Center for Excellence in Rural Health-Hazard

SEKY MSW − Credit for Learning (CFL)

Educational Outreach in Public Child Welfare

The CFL program is an outgrowth of the UK College of Social Work’s Child Welfare Field Education program devoting College of Social Work faculty positions to collaboration with regional CHFS offices in developing and implementing educational experiences for enhancing professional practice with children and families. UK dedicates social work faculty to this program at the off-campus program in Southeast Kentucky.

CFL is an innovative university/agency partnership offering child welfare workers the opportunity to earn graduate-level credit as non-degree graduate students while fulfilling the professional development requirements for employment with the agency. CFL courses are collaboratively designed, developed and taught by teaching teams consisting of university instructors and child welfare professionals. These courses utilize distributed education models combining intensive face-to-face classroom sessions and web-based sessions, and are offered at off-campus sites throughout the state to allow participation by students who live in rural as well as urban areas. Credit hours earned through CFL can be applied as elective hours towards a Master’s degree at any of the three public institutions offering the MSW degree.

UK CFL Faculty collaborate with CHFS personnel in identifying and addressing specific learning and informational needs within the CHFS regions. These faculty members also assist CHFS in increasing the number of graduate trained staff through recruiting, advising and mentoring those interested in pursuing a Master of Social Work degree. Additionally, Faculty work with CHFS to encourage and train MSW-level supervisors to share their expertise with current staff and students by serving as field instructors for students in the MSW program.

For additional information contact: Melissa Slone at 606-439-3557 ext. 83575.