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Lars Eggertsen

Faculty Member

Dr. Lars Eggertsen

Biography

Lars Eggertsen has a Bachelor’s Degree in Family Science from Brigham Young University, aMasters in Social Work from Loma Linda University, and a Doctorate in Social Work from theUniversity of Utah. He has worked with a variety of populations in various aspects of social work practice. His primary areas of emphasis are social policy, family violence, disenfranchised trauma, and post-traumatic growth, CBT, and group work. Currently, Lars is a faculty in the MSW Program and has served as both the MSW and BSW Program Director at Utah Valley University.

Education

PhD, University of Utah, 2006

Major: Social Work

Master of Social Work, Loma Linda University, 1999

Major: Social Work

BS, Brigham Young University, 1997

Major: Family Science

AA/AS, Utah Valley University, 1995

Major: General Education

Teaching

SW 6950

Advanced Applied Research--MSW Capstone, Spring 2025

SW 6950

Advanced Applied Research--MSW Capstone, Spring 2025

SW 6660

Family Violence Across the Lifespan, Spring 2025

SW 3400

Human Behavior and the Social Environment II, Spring 2025

SW 6300

Social Welfare Policy and Analysis, Spring 2025

Presentations

Eggertsen, Lars M (Presenter & Author), Utah Valley University Summer University, "Transcending Trauma_ Understanding and Applying Concepts Related to Post Traumatic Growth", Utah Valley University, UVU. (May 14, 2019)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Eggertsen, Lars , Hunter, Sarah , "Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, and Vicarious Post-Traumatic Growth among Mental Health Workers for Medicaid Clients" . Washington, D.C.: Psychological Trauma_ Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy . https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/tra