CHILD WELFARE SCHOLAR PROGRAM

The Idaho Child Welfare Scholar Program provides a stipend to promising BSW and MSW social work students who are committed to practicing social work in the field of child welfare. These stipends are funded through Title IV-E of the Social Security Act. The purpose of this program is to recruit and retain qualified staff in child welfare practice with specialization in the areas of foster care and adoptions.

Students receiving stipends must agree to accept employment in Child and Family Services within the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (IDHW) for a time period that corresponds with the stipend received. Stipends are available for both potential and current Health and Welfare employees. The MSW stipend award is primarily intended to develop advanced skills among experienced Idaho Health and Welfare Department employees.

Students accepted into the Child Welfare Scholar Program are placed in public or private child welfare agencies in Idaho for their field placement and have access to a variety of child welfare training opportunities and resources.

Scholar Program Policy Manual (pdf file)
Scholars Advisory Board Minutes - Dec 8, 2005
Academy Advisory Board Minutes - Dec 9, 2005