A recent NASW News article on interdisciplinary training in social work featured Cossy Hough, assistant dean for undergraduate programs. Hough highlighted initiatives such as simulations and clinics in which UT Austin social work students collaborate with students in medicine, nursing, pharmacy and law. She said that these initiatives boost social… read more
Fall 2018
Family Minds
Family Minds is a new brief and practical psycho-educational intervention for foster parents that is based on attachment theory and is designed to help parents understand the emotional needs that form the basis of their child’s behavior. In a recent study, Tina Adkins and colleagues found preliminary evidence that Family… read more
Reframing hope
Telling patients that they have only months to live can be distressing for the healthcare provider, the patient and the patient’s family. But in a recently published article of Palliative and Supportive Care, Jennifer Currin-McCulloch and Barbara Jones suggest that, when framed in the proper context, hope can thrive in… read more
