North Carolina Child Welfare Education Collaborative

The North Carolina Child Welfare Education Collaborative (CWEC) includes specialized, in-depth training in child welfare knowledge, values, and best practices. The program was established in 1999 to improve public child welfare services in North Carolina and is administered by the Jordan Institute for Families at UNC-Chapel Hill. CWEC ensures that graduates meet the state’s pre-service training (PST) competency requirements. CWEC seeks to increase the number of professionally educated social workers in public child welfare in North Carolina. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte School of Social Work began participating in the Collaborative in 2002. These schools offer a curriculum that not only meets the state’s preservice competency requirements but includes specialized, in-depth training in child welfare best practices and theory.

More information about the NC Child Welfare Education Collaborative can be found at NC DHHS Child Welfare Education Collaborative Website. To learn more about CWEC at UNC Charlotte, email ssw-childwelfare@charlotte.edu.

UnC Charlotte CWEC Coordinator

Sherronda Banks, MSW, LCSW, LISW-CP
Child Welfare Education Collaborative Coordinator & Lecturer
ssw-childwelfare@charlotte.edu