Hogg Announces 2013 Bilingual Scholarship Recipients

The Hogg Foundation has awarded scholarships to 14 bilingual students seeking a master’s degree in social work. With this innovative scholarship program, the foundation seeks to increase the cultural and linguistic diversity in the Texas mental health workforce....

Not All Who Travel to Dallas are Cotton Bowl Bound

Program Officer Rick Ybarra and I are headed to Dallas this weekend!  However, unlike many other Austinites who will be traveling northbound on IH-35, we won’t be attending the Texas-Oklahoma game or the state fair.  We will be gathering with social workers from all...

Social Workers: Unsung Heroes of Health Care

A recent Huffington Post article confirms what we already know about the important role of social workers and the value they contribute as members of the health care workforce.  In many respects, social workers are the “unsung heroes” of our health care...