.
Listen and follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and Amazon Music.
Listen and follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and Amazon Music.