Overview

The Public Child Welfare Training Program is designed to educate and train graduate-level social work students in preparation of employment as practitioners in public child welfare. The goals of the program are to strengthen Wisconsin's public child welfare workforce and to produce social work leaders as public child welfare practitioners and/or as public child welfare supervisors or managers. The Training Program operates with federal funds made available through Title IV-E of the Social Security Act, which provides specified financial support for students committed to a career in public child welfare.

The Title IV-E Public Child Welfare Training Program is for full-time and part-time MSW students and full-time BSW students. All programs are offered at UW-Madison, with the part-time MSW program offered at both UW-Madison and UW-Eau Claire. Individual student preparation and academic background determine the time in all programs. Applicants to the traineeship must hold U.S. citizenship or have permanent residence status at the time of application.All progams have slightly different characteristics. Please read below for information on the program in which you are interested.

MSW Traineeship Provisions (Full and Part Time)

Trainees admitted to the IV-E Training Program receive the following:

• A monthly stipend (amount determined by yearly budget; part-time students paid in field year only)
• Tuition and fees (in-state, Minnesota reciprocity)
• Book and supplies funds and mileage to and from field site

Trainees admitted to the IV-E Training Program agree to the following:

• To complete the Training Curriculum and adhere to Stipend Contract
• To participate in all Traineeship Activities
• To accept employment upon graduation in the area of Public Child Welfare (i.e., Children's Protective Services, Foster Care, or Special Needs Adoption) and remain employed for a 12-month period for each year of funding received. Please note that although most trainees secure jobs where they want to live, trainees do need to be able and willing to take available positions in the State of Wisconsin, which may necessitate relocation.
• To arrange to have access to a vehicle to travel to and from the field site given specialized field placements in the CWTP

2010-2011 Full-Time MSW Training Curriculum

For 1st Year Professional Foundation Students

Semester One SW 605 Field of Social Work SW 711 Human Behavior & Social Environment SW 440 Practice I: Foundations of Generalist Practice SW 441 Practice II: Generalist Practice with Individuals, Families and Groups SW 400 Direct Practice CW Field Placement & Integrative Seminar

Semester Two SW 606 Social Policy SW 640 SW with Ethnic & Racial Groups SW 650 Research Methods in SW SW 442 Practice III: Generalist Practice with Communities & Organizations SW 401 Direct Practice CW Field Placement & Integrative Seminar

For 2nd Year & Advanced Standing Students
Advanced Practice Child Welfare Concentration

Core	SW 921 Child Welfare Services SW 646 Child Abuse and Neglect SW 656 Family Practice in Foster and Kin Care SW 800/801 Advanced Child Welfare Field Placement
Direct Practice Option	SW 741 Interventions with Children,Youth,Families SW 842 Consultation and Supervision SW 924 Family Problems in Social Work
Indirect Practice Option	SW 840 Advanced Macro Practice SW 841 Administration in Social Work SW 842 Consultation & Supervision in Social Work

Field Unit Options for Professional Foundation and Concentration Years:

• Social Work Practice in County Human Services Agencies
• Social Policy--ONLY FOR CONCENTRATION YEAR STUDENTS

CONCENTRATION YEAR STUDENTS NOTE: Students must take the core courses and select either the Direct Practice Option or the Indirect Practice Option including the corresponding field unit, i.e., if you choose Direct Practice you must sign up for a Direct Practice Field Unit, and if you choose Indirect Practice you must sign up for the Social Policy Field Unit.

2010-2011 Part-Time MSW Training Curriculum

Students should take all courses in the part-time curriculum for the Child, Youth and Family Welfare concentraion except for those designated as school social work. 

Two-year program

Four-year program

 

BSW Traineeship Provisions

Trainees admitted to the BSW Child Welfare Training Program receive the following:

• Tuition and fees (in-state, Minnesota reciprocity)
• $500 annual mileage reimbursement to and from field site

Trainees admitted to the BSW Child Welfare Training Program agree to the following:

• To complete the Training Curriculum and adhere to Stipend Contract
• To participate in all Traineeship Activities
• To accept employment upon graduation in the area of Public Child Welfare (i.e., Children's Protective Services, Foster Care, or Special Needs Adoption) and remain employed for a 12-month period for each year of funding received. Please note that although most trainees secure jobs where they want to live, trainees do need to be able and willing to take available positions in the State of Wisconsin, which may necessitate relocation.
• To arrange to have access to a vehicle to travel to and from the field site given specialized field placements in the CWTP

 2010-2011 BSW Training Curriculum

	Fall	Spring
Sophomore year	SW 205 Intro to Social Work	SW 206 Intro to Social Policy
Junior year	SW 640 SW with Ethnic & Racial Groups Statistics	SW 457 Human Behavior & The Envr  SW 650 Methods of SW Research SW 462 Child Welfare*
*SW 462 Child Welfare must be taken in summer session if student has not taken it in the previous spring
Senior year	SW 400 Field & Integrative Seminar I SW 440 Prac I - Found of General Practice SW 441 Prac II - Ind, Family Groups SW 646 Child Abuse & Neglect	SW 401 Field & Integrative Seminar II               SW 442 Prac III - Gen Prac Prgs/Comm SW 656 Foster & Kinship Care SW 650 Research (if needed)

• Students take statistics as it fits into their schedule prior to SW 650
• Students may take SW 650, Methods of SW Research, in the spring of either their junior or senior year
• Students must be full-time (12 credits or more each semester)

Application Procedures

MSW: Application to the Child Welfare Training Program must be made after acceptance to the MSW program (full or part time) and must be received by Friday, April 23, 2010.

BSW: Application to the Child Welfare Training Program should be made at the same time as application to the BSW program. Applications must be received by February 19, 2010. All students selected for the Training Program will be required to take SW 463 in spring or summer. 

To apply, please fill out the 2010-2011 Application (link below; Adobe Acrobat required), submit by email or print and mail to:

Jane Frieburg
School of Social Work
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1350 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706

jfrieburg@wisc.edu

2010-2011 IV-E Child Welfare Training Program Application
Adobe Acrobat Reader (free)

For additional information on the IV-E program, contact Dr. Susan Michaud at smmichaud@wisc.edu or 608-263-5612.

Note: Funding for all CWTP programs is contingent upon continuation of federal and state funding. All students should have alternate funding plans.

 

Where our grads work

CWTP graduates are employed in 26 counties and two tribal agencies. See the full list here.

 

Congratulations 2009-2010 Child Welfare Training Students

Concentration Students
Alexis Garcia
Kira Gengler
Sara Hokkanen
Shari Holstein
Cathyanna Johnson
Sonu Sethi
Amber Ticha
Mary Yang

 

Professional Foundation Students

Angela Krueger

Kate Mercuri

Jared Selly

Mary Yang