Child Welfare Education Collaboration

Child Welfare Education CollaborationThe Child Welfare Education Collaboration program is a partnership between the Steve Hicks 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.

The Steve Hicks School of Social Work’s Title IV-E Child Welfare Education Collaboration (CWEC) training project began in September 1999, with federal funds administered by Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). The goal of this program is to provide a needed pool of trained social workers for work in Child Protective Services (CPS) and to assist students interested in careers in child welfare with financial support to cover educational expenses.

Interested in the CWEC Program? Learn more here:

For Students      For CPS Employees

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