USC Center on Child Welfare

Established in 1991, the USC Center on Child Welfare is a collaborative effort with the University of Southern California School of Social Work to advance child welfare practice through a combination of training, research and graduate education.

Located within a few blocks of the USC campus in downtown Los Angeles, the center features modern on-site classrooms with a professional staff that provides comprehensive training, curriculum development and consultation to child welfare professionals and community advocates aimed at empowering them to improve the lives of those they serve. It works mainly with the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), the largest child protective agency in the United States, delivering an extensive training curriculum for both new and seasoned child welfare workers.

The center also administers two public child welfare training contracts from the California Social Work Education Center (CalSWEC) and the Inter-University Consortium (IUC), which provide stipends for USC Master of Social Work students interested in public child welfare careers in California.

The USC Center on Child Welfare is located southwest of the intersection between the Santa Monica (10) Freeway and the Harbor (110) Freeway. The peach/gray two-story building is on the south side of Washington Boulevard between Oak and Norwood Streets.

Trainee parking is limited in the adjacent lot west of the building. Additional parking is located in the overflow lot north of Washington and on Oak Street. The lot is on the right, underneath the freeway overpass.

Administration

Upcoming Courses, Credit or Certificates

Board of Behavioral Sciences Courses and CSW Core Academy

Legal Training Courses

CalSWEC Stipends

IUC Stipends

Training Contracts and Course Development