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Dr. Ben Schilaty

Biography

Dr. Ben Schilaty is an assistant professor of social work in the Behavioral Sciences Department at Utah Valley University. He also works part-time as a therapist specializing in working with LGBTQ clients and their families. Prior to coming to UVU, Dr. Schilaty worked as an administrator at Brigham Young University. He also spent a decade teaching Spanish at the middle school, high school, and college levels. He is the author of A Walk In My Shoes_ Questions I am Often Asked as a Gay Latter Day Saint and cohosts the podcast "All Out in the Open" with his friend Charlie Bird.

Education

MSW, Brigham Young University, 2019

Major: Social Work

PhD, University of Arizona, 2017

Major: Second Language Acquisition and Teaching

MA, Brigham Young University, 2011

Major: Hispanic Linguistics

BA, Brigham Young University, 2008

Major: Latin American Studies

Teaching

SW 3710G

Diversity Issues in Social Work Practice, Fall 2026

SW 3710G

Diversity Issues in Social Work Practice, Fall 2026

SW 3100

Social Work Practice II Groups, Fall 2026

SW 3100

Social Work Practice II Groups, Fall 2026

SW 3710G

Diversity Issues in Social Work Practice, Spring 2026

SW 3100

Social Work Practice II Groups, Spring 2026

SW 3100

Social Work Practice II Groups, Spring 2026

SW 3100

Social Work Practice II Groups, Spring 2026

Presentations

Schilaty, Ben (Co-Presenter), Hendrix, Elizabeth (Co-Presenter), Hirschi, Melissa (Co-Presenter), BPD 43rd Annual Conference, "From Cohort to Community_ Empowering Social Work Education in an Era of Uncertainty", The Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors , New Orleans, LA. (February 26, 2026)
Schilaty, Ben , Professional Development Conference, "Understanding the Needs LGBTQ Coworkers and Clients", BD, Salt Lake City, UT. (December 3, 2025)
Schilaty, Ben , Utah Social Work Association Annual Conference, "Heart Work, Not Hard Work_ Building on Social Work’s Sacred Ground", Utah Social Work Association, West Jordan, UT. (September 11, 2025)
Schilaty, Ben , Clinical Track program sponsored by the Utah County Children's Justice Center, "Working with LGBTQ Clients Through the Lens of Identity Development", Utah County Children's Justice Center, Online. (June 18, 2025)
Schilaty, Ben , Encircle Connect, "SUPPORTING LGBTQ LOVED ONES THROUGH THE LENS OF IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT", Encircle. (May, 2025)
Schilaty, Ben (Co-Presenter), Hirschi, Melissa (Co-Presenter), Hendrix, Elizabeth (Co-Presenter), 42nd Annual BPD Conference_ Navigating BSW Education in a Time of Crisis_ Teaching and Learning in a Politically and Philosophically Divided Nation, "BSW Programmatic Changes in a Time of Crisis_ Implementing a Grounding Framework for BSW Education", The Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors. (March 15, 2025)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Schilaty, Ben , (2026) "Rooted in Love_ Navigating Belonging and Faith" (Issue: 1, vol. 59). Draper, UT: University of Illinois Press for the Dialogue Foundation.
Schilaty, Ben , (2025) "Through a Glass Darkly" . Faith Matters.
Schilaty, Ben , (2021) "A Walk in My Shoes_ Questions I'm Often Asked as a Gay Latter-day Saint" . Deseret Book.