Texas School Social Workers Conference

School Social Workers: Serving Students, Their Families, Teachers, Schools, & Communities🤘

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Fun at the Photo Booth today 😎💙

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Congratulations to the 2025 Kathy Armenta Texas School Social Worker of the Year: Heather Thatcher, LCSW from Northside ISD! 🎉

Heather was honored today at our luncheon and accepted her award in company of her family and supporters.

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Co-Chairs Mary Beer and Starla Simmons bringing the “Rowdy” energy this morning to kick off Day 2!!

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Kicking off Day 1 of the 34th Annual Texas School Social Workers Conference!! Here’s quick snap shot of our awesome posters in the Grand Ballroom:

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Thank you all for such an amazing conference! It has been so fulfilling and beautiful to see you all together again! We are overwhelmed with joy and gratitude for our attendees, speakers, things learned and unlearned, and connections made. See you next year! 🤘🫶 #txschoolsw

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As the conference comes to a close, we want to give a huge shoutout to our incredible and amazing conference team! Thank you all so much for all your hard work!! 🤘🧡 #txschoolsw

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Make sure to check out some of the amazing books in the Exhibit section to bring back to school with you! 📚#txschoolsw

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What is your role as a social worker in high-stakes testing on marginalized students? 📝Thank you Natalie Beck Aguilar and Joelisse Galarza!! #txschoolsw

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Learning about peer support in recovery support services from Hannah Milne, LMSW, LCDCi and Libbey Sanford, MSWi! #txschoolsw

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Thank you @Mtoliver_lcsw for your inspiring and challenging keynote!

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Helpful reflection questions to ask yourself surrounding radical therapy:
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Indigenous roots of Maslow’s Hierarchy #txschoolsw

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What is White Supremacy? Video from Blair Imani

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Packed house at our last keynote with Marvin Toliver! Pushing the Boundaries: How Radical Social Work Leads to Liberation for All @Mtoliver_lcsw

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Save the Date!! Next year’s #txschoolsw conference is February 21-23 at the lovely Renaissance Austin Hotel! The theme is planting possibilities. 🌿🪴

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If my brain held a morning meeting from Juggling the Jenkins 🧠 ✍️#txschoolsw

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Words Matter!
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Social Work students are keeping calm and partying it up on day 2! #txschoolsw

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“I��m so much stronger than I gave myself credit for” - Talli Dolge
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50% of happiness is genetically predetermined, 10% is due to life circumstances, and 40% is due to your personal outlook and intentional activity. Focus on changing your perspective and instilling hope! #sswconf