Talvin Paul, Vice President, Texas

Prairie View A & M University, Masters Degree, Counseling
Grambling State University, BSW

Talvin Paul has a Bachelor's Degree in social work from Grambling State University and a Masters Degree in Counseling from Prairie View A & M University. Among his licensing, Mr. Paul is a licensed social worker, licensed chemical dependency counselor, and licensed child care administrator. He has over 26 years of experience in the field of social service in the Houston area. Mr. Paul is currently the Southwest Vice President for Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. which provides community-based services to children and families. He is responsible for the overall operations of programs in the Texas Gulf Coast Region and the state of Louisiana.

Mr. Paul developed a strong clinical background during his early years at MHMRA. He later blended that experience with 12 years of criminal justice experience. He developed several programs for special needs offenders within the community supervision and corrections department. Mr. Paul was also recognized for his innovative approach to working with multi-needs, at-risk juvenile offenders through the Vital Issues Program (VIP). As a result of his success, he received the TCA State award. He has been active in community-led programs that focused on reducing crimes in high crime neighborhood. He also taught introduction to Mental Health Mental Retardation, Suicide Prevention and Cultural Diversity at the University of Houston's Corrections Academy. Mr. Paul has always been and shall continue to be an advocate for children and special needs offenders.