About 30% of children referred to child protective services each year in the United States experience recurring maltreatment. And yet, few studies have examined services to prevent recurrences of maltreatment among reunified children. Using data from a national survey, alumna Catherine LaBrenz and professors Monica Faulkner and Rowena Fong investigated types of services that decreased […]
Spring 2021
After cancer
Survivors of childhood cancer—there is an estimated 500,000 of them in the United States—have an increased risk of experiencing disabling conditions, both from the cancer itself and from the effects of treatment, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The report, Childhood cancer and functional impacts across the care continuum, […]
Girasol turns two
The Girasol program at the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing has released its first two-year report. The program’s mission is to provide trainings, consultations and resources to build a network of trauma-informed professionals that support immigrant families. The program was launched in 2018 as the culmination of volunteering work by students and faculty with immigrants […]
Spring 2021 Class Notes
We are proud of our alumni and the positive impact they are making in their communities. Submit your recent news here. In memoriam John Henry Lindell, MSSW ’57 (1930-2021) ’81 Arlene Robinson, BSW ‘81, has retired. ’82 Gary Bachman, MSSW ‘82, is a professor of social work at Park University in Parkville, Missouri. Gary […]
