Child Advocacy Studies Certificate
Program Description
The Child Advocacy Studies certificate is designed as a supplemental certificate program sponsored within the Behavioral Sciences Division to provide students with education specifically focused on developing knowledge to respond to child maltreatment. The certificate focuses on developing students’ understanding of the numerous factors that lead to child maltreatment, and of existing responses to incidents of child maltreatment, in order that they may work more effectively within systems and institutions that respond to these incidents. The certificate will prepare students studying to become social workers, law enforcement professionals, nurses, educators, pastors, and youth leaders who work with maltreated children to understand and respond with knowledge to the issues surrounding child maltreatment. The systematic training will also support and enhance the education that is required for these various professionals. This interdisciplinary, ethical, and culturally sensitive content provides “professionals in training” working with children a common knowledge base for responding to child maltreatment. This certificate will also become a resume enhancement as students enter the helping professions.
Requirements (12 credits)
Required Courses
