The Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing has launched Girasol, a program to help Texas immigrant children and families to heal from trauma through support, education, and connection. Girasol projects include a social work team that collaborates with legal teams to provide support to women and children in detention;… read more
Issues
Poverty simulations and social justice
Professor Susan De Luca and Adam Benden (MSSW ‘17) studied the impact of the Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Challenge on undergraduate and master’s level social work students taking social justice classes. The SNAP Challenge is an innovative simulation designed to increase empathy by challenging students to adopt a SNAP… read more
VOICE Survey
The VOICE Survey (Victim Services Occupation, Information, & Compensation Experiences Survey) examines the experiences of people working in the fields of intimate partner violence and sexual assault services. The survey asked questions about turnover intention, job satisfaction, resiliency, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress. This survey was conducted by the Institute… read more
