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Delicate Care
We’d like you to meet two people instrumental to our outpatient Palliative Care program: Anne Front, LMFT, APHSW‑C, a Palliative Care social worker, and Rabbi Arthur Rosenberg, Palliative Care Chaplain. This program is designed to help address major life-changing...
For The Earth
Every April 22 we celebrate World Earth Day, focusing on protecting our planet in ways both large and small. Many organizations play their part in making a difference, and one of them is the Southern California chapter of Elders Climate Action, a nonpartisan activist...
How We Take Care Of Our Own
“My role isn’t just one for my residents, but also for their immediate family as well.” That’s how Rachel Reiff, LCSW, CSW-G, ACHP-SW, thinks about her work in providing essential support for our residents on campus. Unlike our community social workers, Rachel, who...
Every Day Makes a Difference
What does it take to have a positive impact on someone’s life? MPTF’s Community Social Workers figure that out every day helping our industry members and their families with a broad range of programs and services and referrals. “I've always been someone people relied...
On the Air
Though MPTF might be dedicated to the workers of film and television, we have a strong association with radio, too. From 1939 to 1952, Hollywood’s biggest actors participated in The Screen Guild Theater created by Jean Hersholt, with Gulf Oil as its first commercial...
Meet Javier Bardem
Caring for Generations
“I had a lot on my plate professionally as well as worrying about my mother, and MPTF literally changed my mom's life—multiple times.” That’s how Marion Dole describes her experiences with MPTF’s Elder Connection program. Marion (an assistant director) and her...
Blazing a Trail
For over two decades, GSWEC (the Southern California Geriatric Social Work Education Consortium) has been at the forefront of bridging geriatric social work, classroom education, and field training for students pursuing a Master’s degree. The first of its kind, GSWEC...