Lisa* checked into her primary care clinic to get treatment for an injured ankle. While at the clinic, she was also seen by Cassie, a social worker who introduced herself as a behavioral health specialist with the program CHOICES. Cassie asked Lisa a few questions about her drinking habits and whether she used birth control. […]
Spring 2014 issue
When the clinic is the classroom
Last fall, master’s student Griselda Onofre was interning at a homeless clinic in downtown Austin. As part of her internship, she participated in “team huddles,” where doctors, nurses, and behavioral health specialists got together to discuss patient cases. “It was very eye-opening to see this interaction,” Onofre says. “One time there was this patient, and […]
It’s all about teamwork
With much of the nation’s healthcare system fragmented and uncoordinated, patients are often left struggling to receive optimum care. Interprofessional education, an emerging field of teaching and research involving social work and other academic disciplines, is addressing the need for coordinated healthcare by developing teamwork models for health practitioners that will provide optimal, safe, and […]
Power to the people (of South East Austin)
Neighborhood revitalization initiatives can address various issues affecting underserved communities. We talked with Alba Sereno, MSSW ’11, who is the community programs coordinator for Go! Austin/Vamos! Austin (GAVA) in South Austin. GAVA targets communities with higher than average childhood obesity rates, and employs place-based health models to improve the environment that causes the health issue. […]
Restoring Rundberg: One Running Man at a time
By David Springer Broderick James, better known as “The Running Man,” can be found at the corner of Rundberg Lane and Lamar Blvd., spreading optimism and hope through the power of dance. He has been an informal promoter of community engagement for an improved Rundberg area for over seven years, and he dreams of a […]
Spring 2014 Community
Endowments: Leon and Julie Stone Payne, Erin Koechel and Jeff Duchin, Kathryn Wambach, and Sheral Trousdale Skinner; Why I Give: Bob Teague
Spring 2014 Class Notes
’70 Karen Stromberger Miller, MSSW ‘76, retired from the Army Substance Abuse Program in December 2012. Karen is currently working PRN for St. Davis North in the ER and the Women’s Center. She also volunteers with the Micah 6 Food pantry and Uplift programs at her University Presbyterian Church. ‘94 Mariah Boone, MSSW ’94, has joined the Social […]
