Today in American Journal of Psychiatry my colleagues and I published a full-scale clinical trial showing that Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) reduces chronic pain and opioid use in veterans and military personnel. ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/ap…

January is #HumanTraffickingPreventionMonth. Next Wed (1/17), Dr Gezinski will share evidence-based insights into the complexities of sex trafficking & anti-trafficking efforts. Register in advance for this free virtual event: socialwork.utah.edu/events/ #HumanTraffickingAwarenessDay

Would love #SSWR2024 attendees to take our survey! DM us for the link or stop by our booth SSWR

Jan. 13 – SSWR’s #SSWR2024: Noor Toraif, PennSP2; Danielle Maude Littman, PhD (she/her), Utah Social Work; Alex Wagaman, #VCUSSW associate professor; Caroline Sharkey, PhD, LCSW, LICSW (she/they) 🟧, University at Albany Social Work. vcussw.info/SSWR2024

Jan. 13 – SSWR's #SSWR2024: Martell Teasley (M.S.W.’96), Ph.D., #VCUSSW alum & Utah Social Work. vcussw.info/SSWR2024

Mindfulness Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE), developed by Eric L. Garland reduces chronic pain and opioid use among military & vets! 👇

The desserts were delicious at the UGASocialWork reception. Plus, I got to hang with Utah Social Work's Martell Teasley, Alan Dettlaff, Andy Safyer, National Catholic School of Social Service's Jo Ann Regan, and Philip Hong #SSWR2024

Thanks for the shoutout Families in Society! Presenting a poster on work done in collaboration with The Children's Center Utah bright and early ☀️

This photo is everything to me! My mentee Dr Alysse Loomis who was my MSW and PhD student. And now a faculty member with her own doctoral students. Mentorship by the generations. I’m now an academic grandma!!!#mentorship #socialwork UConn Social Work Utah Social Work Alysse M. Loomis

I love this work because of the mentors who shaped me - like Dr.Cristina Mogro-Wilson who has been my cherished mentor for so many years now. It’s such a blast to “pay it forward” with these incredible Utah Social Work doctoral students!

Join us tomorrow for our annual rally and march (from East High to Kingsbury Hall) celebrating the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. Immediately following the MLK Rally and March, experience the vibrant and electrifying world of Step Afrika! #MLKDay 🗓️ diversity.utah.edu/event/mlk-rall…

Congratulations to Dr Emily Salisbury, director of our Utah #CriminalJustice Center, who was selected as a @Utah 2024-2025 Presidential Societal Impact Scholar! This award recognizes and supports exemplary public engagement. Learn more: attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/f… #Up4theChallenge

So very humbled to receive this university award which I hope highlights the crucial decarceral work necessary for system-involved women.

Next month's #PARCKA #Parley is one you're not going to want to miss! 🤩 We will be joined by Elizabeth Siantz, PhD, MSW to learn more about #culturally responsive #peersupport in the #IntermountainWest. Sign up at tinyurl.com/parckaparleys for #Parley updates & invites!

New publication with Michael Gearhart -we find that police contact has a negative impact on youth wellbeing, and participation in community and extracurricular activities is associated with positive youth outcomes. tandfonline.com/eprint/DJBEHZ8…

Could not be more excited that Dr. Charles Bell is coming to speak to Utah Social Work next week about his critical work on bias and school suspension in public schools! In-person/virtual free and open to the public: umarket.utah.edu/um2/csw/produc…

We're honored to host Dr Charles Bell (Dr. Charles Bell/Applied Sci & Tech) next Thurs (2/8) to discuss the over-representation of Black students in public school punishment. Pre-register for this *free* in-person/online event: socialwork.utah.edu/events/ #SchoolSocialWork #Up4theChallenge

Why the University of Utah College of Social Work is Disengaging from X (Twitter): socialwork.utah.edu/interaction/po…