Social work is an applied professional degree. Field internships allow students to build, use, evaluate and refine required skills and knowledge in the real world with people and agencies while receiving guidance in the classroom and supervision in the community.
Below you can find the most recent stories featuring Steve Hicks School social work students and their experiences in their field internships.
Steve Hicks School Establishes the Center for Societal Impact (CSI) and Welcomes Jeanette Davidson as Director
The Steve Hicks School of Social Work (SHS) at The University of Texas at Austin has established the Center for…
Read morePutting Down Roots: The brand-new SHS connection with RAICES
Miranda Best Campos, Steve Hicks School (SHS) MSSW candidate, still remembers what was running through her mind while she filled…
Read moreMSSW student awarded Ima Hogg Scholarship
Izzy Madaelil has caught the Texas spirit. After a long and winding journey and watching her siblings come through UT…
Read moreDominique McGaha: On international social work and empowering others
It’s nighttime in South Africa, but Dominique McGaha, a Master of Science in Social Work (MSSW) student, is not winding…
Read moreHelping first responders deal with secondary trauma
Samantha Drogosch’s path in the social work field has evolved throughout her time at the Steve Hicks School. But thanks…
Read moreNew St. David’s Foundation grant supports UT Austin social work students and Central Texas nonprofits
AUSTIN, Texas – As part of their professional education, master’s students at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work at…
Read morePartnering to prevent evictions
Ms. B is an elder caring for the young child of a deceased relative. Recently diagnosed with cancer, she is…
Read moreFrom internship to full-time at UT Austin
WHO: Marica Wright, MSSW ’19 WHAT AND WHERE: Hired as Program Coordinator at Victims Advocate Network (VAN) at The University…
Read moreFrom internship to full-time in New Zealand
WHO: Madison Bridges, MSSW ’19 WHAT AND WHERE: Hired as counselor at Counselling and Health Services, Victoria University of Wellington,…
Read moreFrom internship to full-time in the VA
WHO: Chelsea DeSimone, MSSW ’19 WHAT AND WHERE: Case manager, Housing and Urban Development, Veteran Affairs’ Supportive Housing. HOW: DeSimone…
Read moreFrom internship to full-time in Austin
WHO: Natalie Burtzos, MSSW ’19 WHAT AND WHERE: Hired as CARES Team Social Work Supervisor at Main Street Renewal, a…
Read moreFrom internship to full-time counselor
Who: Kendra Rice, MSSW ’19 What and Where: Hired as behavioral health counselor at Insight Behavioral Health Centers in Round…
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