In the wake of Hurricane Harvey last fall, social work faculty and students provided debriefing and brief counseling to United Way of Central Texas 2-1-1 staff. The Austin office was working 24/7 to handle emergency calls normally handled by operators in the hurricane-affected areas.
Spring 2018
On migrant children
Doctoral student Amy Thompson and colleagues drew from 32 in-depth interviews with Mexican and Central American children held in Mexican immigration detention centers to understand how they express their agency as they try to navigate their way to the U.S.-Mexico border. The authors challenge popular narratives that cast migrant children… read more
Culturally competent health care
The Steve Hicks School of Social Work has received federal funding for a cross-college program to prepare social work, psychology and psychiatry students to deliver culturally and linguistically competent behavioral health care. This four-year award will allow the school to fund 12 master’s level social work students each year. The… read more
