School of Social Work News
The programs offered by the School of Social Work strive to instill values of social and economic justice, respect and worth of others, cultural diversity, and self-determination. We also foster a strengths-based environment that emphasizes openness, collaboration, and engagement striving towards individual and community resiliency.
Current Social Work News
At the UNLV School of Social Work, this professional programs manager helps students navigate college through connection and mentorship.
Although their journeys to graduation day are all different, these three social work students share how UNLV brought them together outside the classroom.
Frances Young, a UNLV social work alumna and lecturer, turned her own postpartum struggles into a mission to expand mental health support for new parents.
A look at some of the most eye-grabbing headlines featuring UNLV faculty, staff, and students.
UNLV grads are ignoring stereotypes and uncovering the rewards of these vital healthcare and education roles.
Setting up students for success is the goal for this School of Social Work field liaison.
Social Work In The News
Ending a career he did not want to leave, Master Sgt. Logan Ireland is still fighting to pass on the "opportunity to succeed" in military service to his mentee Clayton McCallister. A review of 58 empirical studies on transgender military service, published in the International Journal of Transgender Health and led by University of Nevada, Las Vegas professor Kati McNamara, found no evidence supporting the core claims used to justify excluding transgender people from service.
Las Vegas center offers confidential care designed for law enforcement, firefighters and other public safety professionals. The curriculum was created in partnership with the UNLV School of Social Work and the Nevada Department of Public Safety.
A new book titled 92 Hours is shedding light on the critical moments that can truly change a life and the importance of support during those times. Author Richard Schiesser, and clinical therapist Frances Young joined us with more.
Published in the International Journal of Transgender Health, a new paper led by Kati McNamara, an assistant professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, analyzed 58 empirical studies on transgender service in the U.S. military.
Pandemic-era housing protections and support are a guide for Minnesota policymakers as Operation Metro Surge slows.
On a weeknight inside a card shop in Wenatchee, tables are set up not for poker or board games, but for a fantasy card game called Magic: The Gathering. Veterans shuffle decks, trade jokes and ease into the kind of relaxed conversation that can take months to build. For U.S. Army veteran Kevin Coleman, who usually avoids crowds, the weekly gathering has become one of the few places where he can breathe.
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