Using AI to train future social workers
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The Virtual Social Work Trainer is a project seven years in the making.
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Humans of the U: Jared Gomez
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“The relationship between SLCC’s honors program and the University of Utah’s Honor’s College helped bridge my experience between the schools when I transferred to the U in 2023.”
Read MoreHumans of the U: Ariel Richer
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“Community-based research works by acknowledging the different power structures at play and working to empower people who are marginalized.”
Read MoreNew Behavioral Health Technician program
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The College of Social Work’s new sequence can be completed in three semesters, and is open to enrolled undergraduate U students in any discipline.
Read MoreHumans of the U: Abigail Márquez-González
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“Working in an apprenticeship has enhanced my confidence and performance as a substance use disorder counseling professional.”
Read MoreMindfulness therapy reduces chronic pain, opioid use among veterans, military personnel
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The findings came from a six-year randomized clinical trial involving 230 veterans and active-duty military personnel with chronic pain conditions, who were being treated with long-term opioid therapy.
Read MoreCultural & Resource Center Spotlight: Center for Equity & Student Belonging
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The Center for Equity & Student Belonging is using multiple methods to help students feel seen on campus.
Read MoreCaring from the courtroom
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Graduates of the dual MSW/JD program leave with an understanding of why systems need to change, an appreciation of the complexity of those systems and the tools needed to make a change.
Read MoreMindfulness training provides a natural high, study finds
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New U study shows meditation treatment can lower instances of opioid abuse in the addicted brain.
Read MoreMindfulness therapy reduces opioid misuse and chronic pain
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New research may offer an effective, economical and lifesaving intervention to help halt the ongoing opioid crisis.
Read MoreMartell Teasley named interim senior vice president for Academic Affairs
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Teasley assumed the new role on Jan. 3.
Read MoreLead, language and substance use
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How lead exposure in children leads to substance use by adolescents.
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