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Training is required for all new Field Instructors who will be supervising BASW and/or MSW student interns during the new academic year. Training offers reciprocity to Field Instructors for other schools. 11 units of Continuing Education Units are offered for LCSW renewal. Training content will cover Requirements for training BASW and/or MSW student interns, reciprocity to Field Instructors for other Universities, supervision issues, teaching the helping skills, linking fieldwork with school classroom curriculum, understanding learning styles and types, orienting the student, transmitting social work knowledge, values and skills, understanding micro and macro practice, educational contracts and evaluation process, issues in group supervision, ethics, confidentiality, mandatory reporting laws and liability issues, cross-cultural practice, creating learning opportunities for students and much, much more!
Training Dates
2009 Field Instructor & Preceptor Orientation & Trainings
Field Instructor & Preceptor Orientation
September 8, 2009
8:30am – 12:00pm
CSULA, AGI
Preceptor Training
September 8, 2009 (Following the Orientation)
1:00pm – 3:30pm
CSULA, Room TBA
Field Instructor Training Day 1
September 8, 2009 (Following the Orientation)
1:00pm – 3:30pm
CSULA, AGI
Field Instructor Training Day 2
September 10, 2009
8:30am – 3:30pm
CSULA, AGI
Field Instructor Training Day 3, Final Day
September 15, 2009
8:30am – 12:00pm
CSULA, AGI
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Department of Children and Family Services Training Project
The Inter-University Consortium Department of Children and Family Services (IUC/DCFS) Training Project is a collaborative endeavor between the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services and the graduate programs of social work at CSULA, UCLA, USC and CSULB. Through specialized Training Centers located at each university, the Training Project provides in-service training to newly-hired social workers, case-carrying social workers, staff who support case management personnel, management staff, and specialized pre-service for MSW students.
Stipends: The Training Project provides a stipend of $18,500 and specialized training at each university to students who are placed at DCFS, receive specialized Child Welfare training as part of their MSW course work, and commit to a year's employment at the department upon graduation.
How to Apply: To be considered for a stipend, you must be admitted to the MSW Program and to the Children, Youth, Women and Families (CYWF) concentration. Complete the Application for Public Child Welfare Stipend Programs included in the acceptance packet and return it with your Letter of Intent to the MSW Admissions Office by May. Selected applicants will be invited to an oral interview conducted by an IUC/DCFS panel. The IUC Awards Committee selects recipients. Students are notified in the summer.