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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Chris Kyle Frog Foundation grant to support military families
January 3, 2017

Chris Kyle Frog Foundation grant to support military families

Midlothian, Texas (December 22, 2016) – The Chris Kyle Frog Foundation, dedicated to honoring God, Country and Families Who Serve...
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What is to blame for our failed Child Protection System?
January 3, 2017

What is to blame for our failed Child Protection System?

By Brittany Hopkins and Natalia Peddycoart, MSSW students
Imagine a high-stress job with low-pay, long hours and where you were responsible for the lives of multiple children who...
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Social Work Detention Response Team
January 3, 2017

Social Work Detention Response Team

The UT Austin School of Social Work’s Texas Institute for Child and Family Wellbeing and St. Edward’s University are developing...
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Making the world more accessible
December 20, 2016

Making the world more accessible

Taylor Woodard (MSSW '14) advocates for people with disabilities.
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"Safe" synthetic marijuana is far from safe
December 20, 2016

"Safe" synthetic marijuana is far from safe

By Jane Maxwell, PhD
Recent reports of yet another round of Texans falling ill and requiring hospitalization after taking K-2 is a sign we...
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Let's humanize Central American women seeking asylum
December 20, 2016

Let's humanize Central American women seeking asylum

By Monica Faulkner, Ph.D., LMSW
Last Monday morning, pictures began appearing on social media of roughly 460 women and children being bused from immigration detention centers to...
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Whole Health
December 8, 2016

Whole Health

Social work graduates fill behavioral health specialist positions in People’s Community Clinic
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Congratulations 2016 fall graduates!
December 5, 2016

Congratulations 2016 fall graduates!

The School of Social Work 2016 fall commencement ceremony took place in the LBJ auditorium on Saturday, December 3.
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Patient navigators help increase cancer screening among Texas women
December 5, 2016

Patient navigators help increase cancer screening among Texas women

AUSTIN, Texas – Patient navigators who were deployed as part of a state program have proved to be effective in...
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Child Welfare Conference recap
November 29, 2016

Child Welfare Conference recap

Over a hundred social workers, case managers, CASA volunteers, probation officers, and child welfare advocates attended the 4th Annual Child...
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