Child Welfare Emphasis
Child Welfare is one of the emphases students may choose to focus their area of specialized practice.This emphasis prepares students with the knowledge and skills needed for an advanced career in areas such as child protection, foster care or youth justice. This emphasis is accomplished through coursework, electives, and a specialized field placement.
Child Welfare Emphasis Requirements
Requirements are established by the IV-E Child Welfare Grant
Core Courses
Complete all:
- SOC WORK 720: Diversity, Social Justice, and Advocacy
- SOC WORK 721: Multi-Level Family Systems
- SOC WORK 728: Advanced Policy: Leadership, Advocacy and Practice
- SOC WORK 731: Research for MSW Practice
Electives
Complete all of the following:
- SOC WORK 655: First Nations Futures and Decolonizing Social Work
- SOC WORK 735: Emerging Issues in Child Welfare
- SOC WORK 767: Assessing Mental Health and Substance Use in Practice
And one of the following electives:
- SOC WORK 723: Trauma-Informed Care
- SOC WORK 724: Motivational Interviewing
Field Practicum
Two days per week in two consecutive semesters: County or Tribal child welfare agency
- SOC WORK 716: Field III
- SOC WORK 717: Seminar III
- SOC WORK 718: Field IV
- SOC WORK 719: Capstone Seminar
Experienced
Professors
“The social work professors all have field experience that allows for great learning opportunities as a student. Their stories and expertise helped me to understand the essence of being a social worker in a way that I wouldn't have otherwise understood.”
Harper Smith
Program Manager
Fox Valley Memory Project
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