By Kaitlyn Doerge, MSSW The Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing has been collaborating with First3Years to evaluate the Safe Babies program since 2017. Safe Babies began in Tarrant County and has since extended its reach to Dallas County, with plans to start working with families in Harris County next month. Safe Babies seeks… Read more »
Please note, the UT Austin Workday external title for this position is “Project Manager.” Internally, this new team member will be the “Project Director” for the Texas Foster Youth Health Initiative. Job Description: The Project Manager will be responsible for managing all aspects of the Texas Foster Youth Health Initiative project including coordination between sites,… Read more »
Please note, the UT Austin Workday external title for this position is “Statewide Training Coordinator.” Internally, this new team member will be the “Senior Administrative Program Coordinator” for the Texas Foster Youth Health Initiative. Job Description: The Statewide Training Coordinator will be responsible for conducting trainings for foster parents, foster youth, and community organizations. The… Read more »
Interview by Allie Long At the beginning of this year, our Institute began a three-year partnership with the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to help develop and implement a best practices case management model to serve families with children with special healthcare needs (CSHCN). Since its inception in 1933, the CSHCN Program has… Read more »
Please note, the UT Austin Workday external title for this position is “Curriculum and Training Specialist.” Internally, this new team member will be the “Senior Administrative Program Coordinator” for the Texas Permanency Outcomes Project. Job Description: The Curriculum and Training Specialist will develop curriculum and deliver training throughout the State of Texas to a diverse… Read more »
OVERVIEW: The Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing is committed to uniting social work research and practice. We do this by connecting communities to our research, trainings, and programs, as well as through our digital communications platforms. We are looking for someone to join our communications team to help us expand our work online… 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 are excited… 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 are excited… Read more »
Through our initial research with the Texas Youth Permanency Study, we already know that youth in foster care need authentic and long-lasting relationships in order to thrive. Prior to travel restrictions from COVID-19, we’ve gotten the chance to see firsthand how communities working with foster youth all over Texas are building these sorts of relationships…. Read more »
In this July 2020 edition of Connecting the Dots, we are highlighting the frontline response efforts from caseworkers as they continue to provide services to youth and families. To get a better idea of how COVID-19 has shaped Texas caseworkers’ day-to-day experiences, we connected with Erica Bañuelos, MSW, LCPAA, CPS Director of Field at the… Read more »