How do I become a GA DFCS IV-E Field Instructor?
What is a Title IV-E Field Instructor?
A current DFCS employee who instructs and supervises a title IV-E school of social work stipend recepient. Being an approved Title IV-E Field Instructor requires teaching, supervising, guiding and evaluating a student worker, in exchange for a stipend payment through their county.
Requirements to be a Field Instructor for Title IV-E Program Students
A BSW or an MSW degree from an accredited school of social work. Those with an MSW degree and two years post-graduate experience may supervise MSW and BSW Title IV-E students. Those with a BSW degree and two years post-graduate experience may only supervise Title IV-E BSW students.
Getting Started
Discuss being a Field Instructor with your immediate supervisor and county or section director. Once you have their approval, complete the Field Instructor Application. You, your immediate supervisor, and your county/section director must all sign your application for it to be considered complete.
Your completed application will be submitted to the DFCS Title IV-E Team for their review. If your application is complete with required signatures, and you have the required degree(s) and experience, your application will then be approved, and you and your supervisor will be notified via email. The approval notification will include instructions on how your supervisor is to register you for the Title IV-E Field Instructor/Supervisor required online training through IOTIS.
Once you've successfully completed the Title IV-E Field Instructor/Supervisor online training with a passing score of 80% or higher, you, your supervisor, and the DFCS Title IV-E Team will receive a notification that you are officially approved to be a Title IV-E Field Instructor. You will be added to the list of current approved Title IV-E Field Instructors on the Title IV-E Stipend website, and you will be eligible for a Title IV-E intern to be assigned to you.
Your next step is to complete and submit Section 1 of the Field Instructor Stipend Payment Form to the Title IV-E Team (ive.cwed@dhs.ga.gov) for approval.