Project: Engaging parents of young children in Corpus Christi ISD
September 21, 2018

Project: Engaging parents of young children in Corpus Christi ISD

Children do best when parents and teachers work together to support children’s development and learning. This is particularly true during...
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September 22: Don't miss the Annual Tailgate!
September 16, 2018

September 22: Don't miss the Annual Tailgate!

Join us for the 9th Annual Steve Hicks School of Social Work tailgate before the kick-off the game against TCU. Come...
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Gill: Conditioning student athletes' minds (podcast)
September 13, 2018

Gill: Conditioning student athletes' minds (podcast)

“Everybody’s going through something,” said Emmett Gill, social work professor and student athlete wellness and personal development director at The...
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Stories from Vietnam
September 11, 2018

Stories from Vietnam

Local documentary screens at 2018 Military Social Work Conference
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Melina Acosta receives CSWE fellowship
September 6, 2018

Melina Acosta receives CSWE fellowship

Master’s student Melina Acosta received one of the 2018-2019 Master’s Minority Fellowships from the Council on Social Work Education. The...
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Report: Drug Use Patterns and Trends in Texas, 2018
August 27, 2018

Report: Drug Use Patterns and Trends in Texas, 2018

Professor Jane Maxwell from the Addiction Research Institute has released the 2018 report to the National Drug Early Warning System...
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Norma and Clay Leben Fellow in Child and Family Behavioral Health announced
August 27, 2018

Norma and Clay Leben Fellow in Child and Family Behavioral Health announced

Esther Calzada, Ph.D., is the Norma and Clay Leben Fellow in Child and Family Behavioral Health at the Steve Hicks...
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Don't blame nonprofits for family separations at the border
August 23, 2018

Don't blame nonprofits for family separations at the border

By Monica Faulkner, Ph.D., LMSW and Magan Finno-Velasquez
Government-mandated separation of families at our southern border finally sparked collective outrage about the treatment of families seeking asylum in...
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New dual degree in social work and business prepares leaders in human services
August 6, 2018

New dual degree in social work and business prepares leaders in human services

Graduates will combine skills in core business functional areas with social work skills in administration and policy
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To help separated families, tap mental health experts
August 1, 2018

To help separated families, tap mental health experts

By Octavio N. Martinez, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., D.F.A.P.A. and Luis H. Zayas, Ph.D.
As the Trump administration moves slowly toward reuniting refugee parents and children, we are hearing reunification stories from the front...
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2018 Spark Teen Camp
July 31, 2018

2018 Spark Teen Camp

The Steve Hicks School of Social Work’s Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing hosted its annual overnight Spark UT...
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Damian Cisneros receives Ashworth Fellowship
July 31, 2018

Damian Cisneros receives Ashworth Fellowship

Master’s student Damian Cisneros is one of three recipients of the 2018 Kenneth H. Ashworth Fellowship. The value of the...
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