Tag Archives: Risky Alcohol

Five Things Social Workers Need to Know About Alcohol and Pregnancy

September 1, 2020 1 Comment

Pregnant Woman Sitting With Social Worker

By Diana Ling, MA, Outreach Program Coordinator, Health Behavior Research and Training Institute, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin, and Takia Richardson, LICSW, LCSW, NASW Senior Practice Associate, Behavioral Health According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about one in nine pregnant women say they have had at least one drink in ... Read More »

How to Make Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Routine

April 5, 2020 1 Comment

Social Worker In Conversation With Pregnant Mother

By Takia Richardson, LICSW, LCSW, NASW Senior Practice Associate, Behavioral Health, and Diana Ling, Outreach Program Coordinator, Health Behavior Research and Training Institute, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin Alcohol screening and brief intervention (SBI) is an evidence-based tool backed by more than 30 years of research. Yet most people have not talked to a ... Read More »