ERIC Number: EJ1078049
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
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NCWWI Traineeships: A National Cross-Site Evaluation of Child Welfare Stipend Programs for Ethnically Diverse Students
Leake, Robin; de Guzman, Anna; Rienks, Shauna; Archer, Gretchen; Potter, Cathryn
Journal of Social Work Education, v51 suppl 2 pS299-S316 2015
The task of recruiting and retaining ethnically diverse, qualified, and committed social workers in child welfare is challenging. Federal funding supporting BSW and MSW education has been a catalyst for university-agency partnerships across the country. An important goal of these partnerships is to prepare social work students with the knowledge, skills, and competencies for effective child welfare practice. The National Child Welfare Workforce Institute's innovative child welfare traineeships program prepares students from 12 social work programs around the country. This study focused on diversity, competency attainment, and readiness for the job. Results showed that programs recruited ethnically diverse students, and after receiving child welfare-specific content and hands-on experiences in the field, students felt competent and prepared for child welfare work.
Descriptors: Trainees, Child Welfare, Student Diversity, Ethnic Diversity, Welfare Services, Social Work, Caseworkers, Competency Based Education, Career Readiness, Longitudinal Studies, Mixed Methods Research, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Pretests Posttests, Questionnaires, Interviews, Student Surveys, Graduate Surveys, Cohort Analysis, Graduation Rate, Academic Persistence, Employment Opportunities, Student Experience, Field Experience Programs, Federal Programs, Participant Satisfaction, College Programs
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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