Social Work Education Programs

A. BSW Programs

California State University System

California State University, Chico California State University, Fresno California State University, Long Beach California State University, Los Angeles California State University, Sacramento California State University, San Bernardino Humboldt State University San Diego State University State University San José State University

University of California System UC Berkeley UC Los Angeles

Private Azusa Pacific University, Azusa , Riverside Pacific , Angwin , Whittier

B. MSW Programs

California State System

California State University, Bakersfield California State University, Chico California State University, Dominguez (Pending Candidacy) California State University, Fresno California State University, Fullerton (Pending Candidacy) California State University, Northridge California State University, East Bay California State University, Long Beach California State University, Los Angeles 9 California State University, Sacramento California State University, San Bernardino California State University, Stanislaus Humboldt State University San Francisco State University San Diego State University San Jose State University

University of California System University of California, Berkeley University of California, Los Angeles

Private Azusa Pacific University, Azusa (Pending Candidacy) , Loma Linda University of Southern California, Los Angeles

C. PhD or DSW Programs

University of California System University of California, Berkeley University of California, Los Angeles

Private Loma Linda University, Loma Linda University of Southern California, Los Angeles

D. California Social Work Program Enrollees

California State System

At any one time, approximately 1,500 students in the CSU system are studying toward the BSW degree, and 2,000 toward becoming MSW social workers.

University of California System

Approximately 200 students are currently studying social work at the undergraduate level, 400 students at the MSW programs, and 50 students at the PhD level.

Private

The University of Southern California, Los Angeles enrolls an average of 600 MSW students and 34 PhD candidates. At La Sierra University, there is an average of 70 students enrolled in the BSW program with 9-17 graduates per year. At Loma Linda University, there is an average of 102 MSW students and 12 PhD students with 30-35 MSW students graduating yearly.

10 E. California Social Work Program Graduates

In 2004, the California Association of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work and the California Social Work Education Center developed the “Master Plan for Social Work Education in the State of California”. This plan determined the number of current degreed graduates (for all programs) and the need for future graduates based on demographic studies.

Degree Current Graduates Future Graduates Needed

BSW 300 per year Need 18,700 combined MSW and BSW

MSW 1,200 per year Need 18,700 combined MSW and BSW

DSW 30 per year Undetermined

F. California Social Work Education Center (CalSWEC)

CalSWEC is the nation's largest state coalition of social work educators and practitioners. It is a consortium of the state's 18 accredited social work graduate schools, the 58 county departments of social services and mental health, the California Department of Social Services and the California Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers.

Mission

In June 1999, CalSWEC’s Board of Director’s met to reaffirm its commitment to a variety of public human services in California and revised its mission statement to read:

“The California Social Work Education Center is a partnership between the schools of social work, public human service agencies, and other related professional organizations that facilitates the integration of education and practice to assure effective, culturally competent service delivery and leadership to the people of California.”

Goals

• Recruiting and preparing a diverse group of social workers for careers in public human service, with special emphasis on child welfare; • Defining and operationalizing a continuum of social work education and training; • Engaging in research and evaluation of best practices in social work; • Advocating for responsive social policies and appropriate resources; and • Exploring other models and structures of operation that provide maximum opportunity for accomplishing CalSWEC’s mission.

Stipend Programs

Stipend programs are designed to meet the need for training more social workers in areas of special concern in California. The objective is to not only to increase the number of professionally qualified social workers in specific arena but also to develop a workforce that reflects the state’s diversity. Consequently, students are given a monetary award to pay for tuition, books, etc. in exchange for agreeing to work in the field for a specific period of time. 11

Title IV-E Child Welfare Training and Stipend Program

CalSWEC coordinates the Title IV-E Child Welfare Training Project and Regional Training Academy (RTA) Coordination Project. In collaboration with its partners, it works to develop promising practices that enhance the effectiveness of child welfare services while also supporting and studying the retention of child welfare workers.

California Mental Health Service Act Stipend

Using the Title IV-model, this stipend was funded through the Mental Health Department and is administered by CalSWEC. With the passing of the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) in 2004, there is an increased need for professionally trained mental health social workers and especially for those who represent minority groups and who are bilingual.

G. Recent Research Related to California’s Mental Health System

Report: A Strategic Plan to Increase the Flow of Minority, Bilingual and Culturally Competent Professional Social Workers into California’s Mental Health System, September 2007

“In July 2005, the School of Social Welfare at University of California, Berkeley received an award from The California Endowment to develop a strategy to increase the flow of minority, bilingual and culturally competent professional social workers into California’s community mental health system. This award funded a number of research initiatives that would allow the formulation of an overall strategy and a set of specific plan recommendations for enhancing the recruitment and retention of minority and bilingual students enrolled in Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) programs at California’s 17 graduate schools of social work.”

The final report is based on a two-year study by the Center for Social Services Research, School of Social Welfare that involved an analysis of the existing literature into the recruitment of minority and bilingual social work students, a series of focus groups and interviews with informed respondents, and a documentary analysis of sources of financial aid available for social work students specializing in mental health. In Chapter 5: Action Plan Recommendations, there are seven major recommendations discussed in detail.

To view the report, visit the Center for Social Services Research’s website at http://cssr.berkeley.edu/

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