Sign posted in the seating area of the public defender's lobby. Last week a group of IV-E Child Welfare MSW students, who are currently interning at Hennepin County Child and Family Services in various child protection/child welfare units, had the opportunity to meet with some Public Defender Attorneys for the Juvenile Division. As [...]
by Kathryn Hyams, IV-E Fellow in her first field placement at Neighborhood House in St Paul How do we define success? In social work? In life? When I first began my internship at Neighborhood House, my field supervisor posed the question, “What do you want your legacy to be, once your field placement is over?” [...]
At the end of October, our advanced IV-E MSW Fellows completed 3 days of Department of Human Services Child Welfare Foundation Training. All of the students are currently in their advanced child protection field placements in Hennepin County, Ramsey County, Washington County and DHS. Students found it to be a very helpful training to validate [...]
This year, we continue our partnership with Hennepin County to be able to have an embedded field unit within Child Protection and Child Welfare units at Minnesota's largest county. Last Tuesday, the students had their first official day at Hennepin and in between orientation sessions they attended a "Welcome lunch", which included Hennepin Social Work [...]
Last week, 28 of our IV-E Fellows entered their field placements. This year, we have 10 students who will be interning in their foundation field placement, and they are in a variety of placement settings including metro public schools, CornerHouse, Washburn Child Guidance Center and more! We also have 18 students entering into their concentration [...]
For more info on Southside Family Nurturing Center, please visit www.ssfnc.org/ Foundation MSW IV-E Fellow, Danielle Allen is completing her first field placement at Southside Family Nurturing Center (SSFNC) located in the Phillips neighborhood of South Minneapolis. Below, Danielle reflects on how her perspective on early childhood intervention has shifted during her time [...]
IV-E Advanced Standing Student, Lea Stucci, is interning in Washington County in the permanency unit. Below, she reflects on the importance of gathering as a team outside of the office to receive needed support, guidance and perspective. The permanency unit at Washington County provided us with a treat. They brought us on a [...]
On the evening of September 22, IV-E MSW Fellows met at our Fall Gathering. Beyond enjoying an ice cream sundae bar, students were able to meet other Fellows in the IV-E program, connect with CASCW staff and get updated on each other's field placements for this academic year. First year Fellows are involved in field [...]