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#SteveHicksSpotlight Sarah Reyes, BSW ‘20
From: San Antonio, Texas Major: Social Work and Human Development and Family Sciences Why social work: I was originally a...
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 morePadilla recognized as 2020 SSWR Fellow
Yolanda Padilla, Clara Pope Willoughby Centennial Professor in Child Welfare at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work, has been...
Read morePeople with disabilities need better policy, more support in the workplace
The Americans with Disabilities Act turns 30 this year, and with the anniversary come fresh attacks from the Trump administration...
Read moreNew project: Mapping veteran service organizations
Combined Arms has partnered with the Steve Hicks School of Social Work’s Institute for Military and Veteran Family Wellness to...
Read moreIs the body positivity social movement toxic?
The body positivity movement is not an equal-opportunity provider of positivity. In fact, promoting positivity may be missing the point...
Read moreChanges to SNAP are wrong
The Trump administration recently announced efforts to cut the number of people eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP),...
Read moreMcRoy inducted into NASW Pioneers program
Ruth McRoy, Ruby Lee Piester Centennial Professor Emerita, has been inducted into the NASW Social Work Pioneers® program, which was...
Read moreBSW student Qusay Hussein featured in The Guardian
BSW student Qusay Hussein was featured in this article in The Guardian about people who are given a second chance...
Read moreSeven strategies for mapping out your social work career
Wouldn’t it be great if you could turn to your cell phone and use your GPS app to lead you...
Read moreBusch-Armendariz receives Hamilton Book Award
Professor Noël Busch-Armendariz received the 2019 Robert W. Hamilton Book Award – Textbook for Human trafficking: Applying research, theory, and...
Read moreTED Talk: Dean Zayas on child separation at the US-Mexico border
How does psychological trauma affect children’s developing brains? In this powerful TED talk, Steve Hicks School of Social Work Dean...
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