This month we are featuring a letter from our director about the separation of families seeking asylum in the United States. We also announced our child welfare conference theme and… Read more »
News From The Field: June 2018
Blogs
“Foundations to Thrive”: A new framework to identify optimal conditions to promote resilience in Travis County.
In 2017, the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing (TXICFW) partnered with St. David’s Foundation to identify local assets supporting families and connecting communities in Travis County, TX. This… Read more »
Dads Need Help Too: Adapting a reflective parenting intervention for single fathers in Detroit
By Tina Adkins My friend and colleague at Wayne State University School of Social Work, Dr. Carolyn Dayton, called me one day this Spring and said: “Tina, you are never… Read more »
News From The Field: May 2018
This month we’re featuring a new article on the Bruce Perry Show, as well as events and resources in the field of child welfare. Check it all out below! Our… Read more »
Coffee Breaks with TXICFW: Healing Through Connection: Walking alongside foster families
The Spark program at TXICFW is lucky to be connected to so many wonderful foster care support services and initiatives in our community. Over the last year, we have gotten… Read more »
Foster care does not cause teen pregnancy.
By Monica Faulkner, Ph.D., LMSW Thanks to a recent report, Texas is one of the first states to actually know the pregnancy rates for foster youth. Of the 7,090 females… Read more »
The Intersection of Program Evaluation and Organizational Strategy
Faulkner, M., & Gerlach, B. (2018). The Intersection of Program Evaluation and Organizational Strategy. Oral presentation at The Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services’ Symposium on Organizational Excellence on April 9th, 2018… Read more »
News From The Field: April 2018
Spring is in full swing and we’ve got some great reads for you—including a new online resource on Texas homeless youth. May is National Foster Care Month (#NFCM2018) and National Teen… Read more »
Unapologetic motherhood: It’s always Bring Your Daughters & Sons To Work Day at TXICFW
By Monica Faulkner I call it unapologetic motherhood to remind myself not to feel guilty about my inability to do it all. I don’t feel bad when I have to… Read more »
Coffee Breaks with TXICFW: Pregnant While in Texas Foster Care: What’s Next?
It’s long been known that youth in foster care are much more likely to become pregnant compared to other youth, but what should we do about it? Texans Care for… Read more »