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A deeper understanding of how reward memories work and interact with each other is critical to informing the choices you make and to treating disorders where seeking rewards has become problematic. Eliminating all reward seeking would negatively affect behaviors essential for survival, such as eating and reproducing. But if you can specifically target reward memories linked to different drugs, this could help reduce their abuse.
In the heart of Reno, The Empowerment Center (TEC) is more than a transitional housing facility, it’s a place of healing and forward motion. With a mission to help women in recovery rebuild their lives through sober living, wraparound support and access to essential services, TEC serves as a lifeline for those working to overcome substance use and trauma. And thanks to a partnership with the University of Nevada, Reno’s School of Social Work, that lifeline is growing stronger.
Social Work Professors Lisa Berger (left) and Colleen Galambos launched a new social work microcredential in the Fall 2024 semester on suicide prevention for social workers.
A vigil outside the main offices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on March 28, one day after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans to cut 10,000 jobs across the agency.
A University of Arkansas team led by School of Social Work Director Johanna Thomas, Ph.D., LCSW, has been awarded $10 million by the Arkansas Department of Human Services. The team will create a centralized Crisis Hub and Crisis Continuum for the state of Arkansas that will serve Arkansans with behavioral health needs. Above: Dr. Thomas
A number of teams working at the office on Jack Martin Way have recently been moved to “alternative bases”.