| Maternal and Child Health Post-Graduate Leadership Academy About the Leadership Academy | Who We Are Looking For | What We Offer You Your Cost | Time Line | Application Process | For More Information  | About the Leadership Academy
The Maternal and Child Health Post-Graduate Leadership Academy is a collaboration between the University of Maryland Baltimore School of Social Work’s Center for Maternal and Child Health Social Work Training and the University of Georgia School of Social Work. The purpose of the Leadership Academy is to provide social workers in maternal and child health the opportunity to enhance their leadership and management skills so that they can assume leadership roles in their agencies and the maternal and child health field as a whole. |
 | Who We Are Looking For
We are looking for social workers with at least two years of post-MSW practice experience who are currently employed in maternal and child health settings and are interested in advancing their leadership and management potential. Participants need to be motivated to assume leadership roles in maternal and child health. |
 | What We Offer You
The three selected social workers will participate in a one-year, grant-funded, comprehensive leadership and management development experience that consists of two immersion retreats (one in Maryland and one in Georgia), online support, peer supervision, and expert consultation that will promote your leadership and management skills. The limited number of social workers selected to participate each year ensures that you will receive personalized attention and support.Our philosophy is that leadership and management development occurs not only by attending workshops and reading, but by applying what is learned in classroom settings to real life situations. We provide participants who consider leadership and management development as a life-long learning process characterized by a willingness to stretch their comfort zones by taking risks, a foundation for developing their leadership and management roles within their home agency and the field of maternal and child health. During the one-year program participants will: - Attend two immersion retreats (one in Maryland and one in Georgia) that focus on the concepts related to leadership and management development, managing task-oriented groups, and addressing agency needs,
- Read and discuss concepts from four books related to leadership and management,
- Contribute to a website/blog about leadership issues in maternal and child health,
- Participate in bi-weekly telephone/video conference calls with other participants and the Leadership Academy director,
- Develop an individual leadership/management project that addresses a specific need of the agency, and
- Create a collaborative continuing education project with other Leadership Academy participants that addresses an emerging area in maternal and child health.
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Your Cost
The cost for participation in the Leadership Academy is covered in full. This includes travel and lodging during the immersion retreats in Maryland and Georgia and any other education materials. Your agency must provide you with release time to attend these immersion retreats and complete assigned projects. Time Line
The Maternal and Child Health Post-Graduate Leadership Academy is a twelve month program running from January through December. Below is a timeline of key aspects of the program. | November 1: | Submission deadline for application | | January: | Initial immersion retreat in Maryland | | January-June: | Development of individualized agency project
Bi-weekly telephone/video conferences
Discussion of two assigned readings related to leadership | | July: | Second immersion retreat in Athens, Georgia | | July-December: | Development of continuing education project Bi-weekly telephone/video conferences Discussion of two assigned readings related to leadership | | December: | Graduation |
Application Process
Applicants need to send via email or USPS two copies of the following: - A maximum three-page, double-spaced statement that discusses why you want to participate in the Leadership Academy, what you would like to gain in terms of your leadership and management development if you were selected, and where you see yourself in the maternal and child health field in the next five years
- A one-page letter of commitment from you that highlights your willingness to fully participate in all aspects of the Leadership Academy
- A one-page letter of commitment from your agency supervisor agreeing to provide you with the necessary release time to fully participate in the Leadership Academy
- Documentation that you have received an MSW and have worked in maternal and child health for at least two years
- Two sealed letters of reference from peers, supervisors, or former professors (the envelope must be sealed with the signature of the writer written on the back flap)
Mail or email your complete application package to the following:
Donna Leigh Bliss, MSW, PhD
Director, Maternal and Child Health Post-Graduate Leadership Academy
University of Georgia School of Social Work
305 Tucker Hall
Athens, Georgia 30602
(706) 542-2585
dlbliss@uga.edu For More Information Donna Leigh Bliss, MSW, PhD
Director, Maternal and Child Health Post-Graduate Leadership Academy
University of Georgia School of Social Work
305 Tucker Hall
Athens, Georgia 30602
(706) 542-2585
dlbliss@uga.edu Edward Pecukonis, MSW, PhD
Director, Center for Maternal and Child Health Social Work Training
University of Maryland Baltimore School of Social Work
525 West Redwood Street
Baltimore, Maryland
(410) 706-7533
epecukonis@ssw.umaryland.edu top | | | | |
