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Zayas on mental health of U.S. citizen-children of undocumented parents
AUSTIN, Texas U.S.-born children of undocumented parents experience elevated levels of anxiety, and if their parents were detained or deported,...
Read moreMary Mendoza selected Texas School Social Worker of the Year
Mary Mendoza, a school social worker at Weslaco Independent School District, has been selected as the 2015 School Social Worker...
Read moreFrances Deviney on school social workers
We talked with Frances Deviney, one of the keynote speakers at the 24th Annual Texas School Social Workers Conference
Read moreBusch-Armendariz on ending backlog of untested sexual assault kits
Dr. Noël Busch-Armendariz and Caitlin Sulley, from the Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (IDVSA), co-authored an editorial on...
Read moreGlobal impact: A UT social worker's journey
Alumnus Alan Silverman, MSSW '80, talks about the broad range of social work practice and about his work with UNAIDS...
Read moreSalas-Wright on alcohol use and teen pregnancy
AUSTIN, Texas — New research from The University of Texas at Austin suggests that many teenagers, especially younger teens, may...
Read moreShapiro & Borrell contest: Deadline extended!
Call for Papers I.J. Shapiro and A.J. Borrell 2015 Award for Best MSSW Student Paper $1,000 Award New deadline: Friday,...
Read moreTEA grant to take Restorative Discipline statewide
AUSTIN, Texas School and district administrators across Texas will be offered training in Restorative Discipline, an alternative to “zero tolerance”...
Read moreA shared effort to Restore Rundberg
In this video, Dr. David Springer talks about Restore Rundberg, a community revitalization initiative in the Rundberg area of North...
Read moreAlicia Garcés selected 2014 Field Instructor of the Year
Alicia Garcés, director of social work training at The University of Texas at Austin’s Counseling and Mental health Center, is the...
Read moreSt. David's Foundation continues funding of GRACE program
The St. David’s Foundation is providing $120,000 to continue and expand the School of Social Work’s GRACE program, which awards fellowships to master’s level...
Read moreAn alternative to "zero tolerance" discipline
After two years of restorative discipline, a middle school in San Antonio shows a sharp reduction in student conflicts and...
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