Center for Regional and Tribal Child Welfare Studies

Welcome and welcome back to the 2025 – 2026 Social Work program at the University of Minnesota Duluth! A special shoutout and welcome to all of our Child Welfare Scholars! We have exciting ways to connect and share about the Child Welfare program for this year.
We are looking forward to the upcoming academic year and building connections with all the Child Welfare Social Work students!

For International Transgender Day of Visibility check out this resource from the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW) on LGBTQ+ Youth in Foster Care to learn more about best practices for supporting transgender and nonbinary young people: https://loom.ly/bL94Cck

INFO SESSIONS TODAY AND TOMORROW:

We are currently accepting applications for 2025-26 BSW and MSW Child Welfare Scholars! This is a great opportunity for those committed to child welfare practice to receive funding and specialized training while obtaining their BSW or MSW.
Interested in learning more? We are hosting two virtual info sessions:
Monday March 17th at 5:30PM CST:
Zoom🔗 https://umn.zoom.us/j/92535621366?pwd=c4zd6j17bTxqm8aJrkP7bfn7YLaHab.1
Tuesday, March 18th at 12:00PM CST:
Zoom🔗 https://umn.zoom.us/j/91300169945?pwd=bQLCicyKfS5vWM9Pz6Udc9Saud8dXy.1
https://cehsp.d.umn.edu/.../center-regional-tribal.../child

It's Women's History Month! Here's an excellent article about a group of inspiring women making critical contributions to the Child Welfare profession, including our own Professor Emeritus Priscilla Day:

Celebrating Women's History Month March is both Women’s History Month and Social Work Month. We want to take this opportunity to celebrate the amazing women who have made this field what it is today. In addition to being a crucial source of progress and leadership, women currently make up more than 80% of the social service workfo...

An exciting achievement from one of our Social Work Faculty, Assistant Professor Nomi Ostrander!

We are currently accepting applications for 2025-26 BSW and MSW Child Welfare Scholars! This is a great opportunity for those committed to child welfare practice to receive funding and specialized training while obtaining their BSW or MSW.

Interested in learning more? We are hosting two virtual info sessions:

Monday March 17th at 5:30PM CST:
Zoom🔗https://umn.zoom.us/j/92535621366?pwd=c4zd6j17bTxqm8aJrkP7bfn7YLaHab.1

Tuesday, March 18th at 12:00PM CST:
Zoom🔗https://umn.zoom.us/j/91300169945?pwd=bQLCicyKfS5vWM9Pz6Udc9Saud8dXy.1

https://cehsp.d.umn.edu/departments-centers/departments/social-work/center-regional-tribal-child-welfare-studies/child

We're marking another American Indian Heritage Month Event - here are the keynote speakers for this year's event… Thank you for sharing your perspectives on men's wellbeing 👍

Join our team! The Department of Social Work is hiring for the Title IV-E Program Director position. To view the full job description and apply online, please click the link below.

🔗https://z.umn.edu/TitleIV-EDirector

Center for Regional and Tribal Child Welfare Studies
UMD College of Education and Human Service Professions