By Alix Mammina, Communications Specialist at the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing A new study co-authored by TXICFW’s Tina Adkins shows promising evidence that a group intervention can… Read more »
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Virtual Certificate Course – Applying Psychoanalysis in Social Work
Are you interested in learning more about applying psychoanalytic ideas to clinical practice? Stay tuned for our NEW virtual post-graduate certificate course! Offered through the Sue Fairbanks Psychoanalytic Academy (SFPA),… Read more »
July 2021 News from the Field
Welcome to our July 2021 News from the Field monthly feature! This is an extension of the bottom of our newsletter. We will be providing you with some of the… Read more »
2021 Strong Fathers Strong Families Evaluation Report
The 2021 Strong Fathers Strong Families Evaluation Report provides an overview of the program, summarizes the literature on fatherhood involvement, and describes the research activities, key findings, and a proposed… Read more »
June 2021 News from the Field
Welcome to our June 2021 News from the Field monthly feature! This is an extension of the bottom of our newsletter. We will be providing you with some of the… Read more »
New TXICFW Study Published on Caregivers’ Adverse Childhood Experiences and Their Impact on Children’s Social-Emotional Challenges
In their most recent published article, TXICFW’s Dr. Tina Adkins, Ph.D., Swetha Nulu, MPH, and Kaitlyn Doerge, MSSW, examined foster parents’ history of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), and their impact… Read more »
New TXICFW study published on caregivers’ adverse childhood experiences and their impact on children’s social-emotional challenges
In their most recent published article, TXICFW’s Dr. Tina Adkins, Ph.D., Swetha Nulu, MPH, and Kaitlyn Doerge, MSSW, examined foster parents and ACEs. The article explored foster parents’ history of… Read more »
Latest Research in Creating Networks for Youth in Care
Check out these short research summaries from other experts in the field + learn their implications for practice! Foster mothers’ parenting stress and coparenting quality: An examination of the moderating role of… Read more »
Program Evaluation Matters for ‘Bridge Programs’: Building evidence for Austin Angels’ programs
By Allie Long In January of 2021, The Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing was contracted to conduct a two-part program evaluation for the National Angels organization’s Austin Angels… Read more »
How the Texas Permanency Outcomes Project is meeting people where they are through creativity and innovation.
When COVID 2019 sent everyone home in early 2020, the Texas Permanency Outcomes Project (TXPOP) was just gearing up to start working directly with leadership and staff at child placing… Read more »