Abstract:Child welfare agencies often struggle with recruiting and retaining knowledgeable and skilled workers who are equipped to work with vulnerable children and families. The Arkansas Academic Partnership in Public Child Welfare seeks to address this issue through a 440 hour internship program at the state child welfare agency. The intern has the opportunity to receive a stipend in exchange for a commitment to work for the agency at least one year. The majority of the 306 students accepting the stipend have met tha… Show more
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