The Colorado Society for Clinical Social Work is committed to serving the needs of students in undergraduate and graduate schools of social work in the following ways:

• Financially supporting their education
  We will begin offering in academic year 2006-2007 a $1,000 scholarship to an MSW student in the last year of his or her education who has chosen a clinical specialty.
  
  
• Connecting them to information about schools of social work
  
  
• Providing educational opportunities through our salon series
  Through the institutional membership of the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work in CSCSW, students in that program may sign up through our board liaison, Marian Bussey, to attend salon series presentations.
  
  
• Rewarding excellence in clinical training
  The Ina Mae Denham award is given annually to a graduating MSW student who has won a competition by writing a paper on a clinical subject that has been chosen for its meritorious quality by a CSCSW committee and the university faculty.
  
  
• Providing information about the transition into a career
  CSCSW board members give presentations at DU over the lunch hour (and provide pizza, too!) about integrating into the professional community, “jumpstarting” your career, preparing for licensure, and transitioning into private practice.
  
  
• Brown Bag Luncheon Series On the third Thursday of many months during the academic year, the Clinical Society offers educational seminars related to clinical practice, career development, integration into the professional community, preparing for licensure, and much more. The brown bags are held during the lunch hour at DU, and we provide pizza too!
  
In 2012-2013, CSCSW will be proud to expand the Brown Bag Series to Metro State University.


• Offering access to therapeutic services at a discounted rate
  Often the experience of graduate school produces personal stress and brings up old or new issues for students. Many CSCSW members volunteer every year to provide therapy at a reduced fee to students who desire this type of service and would otherwise not be able to receive it. Karen Bensen is the current DU faculty liaison for this service. She will help students who are in need of discounted therapeutic services connect with the members who are offering reduced fees.