Undergraduate
Child Abuse and Neglect CT
Child Abuse and Neglect Certificate
The School of Social Work at IU Indianapolis offers a certificate in Child Abuse and Neglect at the undergraduate level. The certificate is open to social work and non-social work students.
- Theoretical Foundation: 9 credit hours required - 3 hours must be from the Diversity Course.
- Specific Content: 12 credit hours required; one course on substance abuse and one course on families is required.
- Additional course with service learning component elective for non BSW majors: 3 credit hours
Certificate in Child Abuse and Neglect course requirements are as follows:
Theoretical Foundation
1. S102: Understanding Diversity in a Pluralistic Society (Required), 3 Credits, offered
online
2. Select Either:
S221: Human Growth & Development in the Social Environment, 3 Credits, offered
online
B310: Life Span Development, 3 Credits
3. Select Either:
S251: History and Analysis of Social Welfare Policy, 3 Credits, offered online
Y213: Introduction to Public Policy, 3 Credits
Specific Content
4. S305: Introduction to Child Protection (Required), 3 Credits
5. S180: Selected Topics in Human Welfare 3 Credits with service learning
6. Select 1 Substance Use related course (options below)S202: Introduction to Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 3 Credits
B394: Drugs and Behavior, 3 credits
B396: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Drug Abuse, 3 Credits
H318: Drug Use in American Society, 3 Credits
R410: Alcohol, Drugs, and Society, 3 Credits
S442: Practice Seminar:
Addictions (3 Credits, BSW Majors Only)
7. Select 1 Families related course (options below)
S306: Crisis Intervention, 3 Credits
S307: Grief and Loss, 3 Credits
R314: Families and Society, 3 Credits
S442: Practice Seminar:
Public Child Welfare (3 Credits – DCS Scholars Only)
Children Youth & Families (3 Credits –BSW Majors Only)
For non BSW majors, additional course with service learning component
- S201: Introduction to Case Management, 3 Credits, offered online
