Sun Life welcomed to Maricopa its newest integrated behavioral health staff member, Benjamin Harding. Harding is a licensed clinical social worker and will head the integrated behavioral health services at Sun Life’s family practice and pediatric office on West Bowlin Road.
Harding graduated from Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, with his bachelor’s degree in social work in 2011 and completed his master’s degree in 2012 from Arizona State University. He interned at Davis Behavioral Health in Layton, Utah, and La Frontera Arizona in Maricopa.
He has earned therapy certifications in cognitive behavior and dialectical behavior. He is also has an instructor certification in American Society of Addiction Medicine.
Harding, a Maricopa resident, spent the last two years at Central Arizona College as an adjunct instructor, writing and developing classes and developing the college’s first social work program.
![An image of one of 56 elevation renderings submitted to Maricopa's planning department for the Elena Trails subdivison. The developer plans to construct 14 different floor plans, with four elevation styles per plan. [City of Maricopa]](https://www.inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/city-041724-elena-trails-rendering-218x150.jpg "Elena Trails releases home renderings")
![A blue square highlights the area of the proposed affordable housing development and "Restaurant Row" sitting south of city hall and the Maricopa Police Department. Preliminary architectural drawings were not yet available. [City of Maricopa]](https://www.inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/041724-affordable-housing-project-restaurant-row-218x150.jpg "Affordable apartments planned near ‘Restaurant Row’")
![Maricopa Chamber of Commerce Director Kelly Anderson and Councilmember Henry Wade smile as LaQuinta Fisher cuts the ribbon in front of her new salon, Silk Press Xpress, on April 6, 2024. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://www.inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/spencer-040624-silk-press-xpress-ribbon-cutting-web-01-218x150.jpg "Silk Press Xpress ready to welcome new clients")
![Phoenix police stop a stolen vehicle on April 20, 2024. [Facebook]](https://www.inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_5040-218x150.jpg "Alleged car thief released without charges")
