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Program InformationIn 1990, The Deans and Director of California Schools of Social Work and the County Welfare Directors Association created the California Social Work Education Center (CalSWEC) in order to improve the training of social workers for the publicly supported social services and in response to the critical shortage of MSW's in public child welfare. In 1992, CalSWEC entered into a contract with the California Department of Social Services to prepare MSWs for careers in public child welfare. Support for these students is provided through federal Title IV-E training funds managed by the Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services.The School of Social Work at San José State University began its participation in 1991 with its first class graduating in 1993. Educational Reimbursements for Employed Students in the Part-Time Program.This part-time training program is limited to current full-time employees of Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito Counties in social services or child welfare positions. Please note that this use of the term “part-time” is specific to the IV-E program; it is not the same as a “part-time” MSW program. Applicants must have a letter of support from the director of the county’s child welfare services. The part-time program reimburses students for the cost of registration & tuition fees, books, and mileage to classes and field work. Upon graduation students agree to render one year of continuous employment, at a level appropriate to a new MSW, for each year of educational support. Since this is a new program, we are still working on developing a three-year and a four-year program. For more information, please contact the Title IV-E Coordinator, Pnina Green at the School of Social Work at: (408) 924-5833.
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