News: Social Work
Every Patient, Every Time: Suicide Screening Initiative Addresses Crisis
In 2019, UCF’s School of Social Work partnered with AdventHealth on a three-year, $1.45 million pilot program to study the effects of suicide-intervention screening on all emergency-room patients. Since then,...
High-Impact Courses Prepare Students for Professional Careers Through Innovative Teachings
Faculty in the College of Health Professions and Sciences work diligently to ensure students receive the best educational experience in the classroom, while supplying “real-world” skills that aid them in...
Apopka Outreach Clinic: UCF Social Work Students and the Importance of Interdisciplinary Care
The Apopka Outreach Clinic is an interdisciplinary community pop-up clinic by the UCF Academic Health Sciences Center (AHSC), with the Farmworker Association of Florida. Developed in 2016 by five dedicated...
Understanding the Unique Needs of Mental Healthcare for Elderly Asian Americans
There is an increased need for mental health professionals to understand the culturally-based health beliefs of minority groups. UCF Social Work Assistant Professor Xiaochuan (Sharon) Wang discusses some mental illness...
The Right Time Is Now, an MSW Graduate’s Journey Towards Success
Massiel Hernandez ’17 ’18 MSW has an infectious positive attitude in all that she does. “The idea of helping someone was engrained in me as a child,” she said. Through...
Exploring the Link Between Academic Success and Minority Mental Health
There is a growing awareness of the mental health disparities present in minority communities. According to the National Association of Mental Illnesses (NAMI), depression among Black youth is 30% higher...
MSW Alumna Overcomes Cancer During School and Achieves Her Goals
Jamie Younger ’17 ’18 MSW traveled a rocky road on her path to becoming a clinical social worker. But she says her experience battling cancer during her time in graduate...
Research Roundup: Recent Publications By CHPS Faculty Spring 2020
Our faculty pursue big ideas and share what they learn by publishing their research to advance the profession. As part of an institution designated as “very high” research activity by...
New CHPS Scholarship Honors Strength, Promise and Invincibility
A new scholarship in the College of Health Professions and Sciences honors not only a student’s promise, but also their past. The Invincible Knights Award was created to honor students...
How Alzheimer’s Disease Impacts Patient, Family and Friends and How to Rally Support in the Community
While everyone occasionally forgets a name, or why they entered a room, changes in cognition and behaviors might be indicators of something more serious. These could be signs of dementia...
