Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing

Join us and the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies for a discussion on the intersections of migration, mental health, and trauma-informed interpretation on Tuesday, 4/12. https://bit.ly/3L3dZQx

The fight to #ProtectTransYouth is far from over. To support the ongoing movement, the Center for the Developing Adolescent and FrameWorks Institute put together 6 strategies for communicating about the needs of trans youth. bit.ly/37nuAzU

In our latest blog, learn how our team at Girasol Texas is creating a network of mental health professionals to help immigrants in Austin avoid deportation. https://bit.ly/3vKpHeu

Child welfare practitioners in Texas can now sign up for our foundational online courses designed to help professionals:

✅ Improve family engagement
✅ Center social justice
✅ Understand trauma + developmental stages

Learn more and register today! bit.ly/CWA-foundations

Next Friday, earn 1 CEU and find out how borderline personality disorder and childhood attachment intersect at our virtual training. https://bit.ly/3pXxa6k

As part of our advocacy alongside the Rooted Initiative, we're inviting immigrant students and alumni at UT Austin to share about their experiences on campus.

Join a focus group today to help inform our advocacy for an immigrant student support center! https://bit.ly/3w5ieHg

Immigration attorneys in Austin can learn how to connect clients with free mental health assessments in our new 1.5 CEU workshop. https://bit.ly/3rFV3AF

Foster youth who participate in National Angels programs are connected with support, guidance, and mentorship.

Read our evaluation report to learn more ➡️ bit.ly/NationalAngelsEvaluation

Since 2019, our team members at Girasol Texas have trained over 100 mental health professionals to help immigrants in Austin seek asylum and other protections against deportation.

Learn more in our new blog post: https://bit.ly/3vKpHeu

"We stand strongly in support of providing affirming medical care to LGBTQI+ children and youth, including those who are transgender, gender non-confirming, and those to whom such care is denied." Read more from the Children's Bureau ➡️ https://bit.ly/3pH2yWF

Join us in welcoming our four new Texas Foster Youth Health Initiative partner agencies! These agencies will pilot and test our sexual and reproductive health interventions designed for youth, foster caregivers, and staff.

✨ THRU Project supports youth in Bexar County as they transition out of foster care by helping them get a job, apply to college, and more.

✨ THFC Trels Home For Children TH4C offers 24-hour residential care, counseling, and emergency shelter for youth in care in the Houston area.

✨ ​ Upbring in the Rio Grande Valley serves families hoping to foster or adopt and works to increase child vitality, wellness, and safety.

✨ Youth In View Foster Care and Adoption Agency is a statewide organization promoting the wellbeing of families through parent skill training, therapeutic foster care, + more.

Learn more about the Texas Foster Youth Health Initiative: https://tfyhi.socialwork.utexas.edu/about-the-texas-foster-youth-health-initiative/

Last year, we surveyed Steve Hicks School of Social Work - UT Austin conference attendees to explore the impact of COVID-19 on school social work services. Read our new one-pager breaking down key findings and recommendations for improvement statewide. https://bit.ly/3vsN0tc

Our new evaluation report shows National Angels programs:

✨ Meet the needs of foster caregivers + youth
✨ Create long-lasting relationships
✨ Promote normal experiences for youth in foster care

Read the full report 👉 https://bit.ly/NationalAngelsEvaluation

Join us next Tuesday, 3/8, for a 2 CEU workshop on conducting tele-mental health assessments for immigration relief cases. https://bit.ly/3B7lfHq

NEW: We’ve launched online certificate courses and have been developing a practice model designed to help child welfare professionals engage with birth families.

Check out our new website to learn more about:

✅ Our practice model designed to help Texas child welfare agencies engage families

✅ Free virtual courses and certificate tracks focused on improving family engagement and mitigating bias

https://txpop.socialwork.utexas.edu/

We're launching a post-graduate certificate in psychoanalytic social work this year. Learn more and fill out our interest form to be the first to get updates! https://bit.ly/3LVHFQO

We're marking ✨18 months✨ of progress on our Texas Foster Youth Health Initiative! From July–December 2021, we:

✅ Grew our Texas Innovation Network
✅ Engaged consultants statewide
✅ Piloted 2 interventions for youth in care

Read our new progress report to learn more. https://bit.ly/3sMJgja Healthy Futures of Texas The Texas Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services North Texas Alliance to Reduce Teen Pregnancy

NASW-TX Continues to Oppose any Efforts to Redefine Child Abuse to Include Gender Affirming Care!

NASW-TX stands opposed to any efforts to change the definition of child abuse to include “gender affirming care”. These continued attempts to change the definition of child abuse are in direct opposition to social work values, principles, and our Code of Ethics and pose danger to transgender youth and their families.

NASW-TX reminds licensed social workers that this a non-binding legal opinion and they still have professional discretion on mandatory reporting. No rules on reporting were changed through this opinion, nor through the Governor's letter. Here us our full statement: bit.ly/3v8ciwB

Take action now and tell Texas leadership that you support trans kids and their families: bit.ly/TXSocialWorkersSupportTransKids

#TXsocialworkerssupporttranskids #transrightsarehumanrights #translivesmattertexas

There's still time to earn 1.5 CEUs by joining our Lunch & Learn this Friday! Participants will learn about a psycho-educational intervention designed to improve foster and adoptive caregivers' parenting. https://bit.ly/3BiX9tc

Tomorrow marks the start of the Steve Hicks School of Social Work - UT Austin's annual conference for school social workers!

Our Texas School Social Workers Network member Dr. Cynthia Franklin will present on solution-focused brief therapy. Learn more and register now: https://bit.ly/3Bmoaw3

We're thrilled to announce our research assistant professor Dr. Tina Adkins won the American Psychological Association Division 39 Research Committee poster award! 🎉

The award-winning poster explored Dr. Adkins' research psycho-educational interventions for foster parents. Learn more about her research: bit.ly/3gVE9rg

If you're an immigration attorney in Austin, join our new training to find out how your clients can receive free mental health assessments!

Register now and earn 1.5 CEUs ➡️ https://bit.ly/3rFV3AF

Join us on Friday, 2/25 to learn about a psycho-educational intervention designed to help foster caregivers improve parenting skills. https://bit.ly/3BiX9tc

Every relationship is unique, but all healthy relationships have a few things in common. Find out whether your relationship is built on respect and support with our quiz! https://bit.ly/3IDdpYC #TDVAM

This Friday, our director Dr. Monica Faulkner will present on trauma-informed work with immigrant families and children at Clarity Child Guidance Center's conference. Register now! https://bit.ly/34FCT8Z

Mental health professionals can learn how to support immigration relief cases in our new training.

Register now and earn 2 CEUs! https://bit.ly/3B7lfHq

This Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, our Texas Foster Youth Health Initiative is sharing resources to promote conversations about healthy relationships.

As a foster caregiver, giving youth in care space to talk about sex and dating can help them navigate their relationships. Explore our tools and resources for foster caregivers: https://bit.ly/3IGQ7Rq #TDVAM #TDVAM2022

Casa Portal

What is normalcy? A new guidebook and video from Texas CASA, Inc. and the Children’s Commission help define normalcy for children in foster care and ways we can all help support the children in our care. https://bit.ly/3uozTZB

Casa Portal Casa Portal

We've gathered the latest social work news and events across Texas and nationally. Check out this month's News From The Field: https://bit.ly/3r7SMOs

Join us and UTMB Center for Violence Prevention for a virtual discussion of our new report on children exposed to domestic violence across Texas. 1.5 CEUs available! https://bit.ly/CEDV22

Register now and earn 1 CEU at our virtual lunch and learn on defense mechanisms! Helping professionals will learn how common defenses protect and harm clients. bit.ly/31q2UI5