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Building a bridge
Social work student organizes awareness walk to unite communities in recovery
Read more2018 Social Work College Scholars
Every year, The University of Texas at Austin selects undergraduate students of high academic achievement to be recognized during Honors Day with the...
Read moreWashington Calling
In a week-long career development seminar, students learn about social work in our nation’s capital
Read moreAs we talk about guns, we have to talk about youth suicide
Gun access and age requirements are the latest flashpoints in debates over school safety. In this debate, let’s not forget...
Read moreDown by the Border
An Alternative Spring Break program serves immigrant and low-income families in the Rio Grande Valley
Read moreWe must stop the criminalization of mental illness in schools
As a clinical child psychologist and associate professor of social work, I’m concerned by the national discourse around mental health,...
Read moreLailea Noel is first-ever social worker to be awarded a Donald D. Harrington Faculty Fellowship
NYU Silver School of Social Work Assistant Professor Lailea Noel has been awarded a 2018-19 Donald D. Harrington Faculty Fellowship...
Read moreMaster's program ranked among top five in the nation
The Steve Hicks School of Social Work's master's program rates No. 5 in the latest U.S. News & World Report...
Read moreYouth in foster care: Authentic relations matter most
Upbring, a thought leader among child welfare nonprofits, and the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing have released a...
Read more2018 Texas School Social Worker of the Year Award
Benjamin T. Reed, LBSW, LMSW, is the recipient of the 2018 Kathy Armenta Texas School Social Worker of the Year...
Read moreAmerica needs SNAP, not Trump's "harvest box"
The Trump administration has recently proposed an overhaul of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps....
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