School of Nursing graduates have a 100% pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) in each of the last three testing periods.
Social work students are helping the helpless
The 911 call comes into the fire department and the adrenaline starts to flow. Where’s the fire? How bad is it? How many firefighters does it require? But it’s not a fire call after all. Some elderly or disabled person needs help getting up from a fall or from a wheelchair into bed. They may…
Chronic autoimmune disease doesn’t block student from master’s degree
Challenges and unexpected situations occur for most college freshmen, but Andrea Fuchs faced something uniquely difficult. As a high school graduate from suburban St. Louis, Fuchs was excited to be leaving her hometown and on her way to study journalism at the University of Missouri. But the month before moving into her residence hall, she…
Social work students help the Fire Department help others
The 911 call comes into the fire department and the adrenaline starts to flow. Where’s the fire? How bad is it? How many firefighters does it require? But it’s not a fire call after all. Some elderly or disabled person needs help getting up from a fall or from a wheelchair into bed. They may…
UTC Master of Social Work ranked as one of the best in the country
UTC’s master’s of social work program has already reached significant milestones, including recognition as one of the best in the nation.
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Community of caring Mocs: UTC Fresh Check Day, encouraging open dialogues on mental health
“We think that when it comes to mental health, there’s something we can change,’ Hurst says. “But when it’s someone with an illness like Alzheimer’s, we recognize the brain as an organ and as an organ that’s under attack. So, they’re the same things. We just have different emotional responses and attitudes towards them.”
Social Work students partner with local nonprofits, initiate change
Even before graduating, these social work students were already making waves of change in the Chattanooga community as they partnered with local nonprofits to conduct much needed research in the community.
UTC launches graduate programs in Social Work and Interior Design
Beginning Fall 2016, UTC’s College of Health, Education, and Professional Studies will offer three new graduate programs: Master of Social Work along with Master of Science and Master of Interior Design. All three programs are accepting applications for enrollment now.
Undergraduate research connects healing to spirituality/religion
Tiffany Ipes, undergraduate social work major, explored the connection between healing and religion in her research poster entitled “The Use of Spirituality/Religion in Coping with Chronic Illness.” “The goal of my research was to lend awareness to health care workers that there should be diverse spiritual resources involved in service delivery and treatment plans, especially…