Dec 05, 2025

Graduate Catalog 2025-26

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Graduate Catalog 2025-26

Graduate Certificate Program in Child Welfare (CHWC)

The Graduate Certificate Program in Child Welfare is a nine-credit hour program designed for graduate students interested in child welfare-related work.

Required courses:

SWRK 6500 - Core Concepts of Child and Adolescent Trauma Credits: 3 hours
SWRK 6376 - Integrative Child Welfare Seminar Credits: 3 hours

There are also three additional hours needed, which can be taken from the following social work courses:

SWRK 6210 - Assessment for School Social Workers Credits: 3 hours
SWRK 6220 - Interventions for School Social Workers Credits: 3 hours
SWRK 6350 - Special Topics in Social Work Credits: 1 to 4 hours
(Crisis Intervention and Emergency Management; or Human Trafficking and Trauma Practice; or Motivation Approaches to Trauma-Informed Care) Credits / Units: 3 hours
SWRK 6351 - Secondary Traumatic Stress and Self-Care in Trauma-Focused Practice Credits: 1 hour
SWRK 6352 - Trauma and Neurodevelopment Credits: 1 hour
SWRK 6353 - Integrating Mindfulness with Treatment for Trauma Credits: 1 hour
SWRK 6354 - Integrating Body-based Interventions with Treatment for Trauma Credits: 1 hour
SWRK 6355 - Intimate Partner Violence: Assessment and Intervention Credits: 1 hour
SWRK 6356 - Assessment and Treatment for Adult Survivors of Sexual Trauma Credits: 1 hour
SWRK 6357 - Trauma and Military Social Work Credits: 1 hour
SWRK 6358 - Risk Assessment and Treatment Planning for Adolescents with Sexually Abusive Behaviors Credits: 1 hour
SWRK 6359 - Strengthening Trauma-Informed Organizations Credits: 1 hour
SWRK 6361 - Intergenerational Trauma: Assessment and Intervention in Indigenous Communities Credits: 1 hour
SWRK 6362 - Play Strategies for Trauma Practice with Children and Adolescents Credits: 1 hour
SWRK 6363 - Trauma and Black Adolescents Credits: 1 hour
SWRK 6364 - Trauma in Refugee Populations Credits: 1
SWRK 6430 - Leadership and Management in Human Services Credits: 3 hours
SWRK 6450 - Administration in Human Service Organizations Credits: 3 hours
SWRK 6680 - Social Work Practice with Families Credits: 3 hours

Students can also take electives in non-social work courses including but not limited to:

ADA 5200 - Family and Addiction Credits: 3 hours
ADA 6060 - Causes of Substance Abuse Credits: 3 hours
ADA 6340 - Recovery Oriented Systems of Care Credits: 3 hours
ADA 6400 - Co-Occurring Disorders and Addictions Credits: 3 hours