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| Full-Time Child Welfare Training Program (CWTP)
Advanced Standing Program -- Applicants who have earned a Bachelor of Social Work degree from an accredited program within the past five years may apply for this program. Full-time course work will begin in the first session of the Summer 2009 semester and will continue through the Summer 2010 semester, at which time students will complete the MSW degree. Standard
Program -- This is a two-year, full-time course of study. Participants
complete the same basic degree requirements as all MSW students, except
that some additional field placement hours and some specialized courses
are required. Electives are targeted specifically toward knowledge and
skills related to practice in public child welfare, as are several required
courses. Participants in the program enroll for both field and classroom
credits in each of the three semesters (fall, spring, and summer) of each
academic term. Program participants are selected from two pools of applicants: Current Employees of Partner Agencies of the Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare – Partner agencies whose employees are eligible are those that contract with the Bureau to provide ongoing case management services to children in out-of-home care, foster home licensing and supervision, or adoptive services. At present, these agencies are Children's Service Society of Wisconsin, La Causa, and Children's Family and Community Partnerships. To be eligible, applicants from these agencies must have been continuously employed there since at least June 1, 2008. Employees in these agencies are not eligible to apply for the “at large” positions (ones not sponsored by a specific agency) except with the consent of their employer. Also, employees who work in certain service areas may not be eligible, so prospective applicants should check with their agency directors if uncertain as to their eligibility. State Employees of the Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare – Prospective applicants who work directly for the Bureau in state-employee positions are eligible to apply for “at-large” positions. Students accepted into these slots may be asked to return to employment with the Bureau but, at its discretion, they may be directed to other positions with partner agencies according to staffing needs. Prospective Bureau Employees – This group includes MSW applicants who are not currently part of the Bureau but who are interested in working in child welfare. Applicants in this category are considered for “at large” positions.
Upon admission, students must sign a contract agreeing to work full-time for the Bureau beginning immediately following graduation and continuing for as many months as they received financial support. For those in the standard program, this means an obligation of 24 months, and for those in the advanced standing program an obligation of 15 months. Students
who complete the program while on educational leave from their employing
agencies will be expected to return to their respective agencies and remain
there for the duration of the work obligation. Students from the pool
of general MSW applicants who are being sponsored by DHFS will be expected
to accept employment as state workers within the Bureau and to complete
the term of their work obligation there.
As noted above, the Child Welfare Training Program is primarily targeted toward employees of sponsoring agencies that are vendors for the Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare. Additional openings are available to applicants who qualify for out-of-state tuition waivers. For further information on eligibility, contact the Child Welfare Training Program at the address shown below. Students must first be approved for admission to the MSW program and to the UWM Graduate School before they can be considered for the CWTP. Applications to the Child Welfare Training Program can be completed and returned at the same time all other MSW application materials are submitted. Application materials for the MSW program may be obtained from the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, P. O. Box 786, Milwaukee, WI 53201 or phone (414) 229-4852 or online at http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/SSW/sw/MSW/application.htm. For graduate applications write the UWM Graduate School, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, P. O. Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201, phone (414) 229-6569, or pick one up at the Graduate School office, Mitchell Hall, room 261 or online at http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/Grad_Sch/Prospective/onlineapp.html.
Please note: Current Bureau employees must also submit a verification of employment form along with their application to the Child Welfare Training Program. The form must be signed by an administrator in the Bureau or lead agency and is used to ensure that the applicant is an employee in good standing who meets minimum requirements for length of service with the Bureau. Classroom Curriculum Students take all courses required for the MSW. Some courses, including methods, are offered in special sections for the child welfare specialization students only. Required courses for this specialization must be taken in sequence. Electives must be selected from a list of approved options. Field Education Students in the standard program will complete six semesters (20 hours/week) of field practicum in a specialized child welfare training unit serving cases referred from Bureau vendors. Students in the advanced standing program will complete three semesters (20 hours/week) in the unit. Field work is typically work carried out both individually and as a team with culturally diverse population in direct service areas such as family reunification and permanency planning. School of Social Welfare faculty supervise students on site in the field practicum. Project PersonnelCo-directors of the Child Welfare Training Program are Professor Steven L. McMurtry and Associate Professor Susan J. Rose. For further information or materials about the program, please contact the Program Assistant Mary Heller. Assistant Dean Diane Miller is the School's graduate advisor. Supervisor of the field education units where students complete their internship requirements is Clinical Associate Professor Susan Loeher. Additional Information For further information contact:
Program availability and level of program benefits are contingent upon approval of funds. |
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