Child Welfare Professional Enhancement Program
The Child Welfare Professional Enhancement Program (CWPEP) is a title IV-E partnership between the University of Oklahoma, The Oklahoma Department of Human Services, and the US Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families.
The purpose of this partnership is to enhance and support Oklahoma's public child welfare workforce. It affords interested students financial support by covering books, fees, and in-state tuition in return for a specified employment obligation in a Child Welfare position with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) or a Tribe with which DHS has a Tribal/State Agreement. This commitment is 12 (BSW) or 15 (MSW) months for each academic year of financial support. For more information on eligibility requirements, employment obligation, and stipend amounts, please click here.
Additional Requirements for DHS Employees Only, please click here.



2022-2023 CWPEP Application Information
Mandatory Orientation:
Friday, February 4, 2022
Zarrow Hall Community Room
Bring Your Lunch
Noon-1:15
Application Due:
Friday, February 11, 2022
Interviews:
Friday, February 25, 2022 Times TBA
Contact linda.smith@ou.edu
Application Deadline has passed
Linda Smith, MSW
Program Coordinator
405-990-0827 (cell)
linda.smith@ou.edu
Amy White, MSW
Project Specialist
918-409-2169
amy.white@ou.edu
Julie Merritt, MSW
Program Specialist
Julie.merritt@ou.edu
(918) 697-2323