In June 1999, CalSWEC’s Board of Directors met to reaffirm its commitment to a variety of public human services in California and revised its Mission Statement, as follows:
The California Social Work Education Center (CalSWEC) is a partnership between the schools of social work, public human service agencies, and other related professional organizations that facilitates the integration of education and practice to assure effective, culturally competent service delivery and leadership to the people of California.
Goals
CalSWEC’s Mission is supported by the following Goals:
Recruiting and preparing a diverse group of social workers for careers in public human service with special emphasis on child welfare;
Defining and operationalizing a continuum of social work education and training;
Engaging in research and evaluation of best practices in social work;
Advocating for responsive social policies and appropriate resources; and
Exploring other models and structures of operation that provide maximum opportunity for accomplishing CalSWEC’s mission.