Steve Hicks School of Social Work – University of Texas – Steve Hicks School of Social Work

How do you teach about human trafficking?
For social work professor Noël Busch-Armendariz and her two co-authors, it required writing their own textbook.
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Webinar: Showing Up for Black Lives
An important conversation with professors Starla Simmons and Eboni Lunsford Calbow.
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Video: Major in Social Work at UT Austin
The BSW major combines liberal arts and social work classes with a focus on social justice and built-in experiential learning in the community. It is a professional degree that leads
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