Welcome to our monthly feature, News from the Field! This is an extension of the bottom of our newsletter. We will be providing you with some of the latest news, resources, and local & national professional development opportunities. If you haven’t already, sign up to get our monthly e-newsletter in your inbox. This month, we are excited to… Read more »
By Barbara Ball, Ph.D., LPC-AT In our first blog from our February 2021 update, we shared the experiences of teens who were participating in child welfare court meetings. We discovered that they valued having their judge listen to them, take their perspective into account, and issue directives and decisions based on these conversations to move their… Read more »
By Barbara Ball, Ph.D., LPC-AT From June through August 2020, we interviewed 54 youth (ages 15 – 20) who are currently participating in the Texas Youth Permanency Study. We wanted to gain a deeper understanding of their experiences with the child welfare court system, and especially their participation in the court process. Existing research on outcomes… Read more »
Welcome to our monthly feature, News from the Field! This is an extension of the bottom of our newsletter. We will be providing you with some of the latest news, resources, and local & national professional development opportunities. If you haven’t already, sign up to get our monthly e-newsletter in your inbox. This month, we are excited… Read more »
Ball, B., Sevillano, L., Faulkner, M. & Belseth, T. (2021). Agency, genuine support, and emotional connection: Experiences that promote relational permanency in foster care. Children and Youth Services Review(121). DOI: 10.1080/15548732.2020.1850602. To read a brief synopsis of this publication’s findings, click here.
By Allie Long TXICFW’s Barbara Ball, Monica Faulkner, and Tymothy Belseth, in addition to Child Welfare PhD Fellow Lalaine Sevillano, recently published a new study in the Children and Youth Services Review. In this publication, our researchers wanted to explore the types of experiences that help youth in care develop lasting and nurturing relationships with… Read more »
Welcome to our monthly feature, News from the Field! This is an extension of the bottom of our newsletter. We will be providing you with some of the latest news, resources, and local & national professional development opportunities. If you haven’t already, sign up to get our monthly e-newsletter in your inbox. This month, we are… Read more »
Girasol was launched in September of 2018 as a culmination of over two years of volunteer work with immigrants in detention and training for the professionals who serve them. In this two year report, you’ll learn more about what we have accomplished and what is on the horizon as we continue to work at the… Read more »
We recently caught up with Christopher Ayala, one of our newest TXICFW team members, to learn a bit more about him! Christopher is the new Communications Specialist and will be working across various projects for the institute, bridging the gap between data reporting and communications. He comes to us from St. Edward’s University, where he… Read more »
We recently spoke with Macy Margolin, one of our newest TXICFW team members, to learn a bit more about her! Macy is our Operations Coordinator and primarily focuses on fundraising and development for our research projects and on-the-ground programs. We are so excited to have her on our team! Hi Macy! Tell us a little… Read more »