Becky Morales is a bilingual Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Council-Approved Supervisor (LCSW-S). Currently, Becky serves as Chief Mission Officer for Flatwater and is responsible for the oversight and growth of programmatic services connecting individuals impacted by a cancer diagnosis to therapists in their community. She also clinically practices at Colors of Austin Counseling, where she provides individual psychotherapy services and focuses her work in supporting the Latinx population, and those impacted by cancer, medical illness, life transitions, and loss and grief. Additionally, Becky holds an Assistant Professor of Instruction appointment at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin, teaching at the graduate school level. She was honored with the 2022 Lecturer Teaching Excellence Award from the Steve Hicks School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin.
Becky has extensive professional practice in both direct service and administrative roles since becoming a social worker in 2003, and has focused her work in the areas of mental health, oncology, chronic illness and disability, and intimate partner violence. She has a diverse skill set including experience in supervision, program management, grant and contract management, process improvement, quality assurance, and in providing individual, group, couples, and family counseling services.
Becky holds a Master of Science in Social Work from the Steve Hicks School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin, with a concentration in Administration and Planning. She was honored with the Charles I. Wright Distinguished Alumna Award from the Steve Hicks School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin in 2016. In addition, Becky holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Arts from the University of St. Thomas, in Houston, Texas. Her Liberal Arts degree had a primary concentration of Political Science, and a secondary concentration of Communication.