We recently sat down with Stephanie Holmes, LMSW, our newest TXICFW team member, to learn a bit more about her! Stephanie is our Program Specialist for the new Children with… Read more »
Welcome to Stephanie Holmes, LMSW, our new Program Specialist!
Blogs
Imagination in the Courtroom: An Innovative Approach to Designing a Friendly Environment
The way that adults, such as lawyers, judges, CASA workers, etc., engage with foster youth in a court setting is a huge indicator of whether or not an environment feels… Read more »
News from the Field: February 2020
Welcome to our February 2020 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,… Read more »
“Their Wellbeing is Important”: How Judge Carlos Villalon Jr. Honors Youth
A TYPS On The Road Feature Spotlight In the last six months, The Texas Youth Permanency Study (TYPS) has been revving up its youth engagement in exciting ways. As a… Read more »
How we make space for diversity, inclusion, and belonging in social work research
#CWConf20 is at the end of this month (February 28th)! As we gear up for our annual conference, we sat down with several of our researchers to ask them a little… Read more »
Wažoki means family: Creating inclusive practices for the populations we serve
By Allie Long The QIC-AG Project In September 2019, our Institute wrapped up its work on a five year project called the National Quality Improvement Center for Adoption and Guardianship… Read more »
February Research Spotlight: 3 Articles Examining Child Welfare + Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging
By Allie Long The strength of youth voice: Exploring the influence of youth strength perspectives on desired outcomes for youth enrolled in system-of-care services (2019) E. Sacre Trawick, M. Aber, N…. Read more »
News from the Field: January 2020
Welcome to our January 2020 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,… Read more »
News from the Field: December 2019
Welcome to our December 2019 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,… Read more »
So Much More Than a Backpack: Holiday Giving and Day 1 Bags
By Allie Long Picture this: You’re a kid. Both a little shy and a little brazen, and also a whole lot uncertain. You’re on your way to meet your new… Read more »