Child Welfare in North Carolina

In 1997, the North Carolina General Assembly passed a law requiring all child welfare social workers and supervisors hired assuming child welfare responsibilities on or after January 1, 1998, to receive a minimum of 72 hours pre-service training prior to direct client contact.

Child Welfare in North Carolina is a three-week, competency based pre-service training designed to introduce social workers to the skills and knowledge necessary for best practice in child welfare in North Carolina.

Child Welfare in North Carolina is currently offered free of charge to social workers from North Carolina departments of social services. To learn more about class times and registration for this course go to ncswLearn.org, a site where North Carolina's human services professionals can discover and engage in the learning opportunities provided by the NC Division of Social Services.

If you work in child welfare outside of North Carolina and you are interested in learning more about this curriculum, please contact the Resource Program's training coordinator, Amy Ramirez (t: 919/962-4365; e: aramirez@email.unc.edu).