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2025-2026 Aging and Adult Services Program (AAS)

Program Overview

The Aging and Adult Services (AAS) program is funded by the CA Department of Social Services as part of a statewide workforce development initiative identified as a top priority in California’s Master Plan for Aging.

Central Goals

  • To better prepare new MSWs to provide effective, evidence-based professional social work services to meet the complex needs of aging and vulnerable adults served by California’s public Adult Services system.
  • To enhance the hiring, retention and career development of MSWs working in public Adult Services programs in all regions of California.

Why Participate?

  • Participate in supplemental specialized field seminars for AAS trainees that focus exclusively on social work practice in aging and adult services.
  • Receive stipends of $25,000 per academic year for full-time students (or $12,500 for part-time students).
  • Join a small, supportive cohort of students dedicated to public service social work with aging and vulnerable adults.

Am I Eligible?

Eligible students must:

  • Be enrolled in a participating MSW program (full-time, part-time, or advanced standing).
  • Be in good academic standing.
  • Be matched/matching with field placements in eligible training sites for the proposed training year.
  • Not receive any other state funding.
  • People already working in public aging & adult services work are strongly encouraged to apply!

Post-Graduation Commitments

Your responsibilities as an AAS trainee:

  • Stay in touch with SJSU & respond to requests for information.
  • For each year you receive the stipend, you must work the equivalent of 12 months of full-time work in an eligible employment site.
  • Eligible employment sites include Public (county and Tribal) Adult Protective Services, In Home Supportive Services, & Public Guardian/Public Conservator programs; Public behavioral health programs housed in public Adult Services and Behavioral Health departments that are designed to serve aging and/or vulnerable adults specifically; and Area Agency on Aging programs funded by the California Department of Aging).

More Information

SSW AAS Program Contacts