Introducing Clinician's Corner
March 7, 2017

Introducing Clinician's Corner

The Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing is pleased to announce the launching of Clinician’s Corner, a learning space where social...
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Spring 2017 IE Kuhn Awards
March 6, 2017

Spring 2017 IE Kuhn Awards

Social work major Ireneusz Banaczyk has received an Intellectual Entrepreneurship Kuhn Award for the spring 2017 semester. The graduate student mentor is Kristine Fogle, who is in...
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The charter vs. public school fight
February 23, 2017

The charter vs. public school fight

By Cynthia G. S. Franklin, Ph.D.
With Betsy DeVos as the secretary of education and several education bills in the Texas Legislature, the debate about charter schools is...
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We have ourselves to blame for labor exploitation and trafficking
February 22, 2017

We have ourselves to blame for labor exploitation and trafficking

By Melissa Torres, Ph.D., MSW
When Texans think of human trafficking, they often focus on the victims of sexual exploitation. While it is certainly a...
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Palliative care is vital for improved quality of life
February 16, 2017

Palliative care is vital for improved quality of life

By Rachel Carnahan-Metzger
In a recent CNN debate about health care, Sen. Ted Cruz said that older adults facing life-threatening diseases in the United...
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St. David's Foundation continues to fund the GRACE program
February 14, 2017

St. David's Foundation continues to fund the GRACE program

The St. David’s Foundation is providing $206,000 to continue and expand the UT Austin’s School of Social Work’s GRACE program (Gerontology Resources and the Aging Community...
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Trump wants to change Medicaid funding; could his ideas work?
February 13, 2017

Trump wants to change Medicaid funding; could his ideas work?

By Cossy Hough, LCSW
Medicaid, which has provided safety net health care for millions of Americans with low incomes since 1965, pays for medical...
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New American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare fellows
January 31, 2017

New American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare fellows

Professors Cynthia Franklin and Mary Marden Velasquez were inducted into the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare during public ceremonies at the...
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Reflective parenting for foster and adopted children
January 31, 2017

Reflective parenting for foster and adopted children

Thanks to a generous grant from alumna Sue Fairbanks, the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing will be conducting...
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More than 300,000 estimated victims of human trafficking in Texas
January 24, 2017

More than 300,000 estimated victims of human trafficking in Texas

According to a groundbreaking study by the School of Social Work's Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
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Preventing child abuse in Texas
January 19, 2017

Preventing child abuse in Texas

Child abuse is a crisis in Texas. The SAFE Alliance reports that in 2015 there were 66,721 confirmed cases of child maltreatment...
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Teamwork for better healthcare
January 3, 2017

Teamwork for better healthcare

A new, year-long course brings together faculty and students from the School of Social Work, Dell Medical School, School of...
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