Research & Special Projects
Public Child Welfare Programs
Child Welfare Field Instruction Unit
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Project Directors: Gail
Werrbach, Ph.D., Nancy Kelly, MSW, & Diane Haslett, Ph.D.
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Funded By: Maine Department
of Human Services & the University of Southern Maine Child Welfare
Training Institute ($135,000 per year)
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Project Timeframe: The
project began in 1992 and is funded annually
This project is a Title IVE
collaborative between the University of Maine School of Social Work, the
University of Southern Maine Child Welfare Training Institute, and the
Maine Department of Human Services. The Title IVE funds support the
Child Welfare Field Instruction Unit in the Bangor office of the Bureau
of Child and Family Services. Annually, six to seven baccalaureate
students receive a stipend and participate in a specialized child
welfare curriculum and placement at the Bangor DHS Field Instruction
Unit.
