Rowena Fong, Ruby Lee Piester Centennial Professor Emerita in Services to Children and Families at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work, has received the 2021 Distinguished Career Achievement Award from the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR). Presented by one of the premier social work associations in the nation, this… read more
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Best mentor
Cynthia Franklin, Stiernberg/Spencer Family Professor in Mental Health and associate dean for doctoral education in the Steve Hicks School of Social Work, is the 2020 recipient of the Donna Harrington Award for Excellence in Mentoring Doctoral Students. This award is given by GADE (Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social… read more
Preventing child maltreatment
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… read more
