BASW Title IV-E Child Welfare Program

• Full time stipend recipients must have completed required eligibility criteria.
• Priority will be given to current public child welfare employees and applicants who reflect the diverse client populations currently served by child welfare agencies in California.
• County employee applicants must have a letter of support prepared by their County Director approving their participation in the program.
• Only current county employees may participate in the part-time program.

The BA-SW Child Welfare (Title IV-E) Social Work Program provides full-time undergraduate students entering in their senior year of field internship, who are preparing for careers directed toward child welfare practice with one year of financial support at $20,270 per year. 

Part-Time Program – Part-time students are provided the cost of tuition, books, and paid mileage for a max of $19,141 per year for two years. Admittance to the part-time program is limited to current employees of CWS, DSS, or CDSS who may enter in their junior year

• Enrollment, attendance, and participation in SWRK 128 Child Welfare course.
• Enrollment in child welfare field internship placement.
• Service Requirement via one year of full-time employment within a county child welfare agency after graduation.

• Completion of Pre-Social Work Major Courses with a GPA of 2.7 or better.
• Declared major in Social Work with a cumulative GPA of 2.50.
• Completion of general education and upper division requirements by the end of the junior year if attending full-time.
• Completion of general education requirements up to the junior year if attending on part-time basis.
• Completion of upper division writing course.
• Clearance from your advisor and field placement interview with the Field Coordinator if eligible to participate in field internship.