CWEC for UTSSW Students

Have you ever considered a career at CPS?

Have you ever considered a Bachelors degree or a Masters degree in social work?

Would you benefit from stipends to finance your education?

Is meaningful and vital work on behalf of families a continuing interest to you?

Become a Child Welfare Scholar!

The Child Welfare Education Collaboration (CWEC) invites you to consider becoming a Child Welfare Scholar. CWEC is a partnership between the School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin and the Texas Department of Family & Protective Services, Child Protective Services (CPS).

CWEC selects students enrolled in the BSW and MSSW programs at the School of Social Work, prepares them for child welfare practice, provides financial support for their education, and arranges for anticipated paid employment in CPS once the student finishes the degree.

Benefits and responsibilities of being a Child Welfare Scholar include generous tuition assistance, priority in assignment to a child welfare related agency for first field experience for MSSW students, and employment within Region 7 (or out of the region if there are no vacancies).

For more information, and to apply, please contact CWEC at cwec@utlists.utexas.edu. Deadlines to apply are as follows:

• Fall semester: May 1
• Spring Semester: September 30

About CWEC: CWEC is a partnership between the School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Child Protective Services (CPS) that links social work education and public child welfare. CWEC is funded by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, federal title IV-E, and cost sharing by The University of Texas at Austin.