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Title IV-E Stipend Program (Public Child Welfare)

CSUS. Title IV-E Stipend Program (Public Child Welfare). CSUS Division of Social Work Information available at: http://calswec.berkeley.edu/ or http://www.csus.edu/hhs/sw/title-ive/. What is Title IV-E?.

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Title IV-E Stipend Program (Public Child Welfare)

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  1. CSUS Title IV-E Stipend Program (Public Child Welfare) CSUS Division of Social Work Information available at: http://calswec.berkeley.edu/ or http://www.csus.edu/hhs/sw/title-ive/

  2. What is Title IV-E? In 1980 in response to “foster care drift” Congress passed the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act (Public Law 96-272). This law amended the Social Security Act of 1935 and established Title IV-E to provide federal funding for placement service to children. Title IV-E Objectives: • Improve the quality of care of children in foster care • Reduce the number of children in foster care • Return children to their homes as soon as conditions permit • Facilitate the adoption or permanent placement of children who cannot be returned to their home of origin

  3. How did the financial aid program develop forMaster of Social Work (MSW) studentsspecializing in public child welfare? In 1990, the deans and directors of California’s then-10 graduate schools of social work and the County Welfare Directors Association, with the help of the California Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers and funding from the Ford Foundation, collaborated to create the California Social Work Education Center (CalSWEC).

  4. How did the financial aid program develop forMaster of Social Work (MSW) studentsspecializing in public child welfare? (cont) In 1992, CalSWEC entered into a contract with the California Department of Social Services to develop the Title IV-E Stipend program to prepare and provide financial aid for students and graduates for careers in public child welfare.

  5. Goals of the Title IV-E Stipend Program 1. To educate professionals who will be able to advocate effectively for the needs of minority and disadvantaged children and families; 2. To maintain and enhance a collaborative partnership among schools and agencies; and 3. To encourage common definitions of problems facing children and families in order to focus research and development of programs and services that work to alleviate negative human conditions.

  6. What is the funding source for the stipend program? Financial support is provided through federal Title IV-E training funds managed by the Administration for Children and Families of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and administered through the California Department of Social Services.

  7. How much financial aid is provided? Full-time students receive $18,500 per year for both new and continuing students. Part-time students, limited to current employees of a county or the California Department of Social Services, receive full reimbursement for tuition and fees, costs for required books, and a travel allowance for each day of class or fieldwork.

  8. How many stipends are available at CSUS? Up to 20 stipends per class of incoming full-time MSW students are awarded, with a maximum of 37 full-time students. The part-time program awards are limited to a maximum of 26 part-time students.

  9. How do full-time students qualify for financial support in the Title IV-E Stipend program? Students must be enrolled full time in the graduate school of social work while participating in the Title IV-E Stipend program. Current employees of county Departments of Social Services are given admission preference, but they must be on educational leave. Stipend recipients must have a valid driver’s license and secure use of a car as required for fieldwork, and undergo pre-screening for county employment.

  10. How do part-time students qualify for financial aid in the Title IV-E Stipend program? Students must first be admitted to the CSUS graduate school of social work. Part-time study is limited to current employees of county Departments of Social Services or the California Department of Social Services (Child Welfare or related services). Applicants must have a letter of support from their agency director.

  11. How are students selected to receive the financial aid? After being admitted to the MSW program, students may apply for the Title IV-E stipend program by completing an application form. Check our website for an application. http://www.csus.edu/hhs/sw/title-ive/ An awards committee consisting of both faculty/ administration and agency representatives from county child welfare services make award decisions. Priority is given to current county and California Department of Social Services employees and applicants who reflect the diverse client populations currently served by public child welfare agencies in California

  12. Academic requirements for students who are awarded the Title IV-E stipend • Students must complete the entire MSW program with a minimum 3.0 GPA. • Title IV-E Stipend recipients must enroll in the Public Child Welfare Practice course (SWRK 213), and the Advanced Child Welfare Policy course (SWRK 258) as 2 of their 3 allotted electives. • Students must complete two years of fieldwork serving clients of the child welfare system, as well as participation in a monthly ‘Field Integration Training’ (facilitated by the Title IV-E field liaisons).

  13. What is the student’s work commitment after graduation? Upon graduation, full-time students must work in a county child welfare services agency or California Department of Social Services (CDSS) child welfare division for a period of two years. A student who is employed in a county or the California Department of Social Services must return to that agency and render one year for each year of stipend award at a level appropriate to a new MSW in public child welfare.

  14. What options are available to Native American Indian graduates? Native American Indian graduates and non Native graduates alike may complete their work commitment in the following settings as alternatives to California child welfare services: a. a reservation or Rancheria providing child welfare services in California, b. an urban Indian agency in California serving Title IV-E-eligible children and families, or c. a reservation providing child welfare services in another state.

  15. CSUS Stipend Payback Requirements If a Title IV-E stipend student/graduate does any of the following, he/she must repay the stipend or reimbursement support received with interest and collection costs: • Fails to satisfactorily complete academic or field requirements for the MSW degree; • Violates the Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW); • Is convicted of a felony, or misdemeanor; • Voluntarily terminates the education program or post-graduate county employment; • Refuses to apply for or accept employment in a California County Department of Social Service Statewide.

  16. Tracy Kent, MSW Project Coordinator (916) 278-4161email: kentt@csus.edu Mary Hill-Hughes, MSWLiaison/ Lecturer(916) 278-4332email: hillhug@csus.edu Royce Gonzales Administrative Support Coordinator(916)278-5057email: rgonzal@csus.edu Grace Cole, MSWLiaison/Lecturer(916) 278- 7186email: coleg@csus.edu Eric Grant, LCSW Liaison/Lecturer(916)278-4091email: egrant@csus.edu Natasha Bibayoff, MSW Liaison/Lecturer(916) 278-7060email: natasha.bibayoff@csus.edu If you have questions about the Title IV-E stipend program please contact: Information also available at: http://calswec.berkeley.edu/ or http://www.csus.edu/hhs/sw/title-ive/

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