New Social Work-DCF Partnership Prepares Students to Work With Latino Families
The School of Social Work has launched a new track for Spanish-speaking Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) students, which prepares them to work with Latino families in child welfare and protection.
Students accepted to the BSW Child Welfare and Protection Track will undergo special trainings and will complete a yearlong field internship with the Connecticut Department of Children and Families. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo) Copy Link
The School of Social Work has launched a new track for Spanish-speaking Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) students.
A partnership with the Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF), the voluntary, non-credit bearing Child Welfare and Protection Track prepares accepted students to work with Latino families in child welfare and protection and culminates in a yearlong internship and field placement with the state agency.