Related Programs
From an on-campus speech-language-hearing clinic that serves as a teaching facility
as well as a service center for community members with communication disorders to
a family resource center supporting families in our region, the Department of Health
and Human Sciences provides many academic programs to support our students’ academic
and professional success.
Special Programs
Online Learning Opportunities
Numerous courses taught in the Department of Health and Human Sciences are regularly
offered as 100 percent online. All courses are Internet supported and several are
offered as blended course options (50 percent online-50 percent face-to-face) giving
students much more flexibility.
Title IV-E Child Welfare Grant
The Social Work Program, through a Federal Title IV-E Child Welfare Grant, administers
several projects aimed at strengthening child welfare services in Louisiana. The grant
provides stipends to social work students interested in working in the field of public
child welfare. In addition,the grant sponsors initiatives to recruit and retain foster
and adoptive parents in the region.
Contact Information:
Program Director: Dr. Corie Hebert
Location: White Hall 114A
Phone: 985-549-2187
Email: [email protected]
Louisiana Child Welfare Training Academy (LCWTA)
The Louisiana Child Welfare Training Academy (LCWTA)is a partnership between the Department of Children and Family Services, the Pelican
Center for Children and Families, and the University Alliance comprised of seven university
partners within the public schools of Social Work in Louisiana. The University Alliance
members include Southeastern Louisiana University (lead), Northwestern State University,
Southern University Baton Rouge, Southern University New Orleans, Grambling University,
Louisiana State University, and the University of Louisiana at Monroe.
Discovery/Renew Family Resource Projects
The Discovery and Renew Family Resource projects, supported through the Social Work Bachelor’s degree program with Southeastern Louisiana
University – Department of Health and Human Sciences, is a grant program funded by
the Department of Children and Family Services. The Family Resource Centers provide
services to D.C.F.S. families in the Covington and Baton Rouge regions. The services
include parenting education, family skills building, and visit coaching.
The mission of the program is to ensure the safety and well-being of children in a
permanent home. Interns are welcome and are a much needed resource for the program.
Donations are also welcome to help the families in need. Please call of information
regarding donations and internships.
We are on Facebook under Discovery/Renew Family Resource Projects
Contact Information:
Administrative Coordinator: Kathleen Chambers
Phone: 985-551-0099
Email: [email protected]
Program Director: Dr. Cecile Guin
Phone: 985-549-3620
Email: [email protected]
Louisiana Child Welfare Training Academy
The Louisiana Child Welfare Training Academy (LCWTA) is a partnership between the
Department of Children and Family Services, the Pelican Center for Children and Families,
and the University Alliance comprised of seven university partners within the public
schools of Social Work in Louisiana. The University Alliance members include Southeastern
Louisiana University (lead), Northwestern State University, Southern University Baton
Rouge, Southern University New Orleans, Grambling University, Louisiana State University,
and the University of Louisiana at Monroe.
For more information, visit:
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