The Title IV-E Child Welfare Fellowship is an opportunity to provide additional resources and support to students committed to working in Michigan’s Child Welfare System - Children’s Protective Services, Foster Care, Licensing and Adoption. The aim of this program is to recruit, retain and educate students to be leaders in the field of child welfare. The fellowship includes requirements for course work and practicum education. Additionally, fellows will receive a stipend. Students will be contractually obligated to search for and accept employment in public, private, or tribal child welfare agencies in the State of Michigan upon graduation.

Eligibility

All full- and part-time MSW students willing to complete the fellowship requirements including coursework, practicum placement, and mandatory work payback are eligible to apply.

Title IV-E Child Welfare Fellowship funding

• Core MSW Students (two-year program): $5,000 per semester, for up to 4 semesters
• Advanced Standing MSW Students: $5,000 per semester, for up to 3 semesters

Specialized courses

Title IV-E fellows must complete the following coursework:

• SW 5755 Introduction to Child Welfare (3 Cr.)
• SW 6100 Child Welfare and Social Systems: Context for Case Management Practice (3 Cr.)
• SW 7700 Trauma-Informed Child Welfare Practice (3 Cr.)

Child welfare practicum

Title IV-E fellows will be required to complete a practicum in a public, private, or a tribal child welfare agency in the State of Michigan. These case management roles, specific to child welfare, are designed to support children and families within systems such as foster care, foster care licensing, foster care management, adoptions, and child protective services.

Work payback requirements

Title IV-E fellows will be required to secure employment in an approved position at a public, private, or tribal child welfare agency in the State of Michigan following graduation. The length of requirement work payback will equal four months for each stipend received. For example, a fellow receiving three stipends during the program would be required to work for an approved child welfare agency in Michigan for 12 months following graduation.

Learn more

Applications are considered on a rolling basis. Those interested in applying or getting more information should contact Angela Olivera, Title IV-E program manager, at angela.olivera@wayne.edu or 313-577-1467.