Child Advocacy Studies Training, Graduate Certificate (Online)

General Program Information

Donna Cherry, Ph.D., Graduate Coordinator
Box 70645
(423) 439-6018
email: cherryd@etsu.edu

Department of Social Work
PO Box 70645
Phone: (423) 439-6013
Web address: https://www.etsu.edu/crhs/socialwork/

The Child Advocacy Studies Training Graduate Certificate provides students with additional knowledge and skills to address child maltreatment from an interprofessional perspective. The certificate is designed to compliment a bachelor or master’s degree in fields that need knowledge of child maltreatment and advocacy strategies such as social work, nursing, criminal justice, education, and other fields that work with children and families.  Students will gain knowledge of working in an interprofessional environment to better meet the needs of survivors of child abuse and their families. The CAST Graduate Certificate is nationally recognized by Zero Abuse Project Child Advocacy Studies.

Program Admission Requirements

Students must meet the Graduate School admission requirements.

Child Advocacy Studies Training, Graduate Certificate Requirements: 9 credits

Required Courses: 9 credits

• SOWK 5321 - Professional and System Response to Child Abuse  (3 credits)
• SOWK 5322 - Responding to the Survivor of Child Abuse and Survivor Responses (3 credits)
• SOWK 5327 - Perspectives on Child Maltreatment and Advocacy (3 credits)