From our colleague Dr. Amity Noltemeyer ([log in to unmask]). If
interested please contact her! Sincerely, Dr. Leah

Some of our profs coordinate a group of undergraduate students to
participate in the BCSP internship experience.  If you did not
know, BCSP was designed to assist students in grades K-6 (and their
families) who qualify for Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF).
The BCSP follows an holistic case management approach centered around 15
liaisons assigned to work in one or more of the 40 participating schools
across 8 school districts in Butler County OH, in order to assess and help
families meet basic non-cognitive needs (e.g., parental
involvement/supervision, access to health care, childcare, healthy food,
transportation and service utilization, and financial services/resources).

For this semester, we still need four additional undergraduate students who
are interested in acquiring experience with assessment/program evaluation
and working within a school setting.  These students register for three
independent study credit hours (these hours can be through FSW or EDP).
They are provided with training and matched with aBCSP school liaison
(full-time employee providing social work type services).  Their
responsibilities include administering achievement tests to children,
conducting parent interviews, and other tasks related to
evaluating BCSP(e.g., data entry).  They also may have the opportunity to
shadow the liaison and participate in other professional growth activities,
such as assisting with social service programs and going on home visits.  *The
students need to be able to dedicate at least one full day or two half days
to the program each week, and also need to have transportation.  Although
it is an unpaid experience, they will likely be reimbursed for at least
$200 of their mileage.  *