Interviews with family members will take place twice with an interval of one year in between. Interns provide social work services to youth and their families who are referred to the Deferred Prosecution Unit of the Juvenile Program Department. Over 100 BSW, MSSW, and Ph. D students have received up to two years of financial support and training through the project. The Girling Health Care Inc. and the School of Social Work are working together in a program that allows social work interns to serve homebound elderly patients, children and families, and clients who might not otherwise receive medical social services.
Students provide services in the home with follow-up.
The Social Work Council is the School of Social Work's student organization. It sponsors many events in the community. The council attempts to further the education of social work students by providing speakers and films which deal with current social work issues. It is also involved at a national level through an affiliation with the National Federation of Student Social Workers. The School of Social Work is a research partner in the project and is the repository of the database.