We recently sat down with Barbara Ball, Ph.D., LPC-AT, one of three new staff members, to learn a little bit more about her! Barbara is our Senior Research Associate for the Texas Youth Permanency Study. Her work over the past 20 years has been devoted to supporting children and youth who have experienced violence and… Read more »
We recently sat down with Anna Wasim, LMSW, one of three new staff members, to learn a little bit more about her! Anna is our Research Coordinator for the Texas Permanency Outcomes Project. Her scholarship focuses on emerging practice models that enhance the safety and wellbeing of families using trauma-informed approaches. We are so… Read more »
We recently sat down with Kaitlyn Doerge, MSSW, one of three new staff members, to learn a little bit more about her! Kaitlyn is a Research Coordinator for several TXICFW-related projects, including Safe Babies. She is passionate about child maltreatment prevention and improving outcomes for children and families involved with the child welfare system. Kaitlyn… Read more »
By Allie Long & Kate McKerlie The Texas Institute for Child and Family Wellbeing is excited to announce the creation of the Sue Fairbanks Psychoanalytic Academy, funded through a generous endowment by Sue Fairbanks and directed by Dr. Tina Adkins. Tina Adkins, a Research Assistant Professor at TXICFW, has seen first-hand how incredibly important caregivers… Read more »
By Rubén Parra-Cardona, PhD, Associate Professor, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, UT Austin Important To Know: Evidence-based interventions not originally developed for underserved populations often need to be adapted to reflect the culture of the people you intend to serve. The cultural adaptation process includes attention to many dimensions of culture and involves active co-leadership… Read more »
By Allie Long “My body is strong and amazing”: Embodied experiences of pregnancy and birth among young women in foster care (2019) Elizabeth Aparicio – University of Maryland, Svetlana Shpiegel – Montclair State University, Claudette Grinnell-Davis – University of Oklahoma, & Bryn King – University of Toronto This is the only known study that has… Read more »
By Allie Long Growing up in America today, sex education is a largely contentious subject. In fact, less than half of the US states require sex education in public schools. If a formal sex ed program is even provided in a school setting, there is a good chance the curriculum focuses on the negative consequences… Read more »
By Allie Long On Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019, the Texas Alliance for Child and Family Services held its spring quarterly symposium in Austin, TX. This symposium focused on family engagement and included a sneak peak of the Texas Permanency Outcomes Project (TXPOP) . TXPOP is a project led by the partnership of the Texas Institute… 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’re excited to… Read more »
An Interview with Rob Thurlow, LCSW, Clinicial Field Director at LifeWorks TXICFW: Thanks so much for taking the time to chat with us about supervising and EBPs. What experience do you have supervising students, interns, or new employees under Evidence-based Programs and Evidence-based Practices? How would you explain the difference between the two? Rob: I… Read more »