Sara Green-Otero, LCSW-S serves as the Assistant Director of Clinical Social Work for the Division of Health Social Work at UT Health Austin’s Dell Medical School. In this role, she provides operational leadership to support the delivery of high quality, evidence-based psychosocial care across adult outpatient and ambulatory clinics. She oversees the recruitment, hiring, and supervision of social workers and integrated health clinicians while providing clinical consultation and mentorship that promote ethical practice, professional growth, and clinical excellence.

Working closely with the Executive Director and interdisciplinary stakeholders, Sara leads workflow optimization, program development, and quality improvement initiatives that align with institutional priorities and advance whole person, patient-centered care through the integration of social work within healthcare settings.

Sara brings extensive experience across medical, school, and child welfare environments, with expertise in brief, strengths based, solution-focused, and client-centered interventions that support youth, individuals, and families in achieving their goals and improving overall well-being. Prior to her current role, she served as a Pediatric Lead Behavioral Health Consultant in a Federally Qualified Health Center, where she practiced within the Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model.

She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Social Work from the University of Iowa, where she worked with families affected by domestic and intimate partner violence, and her Master of Science in Social Work from The University of Texas at Austin. Fluent in both English and Spanish, Sara is deeply committed to mentoring and supervising social workers and learners through a strengths-based, servant leadership approach. She is passionate about fostering professional growth, advancing integrated behavioral health care, and advocating for patients and care teams through continuous quality improvement and program development.