The Health Behavior Research and Training Institute developed the free webinar “Women, risky drinking and alcohol-exposed pregnancies: A framework for field instructors,” as part of its work with the Collaborative for Alcohol-free Pregnancy, a CDC-funded initiative. The webinar describes risk factors for alcohol-exposed pregnancy, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), and… read more
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Girasol program
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
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
