August 2021 News From the Field
In our August 2021 News From the Field feature, find the latest social work news, resources, and professional development opportunities from across Texas and nationally. If you haven’t already, sign up to get our monthly e-newsletter in your inbox.
This month, learn about upcoming events and check out our new report on gaps in domestic violence service provision for children and families across Texas.
Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Understanding the Community Service Response and Needs in Texas
Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing
UTMB Center for Violence Prevention
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How This Work Affects Us: Reducing Burnout While Supporting Unaccompanied Migrant Youth
Girasol at the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing
September 14th – October 5th, virtual, free
September Immigration Dialogue: An Introduction to Creative Resistance
Girasol at the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing
September 3rd, 12 – 1:30 p.m., virtual, $20 suggested donation
Meet Girasol Mondays | A free monthly gathering to learn more about us!
Girasol at the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing
September 14th, 12 – 1 p.m., virtual, free
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Building Bridges Initiative Training Event
Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services
September 9th, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. CST, virtual, free
Child Welfare Virtual Expo 2021: Advancing Racial Equity in Child Welfare
Children’s Bureau
September 23rd, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. CST, virtual, free
Hurting and Healing from Race-Based Toxic Stress
National Association of Social Workers
September 24th, 12 – 1 p.m. CST, virtual, $30
The Texas Campaign’s 10th Annual Symposium
Texas Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
September 27th-29th, times vary, virtual, $195
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Parental Substance Use: A Primer for Child Welfare Professionals
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Anti-LGBTQ Policy Proposals Can Harm Youth Mental Health
Child Trends
Moving Upstream: Confronting Racism to Open Up Children’s Potential
Center on the Developing Child
Improving the Odds for Young Children
National Center for Children in Poverty
Family-Centered Reunification in Child Welfare: A Review of Best Practices
National Quality Improvement Center on Family-Centered Reunification
A Seat at the Table: Piloting Continuous Learning to Engage Fathers and Parental Relatives in Child Welfare
Office of Planning, Research, & Evaluation
Did we miss something in our August 2021 News from the Field? Let us know! Email our Communications Specialist: alexandria.mammina@austin.utexas.edu