Practicum
Partnering to prevent evictions
Ms. B is an elder caring for the young child of a deceased relative. Recently diagnosed with cancer, she is...
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...
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Who: Kendra Rice, MSSW ’19 What and Where: Hired as behavioral health counselor at Insight Behavioral Health Centers in Round...
Read moreFrom internship to full-time at UT Austin
WHO: Marica Wright, MSSW ’19 WHAT AND WHERE: Hired as Program Coordinator at Victims Advocate Network (VAN) at The University...
Read moreFrom 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 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...
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