Training Resource Center - Public Child Welfare Certification Program

During 2018 - 2019, the University of Kentucky College of Social Work will continue to provide support for the Public Child Welfare Certification Program (PCWCP). The Public Child Welfare Certification Program is a pre-service education and training program for undergraduate junior and senior social work students designed to support the recruitment and retention of child welfare workers. The creative partnership between the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Community Based Services, and public/private universities with social work programs accredited by the Council on Social Work Education serves as a national model for improved child welfare services. This joint effort includes a special track of child welfare courses and agency training courses for junior and senior students accepted into the program. The University of Kentucky is allocated a minimum of ten (10) bachelor level student slots for admission per year. Goal: The Public Child Welfare Certification Program recruits and trains competent and well-prepared bachelor’s level professional social workers for child welfare service delivery with DCBS by providing financial and academic support to qualified social work students. Obejctive 1: Recruit and screen potential candidates at UK and Bluegrass Community and Technical College Objective 2: Provide academic support to PCWCP participants Objective 3:Maintain individual data for PCWCP students and monitor program compliance Objective 4: Support UK insturctor of PCWCP child welfare courses Objective 5: Participate and provide consulation and information to the larger PCWCP