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Child Welfare Field Education

Public Child Welfare Graduate Courses

UCLA offers graduate coursework to prepare students in the organized units for a career in public child welfare.

Administration and Community

Practice

Social Work Practice with Children

and Families

Child and Family Development

Social Work and the Law

Child Welfare Policy

Field Seminars

Child Welfare Practice

Social Work Practice Within Child Welfare Services

Evaluation of Research

 

Field Curriculum & Graduate Student Stipends 

 

Fieldwork Stipends

Stipends for students engaged in fieldwork are available through funding from several partner agencies:

Public Child Welfare

The California Social Work Education Center (CALSWEC)
Stipend Amount: $18,500
Years of Funding: 2 years
Post-degree Work Commitment: 2 years

University Consortium for Children and Families (UCCF), formerly Inter University Consortium (IUC):
Stipend Amount: $18,500.
Years of Funding: 1 Year
Post-degree work commitment: 1 year

Gerontological Social Work

Southern California Geriatric Social Work Education
Stipend Amount: $4,000 - $6,000
Years of Funding: 1 year (second year only)
Post-degree Work Commitment: none

Veterans

Veterans Administration*
Stipend Amount: $4,000
Years of Funding: 1 year (second year only)
Post-degree Work Commitment: none
* Participants are eligible for employment at the V.A.

Mental Health

The California Social Work Education Center (CALSWEC)**
Stipend Amount: $18,500
Years of Funding: 1 year (second year only)
Post-degree Work Commitment: 1 year
**Bilingual abilities are a plus for candidates.

View the Stipend-Supported Training Programs page for further information on eligibility and requirements for these programs.