The University of Alabama School of Social Work is proud to serve as a host site for the Alabama Higher Education Consortium and the Title IV-E Program through an agreement with the Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR). Within the Title IV-E Program is the Title IV-E Stipend program, the Title IV-E Simulation Lab for UA students, as well as many trainings and continued educational opportunities for current child welfare practitioners.
DHR employs approximately 1,200 social workers and case workers, many of whom are University of Alabama graduates, to address child abuse and neglect, provide family preservation services, support kinship, foster care and adoption services.
DHR also contracts with private agencies to provide community-based support services, group and residential services and trauma-informed treatments for children and their families.
Child Welfare Case Studies & Competencies
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Alabama Higher Education Consortium on Child Welfare
The Alabama Higher Education Consortium on Child Welfare partners with DHR to provide quality child welfare services to the families in the state of Alabama through continued and enhanced educational and training opportunities for both prospective social work students and existing child welfare workers. The Consortium also works to maintain a strong level of support for DHR clients.
Title IV-E Stipend Program
The Higher Education Consortium on Child Welfare voted to have the University of Alabama School of Social Work, through an agreement with DHR, administer the Title IV-E Stipend Program.
The Title IV-E Stipend Program provides monetary stipends and professional development coaching through a partnership between DHR and accredited social work programs in Alabama. The partnership is funded with federal dollars from the Title IV-E Child Welfare Training Program of the Social Security Act and administered by The University of Alabama School of Social Work. The stipends are specifically designated for students planning to pursue a career in public child welfare with the Department of Human Resources.
Title IV-E Simulation Lab
The Title IV-E Simulation Lab provides social work students with Standardized Participant (SPs) simulations. These simulations involve the use of individuals trained to portray the roles of social work clients, family members or others to allow students to practice a variety of social work skills.
Contact Us
Kristy Holt, MSW
Title IV-E Administrator
UA School of Social Work
1605 Capital Hall
Email: krholt@ua.edu
Phone: (205) 348-0753
Melody Denton, BS
Title IV-E Stipend Program Coordinator
UA School of Social Work
1605 Capital Hall
Email: mjdenton@ua.edu
Phone: (205) 348-0207
Donna Harrison, MS
Title IV-E Training & Simulation Program Coordinator
UA School of Social Work
1605 Capital Hall
Email: dlmccall@ua.edu
Phone: (205) 348-5277