Blogs

This month, we’re featuring a resource on extended foster care. We’re also excited to announce that registration is open for the Sue Fairbanks Lecture in Psychoanalytic Knowledge, scheduled for this… Read more »

By Allie Long Summer is a time that many of us look forward to: daylight stretches out almost endlessly, school vacation is here, and work typically slows down for many…. Read more »

By Allie Long Last month, the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing co-hosted the 10th Annual Education Reach for Texans Conference in Austin, TX. Held every June, the 2019… Read more »

By Tina Adkins, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin. Important To Know: A thorough review… Read more »

In this research roundup from the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing, explore studies on the use of mentalization techniques by parents to support infant attachment and disrupt trauma… Read more »

In 2018, TXICFW’s Tina Adkins, Ph.D., published a study finding preliminary evidence that mentalizing psychoeducation can significantly improve parental reflective functioning and lower parenting stress in foster parents. By Allie… Read more »

This month, we’re featuring a resource on adolescent reproductive health. We’re also excited to share several free webinars that are available to you at any time! Recorded webinars provide added… Read more »

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… 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… Read more »