Home   |    BA-SW Title IV-E Stipend   |    MSW Title IV-E Stipend   |    Newsletter   |    Contact   MSW Title IV-E Stipend Program OVERVIEW Goals of the Program Application Process Responsibilities After Graduation Faculty & Staff Frequently Asked Questions Forms OVERVIEW The San Diego State University School of Social Work, California Title IV-E M.S.W. Child Welfare Program, was designed in response to the shortage of M.S.W.'s in public child welfare agencies. In 1993, the California Department of Social Services contracted with the California Social Work Education Center (CALSWEC) to provide federal IV-E funds for child welfare MSW students through the Title IV-E of the Social Security Act. CALSWEC, headquartered at UC Berkeley was created in 1989 as a joint effort of the 10 existing graduate schools of social welfare in California , the 58 County Welfare Directors, the NASW, mental health representatives and private foundations. The program now includes 20 Schools of Social Work statewide. A statewide process including all stakeholders in Public Child Welfare developed Title IV-E MSW Child Welfare Competencies as a basis of the statewide curriculum for Title IV-E Child Welfare Service. The California IV-E MSW Child Welfare Stipend Program gives priority to County and State Department of Social Services employees and other admitted students who reflect the diverse populations currently served by public child welfare. The program also gives priority to Native American Students. The program is available through the SDSU School of Social Work as result of collaboration with the San Diego and Imperial Counties' Departments of Social Services. It is available through all schools of social work in the State of California . Additionally, 6 Schools of Social Work offer a BA-SW Title IV-E Stipend, including SDSU. (see BA-SW Title IV-E Stipend Program ) The MSW Title IV-E Stipend program assists MSW students who are committed to working in the field of child protection and foster care services. Qualified and admitted MSW students awarded a stipend through a special selection process, will receive a $37,000 taxable stipend for up to 2 years (full-time) or for employees of a County and State Department of Social Services, educational reimbursement up to 4 years (part-time) and agree to render 1 year of continuous and satisfactory full-time employment in a California county or state public child welfare agency for each year of stipend award or educational reimbursement. Native American students with tribal rights may complete their payback in a reservation or rancheria child welfare agency, an urban Indian agency serving IV-E eligible children and families or a reservation providing Child Welfare Services in another state. Awarded students who fail to meet the requirements of the program must repay the full amount to the fiscal agent, SDSU Research Foundation, plus interest and collection fees, if any. MSW Title IV-E students will participate in: Competency-based child welfare curriculum (Title IV-E Child Welfare Competencies) Child welfare seminars and field labs Field placements in public child welfare agencies Special workshops regarding public child welfare issues   last updated: 9/26/08