March 2021 News From the Field

March 2021 News From The FieldWelcome to our March 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 events and publications focused on social justice, race, and inequity in America.

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
April 12th, 12pm-1pm CST, virtual, free

Trauma Informed Work with Mixed-Status Families
Girasol at the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing
April 28th, 12pm-2pm CST, virtual, free

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COVID 19 and Racial Inequity
March 29th, 12:00PM-1:00PM CST, virtual, free
Steve Hicks School of Social Work at the University of Texas at Austin

Best Practices for Telehealth and Trauma
National Association of Social Workers
April 2nd, 11:00Am-12:30PM CST, virtual, $40

TNOYS Monthly Training Series: Coping with Trauma Reminders
Texas Network of Youth Services
April 8th, 11:30AM-1:00PM CST, virtual, free

Racism and Reproductive Health & Justice
The Texas campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
April 14th, 21st, 28th, 10AM-11AM CST, virtual, $25

Listening to Transgender Children, Transforming Ourselves
April 28th, 2:00PM CST, virtual, free
Brazelton Touchpoints Center

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Immigrant Families during the Pandemic: On the Frontlines but Left Behind
The Center for Law and Social Policy

Parenting in Racially and Culturally Diverse Adoptive Families
Child Welfare Information Gateway

The Land of Inopportunity: Closing the Childhood Equity Gap for America’s Kids
Save the Children

Lost in the Masked Shuffle & Virtual Void: Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness Amidst the Pandemic
SchoolHouse Connection

Adoption Tapestry
Spaulding for Children

The Financial and Human Cost of Untreated Maternal Mental Health Conditions in Texas
St. David’s Foundation

Did we miss something in our March 2021 News from the Field? Let us know! Email our Communications Specialist: christopher.ayala@austin.utexas.edu