The Social Work Department has given out over $1,204,000 in stipends to seniors majoring in social work with a child welfare emphasis. As long as funds continue to be available, seniors in good standing in the Social Work Department may apply for stipends in the amount ranging from $8,000 - $12,000. After graduation, stipend students must complete twelve months of work payback at a county department of social services as a paid employee. These funds are federal dollars given to the Colorado Department of Human Services. These State funds are then awarded to Metropolitan College of Denver, the Social Work Department (undergraduate) and the University of Denver, Graduate School of Social Work.
The child welfare emphasis is an elective option. Social work majors must indicate their interest in the CWE on their Social Work Department application and may be asked to complete a brief application to the CWE. For information about the availability of student stipends, please contact the department office. Applications are available to students during January of their Junior year.
Social work majors with a child welfare emphasis must meet the same non-social work prerequisites and multicultural perspective requirements as all other social work majors. Social work majors with a CWE also complete the same required social work course requirements as all other social work majors. The child welfare emphasis consists of:
Junior Year:
Required Electives:
SWK3150 (3) Child Maltreatment (Fall)
SWK3100 (3) Child Welfare and the Law (Fall)
SWK3200 (3) Urban Families (Spring)
Senior Year:
SWK479A (5) Professional Field Placement I and
SWK481A (5) Professional Field Placement II - Students will be in the Field Seminar with non-child welfare emphasis social work majors but will do their professional field experience in a public child welfare agency.
Curriculum by Semester for Child Welfare Emphasis:
| Semester Five | Semester Six | ||
| Social Work 3050 | 3 | Social Work 3060 | 3 |
| Social Work 3790 | 4 | Social Work 3780 | 3 |
| Social Work 3100 | 3 | Social Work 3410 | 4 |
| Social Work 3150 | 3 | Social Work 3200 | 3 |
| 13 | 13 | ||
| Semester Seven | Semester Eight | ||
| Social Work 4010 | Social Work 4850 | ||
| Social Work 479A | Social Work 481A | ||
| Social Work 4250 | Social Work 4410 | ||
| 12 | 12 |
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