Child Welfare Traineeship
CHILD WELFARE TRAINEESHIP SPECIALIZATION PROGRAM
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK
Goals of the Specialization
To recruit and assist students in pursuit and completion of a Bachelor of Social Work degree with the focus on building a diverse workforce, particularly Native Americans, to assist in addressing workforce and child placement disproportionality in child welfare
Candidate Eligibility
- Students must have 60 undergraduate coursework hours completed
- Student must have an overall cumulative G.P.A. of 2.5
- Student may be enrolled in full-time or part-time social work studies
- Social Work majors only
Obligation
- Complete 11 hours of child welfare elective courses
- Complete 450 hours of practicum in a tribal or state child welfare setting
Approved Elective Courses for Specialization
- Youth Offenders
- Family & Child Welfare Services
- Domestic Violence
- Social Work with Substance Abuse
- Child Welfare
- Child Maltreatment
- Trauma Informed Care
- Social Work With Adolescence
- Evidence Informed Practice
- Adoption & Social Work
- Indian Child Welfare
- Leadership & Supervision
- Independent Studies
- Foster Care
Contact Information:
Dr. Virginia Whitekiller, PI, 918-444-3517, longvs@nsuok.edu
Dr. Toni Hail, Curriculum Coordinator, 918-444-3533, hail@nsuok.edu