January 2021 News from the Field
Welcome to our January 2021 News from the Field monthly feature! 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 to share several trainings and monthly meetings from Girasol, as well as a new publication from our TXPOP team that examines the relationships that youth in foster care feel most supported by.
News From The Field
Meet Girasol Mondays | A free monthly gathering to learn more about us
Girasol at the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing
February 8th, 12pm-1pm CST, virtual, free
Conducting Tele-Mental Health Assessments for Immigration Cases
Girasol at the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing
February 10th, 12pm-2pm CST, virtual, $10 suggested donation
February Immigration Dialogue: Understanding and Deconstructing “Illegality” in Pursuit of Liberation
Girasol at the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing
February 16th, 5:30pm-7pm CST, virtual, $10 suggested donation
Mental Health Collaborative Monthly Consultation Groups
Girasol at the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing
February 19th, 10am-11am CST, virtual, free
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Natural Connections: Embodying Relationships with the Environment
Council on Social Work Education
Pre-Recorded Webinar , virtual, free
The Path to Racial Equity: Practical Steps Toward a More Equal Society
The Central Texas Collective for Racial Equity
January 28th-February 19th, 5:30pm, every Thursday, virtual, free
Preventing Dating Violence by Helping Students Choose Healthy Relationships and Build Social/Emotional Skills
The Dibble Institute
February 10th, 3pm-4pm CST, virtual, free
Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Riotous Black Girls, Troublesome Women, and Queer Radical Justice By Saidiya Hartman
Austin Justice Coalition
February 21st, 5pm-6pm CST, virtual, free
2021 Webinar Series: Implementing Online Safety
The Texas Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
February 24th, 10am-11am CST, virtual, $25
30th Annual Texas School Social Workers Conference
Office of Professional Development, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, the University of Texas at Austin
February 24th-26th, dates and times vary, price varies
Social Work Advocacy Week
Office of Professional Development, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, the University of Texas at Austin
February 24th-26th, dates and times vary, price varies
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What Lessons Can the Child Welfare System Take from the COVID-19 Pandemic?
American Enterprise Institute
From Data to Practice: Moving Youth to Family – Level of Need and the Impact on Legal and Relational Permanency
Casey Family Programs
Advancing Trauma-informed Care Within and Across Child-Serving Systems
Chaplin Hall at the University of Chicago
More than One in Four Latino and Black Households with Children are Experiencing Three or More Hardships during COVID-19
Child Trends and the National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families
Collaboration of Child Protective Services and Early Childhood Educators: Enhancing the Well-being of Children in Need
Early Childhood Education Journal
Did we miss something in our January 2021 News from the Field? Let us know! Email our Communications Specialist: christopher.ayala@austin.utexas.edu