Certificates Program
Boston College School of Social Work offers a Certificates Program within the MSW Program that gives students the opportunity to engage in concentrated study in subject-specific areas of social work practice and expertise, allowing for enhanced skill sets and practice options.
Eight certificate options are offered on a space available basis in the areas of Child Welfare; Latino Leadership; Neuroscience & Social Work; Policy & Community Organizing; Refugees & Immigrants; School Social Work; Trauma; and Veterans & Military Families. Certificate options and course offerings are subject to change each semester.
Certificates require the completion of three specified courses within a chosen area. Students have the opportunity to earn up to two certificates in addition to their specialization (Clinical or Macro) and their concentration (Children, Youth & Families; Global Practice; Health & Mental Health; Older Adults & Families; or Individualized). Specific program and course requirements are listed under each certificate description.
| CERTIFICATE PROGRAM |
COURSE | COURSE | COURSE |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHILD WELFARE |
SCWK 8805 Policy Issues in CYF |
SCWK 8880 SW Practice in Child Welfare |
SCWK 8822 Impact of Traumatic Victimization |
| LATINO LEADERSHIP (at least one course must be taken in Spanish) |
SCWK 7723 Diversity |
SCWK 8837 Social Services with Latino Populations |
SCWK 83905 The Social Impact of Santeria, Magic, and Religion on US Latino Populations (in Spanish) |
| MANAGEMENT |
SCWK 8886 Financial Management & Resource Development |
SCWK 8883 Creating & Sustaining Social Enterprises | SCWK 8884 Strategic Planning for Public & Nonprofit Organizations |
| NEUROSCIENCE AND SOCIAL WORK | SCWK 7721 Human Behavior and the Social Environment |
SCWK 7724 Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience |
SCWK 7726 Neuroscience of Human Relationships and Development |
| POLICY & COMMUNITY ORGANIZING | SCWK 7701 Social Welfare System |
SCWK 8888 Community Organizing & Political Strategies |
SCWK 8851 Policy Analysis for Social Reform |
| REFUGEES & IMMIGRANTS | SCWK 7723 Diversity |
SCWK 7794 Immigrants & Refugees |
SCWK 7719 Immigrant Integration EU/US (or similar travel course) |
| SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK (clinical students) |
SCWK 8855 Clinical Practice with Children & Families |
SCWK 8881 School Social Work |
SCWK 8858 Clinical Practice in Schools |
| TRAUMA (clinical students) |
SCWK 8855 Clinical Practice with Children & Families or SCWK 8856 Clinical Practice with Adults |
SCWK 8822 Impact of Traumatic Victimization |
SCWK 8874 Adult Psychological Trauma |
| VETERANS & MILITARY FAMILIES (clinical students) |
SCWK 8856 Clinical Practice with Adults |
SCWK 7725 Families Impacted by Military Service |
SCWK 8835 Veterans' Health & Mental Health |
