REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
April 29, 2025
FROM
JEANY GLASGOW, Director, Children and Family Services
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Non-Financial Student Internship Agreement with the University of Kentucky
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 1 to non-financial Agreement No. 24-310 with the University of Kentucky for student interns to receive supervised social work field experience, extending the term by three years, for a new total contract period of April 9, 2024 through April 8, 2028.
(Presenter: Jeany Glasgow, Director, 658-1181)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost), as Amendment No. 1 (Amendment) to Agreement No. 24-310 (Agreement) is non-financial in nature.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
On April 9, 2024 (Item No. 17), the Board of Supervisors (Board) approved the Agreement with the University of Kentucky (UKY). The Amendment recommends extension of the term of this Agreement by three years to continue providing opportunities for students to receive supervised field experience within Children and Family Services (CFS) in preparation for professional social work practice. Through this Agreement, CFS provides learning experiences that help students receive the skills they need to prosper in the 21st century, which aligns with the San Bernardino Countywide Vision2Succeed initiative. Field experience provides opportunities for students to apply and integrate the knowledge, theories, and concepts of social work practice learned throughout their social work curriculum. Field experience is an essential element of UKY’s educational process for professional social work practice.
Under the term extension of this Agreement, CFS will work with UKY to provide support to students as they engage in field experience. Integration of classroom learning with agency-based practice allows social work students to observe and participate in CFS programs and activities to gain an understanding about the benefits and challenges of the organization and its diverse client populations. CFS will designate a qualified individual (Field Instructor) to coordinate each student’s learning experience and supervise him or her throughout the program. The Field Instructor will use this program as an opportunity to lead students to a personal understanding of the responsibilities and rewards of professional social work practice.
This item is to be retroactive back to April 8, 2025, the original date of the contract expiration. The reason for this item being retroactive is that additional administrative requirements were needed and UKY could not meet the requirements prior to the originally planned April 8, 2025 board date. Services are not expected to be impacted by this need for retroactive approval, and there are no impacts caused by this delay.
PROCUREMENT
N/A
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by Human Services Contracts (Patty Steven, Contracts Manager, 388-0241) on April 3, 2025; County Counsel (Daniella V. Hernandez, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on March 18, 2025; Risk Management (Greg Ustaszewski, Staff Analyst II, 386-9008) on March 20, 2025; Finance (John Hallen, Principal Administrative Analyst, 388-0208) on March 24, 2025; and County Finance and Administration (Cheryl Adams, Deputy Executive Officer, 388-0332) on March 24, 2025.