title: Career paths and contributions of four cohorts of IV-E funded MSW child welfare graduates.
abstract: For the last decade the federal government has provided financial support through Title IV-E of the Social Security Act to schools of social work to provide professional education in child welfare. This study looks at the first four cohorts of graduates who received IV-E funding from one school of social work. Data on MSW graduates from 1993-1996 (N = 73), as well as survey responses (N = 32), were analyzed to ascertain dimensions of their career development in, and contributions to, child welfare social work. Results indicate that the vast majority of graduates funded by IV-E dollars became employed in and stayed in child welfare focused social work, with a strong percentage in public child welfare services, and that these social work-educated social workers are actively involved in shaping the practice, policies and administration of child welfare services.
authors.affiliation: Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA.
authors.forename: Sandra C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Robin
authors.forename: C David
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Hollister
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004500:Education, Graduate / Q000191:economics; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D005380:Financing, Government; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008910:Minnesota; D011635:Public Health Administration; D012943:Social Security / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012947:Social Work / Q000193:education*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014146:Training Support / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce