News: School of Social Work
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Vulnerable youth have a friend in Ramona Denby-Brinson, the 2015 Harry Reid Silver State Research Award winner.
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Students to build sustainable, “age-in-place” home with consumer appeal for U.S. Department of Energy contest; UNLV team finished second overall in 2013.
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Our Alumni of the Year tell us what they learned when facing a roomful of corporate lawyers, during a big interview, and amidst the chaos of stock traders.
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Alumna Judy Tudor turned her own foster care experience into a career helping kids through tough situations. Now at UNLV, she’s training child welfare employees.
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For the last 10 years, the UNLV School of Social Work has played an important role in workforce development of child welfare system employees.
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Annual empowerment event expands from one to six days to honor, create allies, and drive greater awareness for victims and survivors of domestic, sexual, dating, and gender violence.
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The social work professor's fourth and final book on the thinkers who shaped the world leader's pacifism and civil disobedience.
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Ramona Denby-Brinson of the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs recognized for her work on social services, the foster system, and children’s mental health.
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Social work professor Kristen Linton dispels some of the myths surrounding the American Psychiatric Association's diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder. Join her talk Jan. 27.
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The three-year project will increase number of practitioners working with children at risk for behavioral health issues.
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The social work professor's fourth and final book on the thinkers who shaped the world leader's pacifism and civil disobedience.
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How well did the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program respond to the Great Recession? UNLV and Brookings Institution researchers take unique approach to the analysis.