$5.9 Million Grant for Child Welfare Workforce Development

FAU Receives $5.9 Million Grant for Child Welfare Workforce Development
Released: 12/1/2010 9:00 AM EST
Source: Florida Atlantic University

Newswise - Florida Atlantic University received a five-year grant renewal of $5,975,000 for a Title IV-E* Child Welfare Education Program from Florida’s Department of Children and Families, for a program designed to educate and train social work graduates to work as child welfare professionals. FAU is serving as the lead institution of the project. It is a collaborative effort with other state schools that are members of the Florida Association of the Deans and Directors of the Schools of Social Work (FADD): Florida A&M University, Florida International University, Florida State University, the University of Central Florida, the University of South Florida and the University of West Florida.

“We are so pleased to have received this renewal grant from Florida’s Department of Children and Families,” said FAU President Mary Jane Saunders. “This type of program is a win-win situation for students and for local agencies responding to our community needs. This grant will help educate and train social workers who will be able to work with the complex needs of children in foster care and adoption.”

Students accepted into the program will obtain specialized professional training in child welfare with opportunities for post-graduation employment, which will then enable local agencies to hire qualified child welfare professionals. As part of the collaborative nature of the grant, the deans of social work from the participating universities will work with Florida’s Department of Children and Families to develop budget, policies and curriculum. All of the schools will receive money to hire one to two faculty members whose duties include working individually with stipend students and teaching specialized child welfare courses. In addition, the program offers internships in foster care and adoption agencies. After completion of the stipend program, students have a requirement of employment for one year in a child welfare agency.
 
And the bullshit drones on for many more paragraphs  I gather that being a "specialized professional in child welfare" means being a specialist in maximizing the Federal money to the agencies for kidnapping kids.

*Part E—Federal Payments for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance