MSW Title IV-E - Application Process for 2012-2013
MSW Title IV-E Application Deadline extended to May 11, 2012 by 4:30 PM
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Applying for the Title IV-E stipend is a two-part process. First a candidate for the MSW program must be accepted into the MSW Program before completing the Title IV-E Child Welfare Training Project application. Once candidates are notified of their acceptance into the program, those who have applied for the stipend will be intereviewed by a panel consisting of University representatives - tentitively scheduled for week of May 21.
- Message from the MSW Project Coordinator
- Overview and History of IV-E in California
- MSW Title IV-E Child Welfare Training Program
- Policies and Procedures
- IV-E Faculty and Staff
- Title IV-E Student Day
- MSW Employment Payback Requirement
- Forms Related to IV-E
- California Child Welfare Resource Library
- Links
- Trainings
- MSW Title IV-E Manual
- MSW Title IV-E Brochure
The California State University, Chico, School of Social Work is a participant in the statewide Title IV-E Child Welfare Training Project, a collaborative project of the California Department of Social Services, the County Welfare Directors Association, California’s graduate schools of social work and social welfare, and the California Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). The primary goal is to professionalize child welfare services by increasing the number of masters’ degreed social workers who provide services to children and their families.
Qualifications
Students must be accepted to the California State University, Chico, School of Social Work to be eligible to compete for the Title IV-E Program. The number of stipends is limited. Applications must demonstrate commitment to public child welfare. Priority will be given to current employees of the County/State Department of Social Services, and who reflect the diverse client populations currently served by child welfare agencies in California. Fluency in a high demand language is also given priority.
Program Descriptions
One-Year Program
Eligibility – MSW students accepted to the One-Year Program.
• Students enrolled in the One-Year Title IV-E Training Program receive support for one year only in the amount of $18,500.
• Field placements must be in California County Child Welfare Agencies.
• Students sign a contract agreeing to pay back this award by securing employment in a California County Department of Child Welfare Services, or Social Services, Child Welfare Division within six months of graduation. They must work one year for each year of stipend awarded.
• Students who are DSS/CDSS or CWS employees on educational leave must return to work in their home county upon graduation.
Two-Year Program
• Students in the Two-Year Title IV-E Training Program receive support in the amount of $18,500 per year based upon funds availability.
• First year field placements must be in agencies serving child welfare (IV-E) clients. Such clients are children and families who would have been eligible for AFDC prior to TANF and receiving child welfare related services. An eligible setting could include county child mental health and probation, nonprofit contract or referral agencies, i.e., residential treatment, child abuse treatment services, pediatric health program, and school-based services in which CWS participates.
• Second year field placements must be in California County Child Welfare Agencies.
• Students sign a contract agreeing to pay back this award by securing employment in a California County Department of Child Welfare Services, or Social Services, Child Welfare Division within six months of graduation. They must work one year for each year of stipend awarded.
• Students who are DSS/CDSS or CWS employees on educational leave must return to work in their home county upon graduation.
Three-Year Program (Part-Time Stipends Only)
• Three-year part-time training is limited to current employees of a county of the state Department of Social Services.
• Applicants must have a letter of support from the director of the county’s child welfare services.
• Students receive full tuition and fees, costs of required books, and a travel allowance for each day of class or fieldwork.
• Students sign a contract agreeing to pay back this award by fulfilling a work commitment of two years of continuous and satisfactory employment.
Note: Title IV-E stipend recipients are required to take the Advanced Child Welfare and Substance Abuse electives.
Awards Process
An awards committee, made up of representatives of the CSU, School of Social Work, and representatives of public child welfare agencies from counties surrounding the University, will review all applications and finalize selection of candidates to whom the award will be offered.
| Title IV-E MSW Program Valerie Peck, Coordinator 530-898-6754 vpeck@csuchico.edu School of Social Work CSU, Chico |