The Child Welfare Education Collaboration program is a partnership between the Steve Hicks School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services… Read more »
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Reisz, S., Aviles, A., & Adkins, T. (2023). Foster parents’ attachment, trauma histories, and current parenting stress. Children and Youth Services Review.
Foster Parent Attachment Styles and Trauma Histories: Study Background Connections between parents’ trauma histories, adult attachment, and parenting stress are well established; those who have experienced trauma are more likely… Read more »
Latest Research on Violence Prevention
Check out these short research summaries on violence prevention from other experts in the field and learn their implications for practice! Stress and parenting during the global COVID-19 pandemic (2020)… Read more »
How Mental Health Professionals Can Support Asylum Seekers
By Alix Mammina, Communications Specialist at the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing At Girasol Texas, we’re building a network of trauma-informed professionals to support the health and wellbeing… Read more »
Personal and Professional Impact of the Pandemic on Texas School Social Workers
During the 30th Annual Texas School Social Work Conference, the Texas School Social Work Network (TSSWN) sent out a survey to all conference participants to explore the impact of the… Read more »
National Angels Process Evaluation Report
Our research team at the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing conducted a process evaluation of National Angels programming at the National Angels chapter in Austin, Texas. The process evaluation… Read more »
January News From the Field
In our January 2022 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… Read more »
Protected: Family Relational Therapy Program Evaluation Report: Fall 2021
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2021 Safe Babies Report
Every year, the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing partners with child welfare practitioners at First3Years to evaluate permanency and wellbeing outcomes through the Safe Babies program. In the… Read more »
Latest Research on Trauma-Informed Care in Child Welfare
Check out these short research summaries on trauma-informed care from other experts in the field and learn their implications for practice! Implementation of Trauma Systems Therapy-Foster Care in Child Welfare… Read more »