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
A collection of colorful headlines featuring UNLV staff and students.
UNLV’s Take Your Child to Work Day gives kids a chance to see what their parents do while exploring a fun range of educational and career-related activities.
Kathleen McNamara, a veteran and clinical social worker, discusses why mental health care is a crucial service offered by Veterans Affairs.
This month’s frosty headlines and highlights from the students and faculty of UNLV.
Looking for a way to lower the volume when the world gets noisy? Take the advice of UNLV professor Nicholas Barr and learn how to practice mindfulness.
By learning resiliency techniques, law enforcement officers can better respond to the needs of the region's residents and tourists.
Social Work In The News
Living in the same home, especially in recent years, was the strongest predictor of a close father-child bond during adolescence, regardless of whether the parents were married.
Children who grow up with their fathers under the same roof tend to feel close to them, forming strong relationships that last through challenging teenage years, according to a new study.
Homelessness is growing throughout Nevada, but especially in Clark County. Last fall, the county reported that estimated homelessness had increased 36% since 2022. Nationwide, the federal government reported an 18% increase from 2023 to 2024.
Since the pandemic, hundreds of thousands of Las Vegas Valley families were evicted from their homes, according to the Princeton Eviction Lab. Clark County has one of the highest eviction rates in the country.
It's almost been one year since the UNLV campus shooting. One professor taught some mindfulness techniques to help cope.
Feeling a little out of sorts as you read this? Take several deep breaths, slowly inhaling and exhaling. Move your shoulders up and down. Focus on being present in the moment.
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