Adkins, T. & Reisz, S. & Hasdemir, D. & Fonagy, P. (2021). Family Minds: A randomized controlled trial of a group intervention to improve foster parents’ reflective functioning. View it… Read more »
Posts By: Katelyn McKerlie
“I just want to know that I have a voice”: Learning what matters in the relationship between youth and their caseworkers
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… Read more »
“When I started sitting in court, things started to come together”: The importance of attending and speaking up in child welfare court
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… 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.
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:… Read more »
New TXICFW study published on what makes youth in foster care feel supported and connected to the adults in their lives
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… Read more »
Girasol’s 2 Year Report
Girasol Texas launched in September of 2018 after two years of volunteer work with immigrants and the professionals who serve them. In the 2-year Girasol Texas report, learn what we… Read more »
LaBrenz, C.A., Baiden, P., Faulkner, M. & Fong, R. (2020). Service utilization and association with recurrences of child maltreatment post-reunification, Journal of Public Child Welfare, DOI: 10.1080/15548732.2020.1850602
LaBrenz, C.A., Baiden, P., Faulkner, M. & Fong, R. (2020). Service utilization and association with recurrences of child maltreatment post-reunification, Journal of Public Child Welfare, DOI: 10.1080/15548732.2020.1850602
White, K. R., Rolock, N., Marra, L., Faulkner, M., Ocasio, K., & Fong, R. (2021). Understanding wellbeing and caregiver commitment after adoption or guardianship from foster care. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 15(1), 105–130. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2020.1850601
This study explored caregiver commitment after adoption. The research team used data obtained from surveys of caregivers who had previously adopted or assumed guardianship of a child from foster care… Read more »
Welcome to Sharon Hoefer, MSSW, our new TFYHI Project Manager!
We recently video chatted with Sharon Hoefer, one of our newest TXICFW team members, to learn a bit more about her! Sharon is our Project Manager with the Texas Foster… Read more »
November 2020 News From The Field
Welcome to our November 2020 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 »