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MSW Student Spotlight: Guy Harris

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"For all those deciding what to do following high school, I encourage you to find your passion, that spark that brings you joy and motivation. If you don鈥檛 quite know what you want to do with your life, that is okay. When you find the path that motivates you, take each small step one by one, but don鈥檛 stop growing," said MSW student Guy Harris.

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Community Connection: School of Nursing student reflects on personal journey

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Psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner alumna Catherine Haese will serve as the graduate student speaker at the spring 2023 commencement ceremony before starting a new position where she will use her personal experience to foster addiction recovery solutions and treat mental health issues.

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Driving the future of mental health response

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Anchorage鈥檚 new Mobile Crisis Team 鈥 which includes fire service administration alumnus Michael Riley 鈥 responds specifically to mental health emergencies, saving traditional first responders crucial time and resources.

A $1.5 million grant coordinated by Recover Alaska was presented to the 新加坡六合彩开奖 School of Social Work, which will significantly increase enrollment capacity, establish a pathway to licensure for graduates, add faculty and staffing, and offer continuing education to maintain clinical licenses. Read More

新加坡六合彩开奖 receives $1.5M to increase social worker workforce

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A $1.5 million grant coordinated by Recover Alaska was presented to the 新加坡六合彩开奖 School of Social Work, which will significantly increase enrollment capacity, establish a pathway to licensure for graduates, add faculty and staffing, and offer continuing education to maintain clinical licenses.

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Aging out of Alaska鈥檚 foster care system on his own terms

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Mateo Jaime, a Legal Studies student, arrived at the court hearing that would, finally, end his years in custody of the Alaska Office of Children鈥檚 Services in a buoyant mood. At age 21, young adults 鈥渁ge out鈥 of foster care in Alaska if they have not been adopted or reunified with parents. A judge approves it in a hearing that amounts to a grim bureaucratic formality: A child has passed into adulthood without the foster care system laying a path to permanent legal family for them, and now they are on their own.