Title IV‐E Programs: Preparing MSW Students for Public Child Welfare Practice

Successful Student Recruitment for Public Child Welfare: Results From California's Title IV-E MSW Stipend Program Evaluation

“…This finding is in keeping with CalSWEC's primary goal to reprofessionalize child welfare and improve the commitment of social workers to work in the public sector with vulnerable and disadvantaged children and families. Commitment to child welfare is paramount to retaining workers in the field (Ellett et al, 2003;Ellis et al, 2006;Freund, 2005, Mor Barak et al, 2001O'Donnell & Kirkner, 2009;Smith, 2005; see also DePanfilis & Zlotnik, 2008, for a review of the research). The link between this study's participants and participants in CalSWEC's retention study provides some evidence that IV-E MSW students' commitment to child welfare enhances retention.…”

“…Others studies have linked commitment to child welfare to retention in the field (Ellett, Ellett, & Rugutt, 2003;Mor Barak, Nissly, & Levin, 2001;Ellis, Ellett, & DeWeaver, 2006;O'Donnell & Kirkner, 2009;Smith, 2005). In addition, IV-E MSWs are more likely to remain in the field (Rosenthal & Waters, 2006).…”

“…Some studies have documented the commitment of Title IV-E MSWs to child welfare (Gomez et al, 2010;O'Donnell & Kirkner, 2009). Others studies have linked commitment to child welfare to retention in the field (Ellett, Ellett, & Rugutt, 2003;Mor Barak, Nissly, & Levin, 2001;Ellis, Ellett, & DeWeaver, 2006;O'Donnell & Kirkner, 2009;Smith, 2005).…”

Twenty-Five Years of the Children's Bureau Investment in Social Work Education

“…In fact, while several publications were focused on evaluation findings for IV-E stipend programs in volumes edited by Drs. Zlotnik in 2002 and, only a handful of publications or presentations have focused on this topic since 2003 (Auerbach, McGowan, & LaPorte, 2007;Barbee et al, 2009aBarbee et al, , 2009bBoyd et al, 2006;Folaron & Hostetter, 2007;Leung, 2011;Morazes et al, 2010;O'Donnell & Kirkner, 2009;Perry, 2006;Rosenthal & Waters, 2006). This lack of evaluation and writing about the results of Title IV-E efforts to professionalize child welfare needs to be addressed.…”

Teaching Note—CASA Volunteerism: Preparing MSW Students for Public Child Welfare Practice

“…In most of these programs, participating students engage in a customized educational experience as part of their MSW program that prepares them to work in the field of child welfare upon graduation. While in the program, students are offered a stipend to support their educational pursuits, and upon graduating students commit to work in a child welfare agency for 2 years as a repayment for their awarded stipend (Grossman, Laughlin, & Specht, 1992;O'Donnell & Kirkner, 2009).…”