18JAV

This Certificate of Graduate Study is designed for 18JAV social work graduate students and is meant to be completed while working toward a 18JAV MSW degree. 

What You'll Learn and Gain

This program strives to increase our graduate social work interns' capacity to incorporate trauma-informed knowledge into their practices-therefore improving outcomes when trauma-sensitive interventions are required. 

Understand the Basic Program Structure

• 18 total credits in courses designed to enhance understanding of how trauma alters the functioning of trauma survivors and their families:
  • 2 clinical courses
  • 2 field seminars
  • 2 specialized courses taken in sequence: SWRK 637 and 638 that build upon the curriculum foundations of the NCTSN
  • 600 total hours of internship

How to Apply and Succeed in the Program