Field
From 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...
Read moreSports meet social work
Social work student helps athletes connect with behavioral health resources
Read moreFinding safety in playtime
During her social work internship in Oaxaca (Mexico), master's student Melissa Miller used group therapy to help children develop self-confidence
Read moreFor youth by youth
Social work student helps break the school-to-prison pipeline through youth leadership initiatives
Read moreHelping military marriages thrive
Social work faculty and students collaborate with the Chris Kyle Frog Foundation in a program to help veterans and their...
Read moreLearning Arabic to better serve refugees
For social work senior Gwen Leonares, learning Arabic was a key part of becoming culturally competent to work with refugees...
Read moreServing the Latino community in Washington, D.C., and back in Austin
Social work senior Sarahi Rojo shares her experience as an Archer Fellow in Washington, D.C., and as an intern at...
Read moreA deep dive into Spanish
Master's student Ana Hernandez shares her experience with the new Spanish Field Immersion course.
Read moreSummer camp champion
When Leah Mesches (MSSW 16) started working at Camp Champions, the organization had a small scholarship program— roughly $15,000 went...
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