By Barbara Jefferson, LCSW, Clinical Director with the Center for Child Protection , for the 2018 Clinician’s Corner. Important to Know Even with the best EBPs, there is usually a need… Read more »
Evidence-Based Does Not Mean One Size Fits All
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“We are just one piece of a larger puzzle”: Social work volunteers share their experiences from Girasol’s spring trip to the U.S./Mexico border.
“Heavy, yet hopeful.” “Emotionally challenging but utterly gratifying.” “Chaos and desperation combined with warmth and strength.” This is how it feels today when you go to the U.S./Mexico border. In… Read more »
Welcome to Samantha Zuniga Thompson, LCSW-S, our new Program Specialist!
We recently sat down with Samantha Zuniga Thompson, LCSW-S, our newest staff member, to learn a little bit more about her! Samantha is our Program Specialist for the Texas Permanency… Read more »
News From The Field: March 2019
This month, we’re featuring a new study on working with multicultural communities. We’re also excited to be partnering with TACFS for their upcoming Symposium on Family Engagement on April 3rd… Read more »
Investigating the effects of evidence-based sexual health programs for juvenile justice and child welfare systems
By Allie Long TXICFW’s Monica Faulkner, and Laura Marra, recently published on the first known study that explored ways in which formalized sexual education programs affect youth in juvenile justice… Read more »
Welcome to Allie Long, our new Digital Communications Coordinator!
We recently sat down with Allie Long, our newest staff member, to learn a little bit more about her! Allie is our Digital Communications Coordinator, and will oversee TXICFW’s written… Read more »
Heart Work and Head Work: A Conversation About Relationships, Self-Awareness, and Evidence Based Practice
A conversation on heart work and head work between Debbie Okrina, LCSW, and Beth Gerlach, Ph.D., LCSW, Associate Director, Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing, Steve Hicks School of… Read more »
Happy International Women’s Day!
Today we are celebrating International Women’s Day and National Social Work Month by highlighting five women in social work! As researchers within the realm of social work at the Texas… Read more »
News from the Field: February 2019
This month, we’re excited to feature a resource on financial hardship in Texas. Our monthly feature, News from the Field, is an extension of the bottom of our newsletter. We… Read more »
TXICFW Moves Back to UT’s Campus!
The Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing has moved back on to UT Austin’s campus! This past Monday, the TXICFW team relocated to a new home within John W…. Read more »