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HBRT Director Mary M. Velasquez Appointed Lori Holleran Steiker Endowed Faculty Chair in Substance Use and Recovery by UT Austin School of Social Work
HBRT Director Mary M. Velasquez has been named the inaugural Lori Holleran Steiker Endowed Faculty Chair in Substance Use and Recovery by The University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work. The $3.5 million gift from Revolution Recovery (formerly known as Austin Recovery) provides permanent support for excellence in research, teaching and programming in…
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HBRT Associate Director Danielle Parrish Named to the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare
HBRT Associate Director Dr. Danielle Parrish has been selected as a Fellow in the prestigious American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW). Dr. Parrish also serves as the Steve Hicks Professor in Addictions and Substance Abuse Services at The University of Austin School of Social Work. AASWSW is a national leader in social…
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HBRT and NASW Publish Screening Guide to Help Social Workers Prevent and Treat Substance-Exposed Pregnancy
The HBRT team published “Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for Risky Alcohol and Other Substance Use: Best Practices for the Prevention and Treatment of Substance-Exposed Pregnancy in Girls and Women of Reproductive Age,” in the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Fall 2025 Practice Perspectives newsletter. The article adapts a recent literature…
