Child Advocacy Studies Undergraduate Certificate

Program Overview

The Child Advocacy Studies Undergraduate Certificate is an interdisciplinary program that prepares students for professional settings involving child advocacy. It focuses on children, youth, and traumatic stress, and requires 17 credits of training in Child Advocacy Studies, including courses on traumatic stress, service learning, child maltreatment, and forensic investigation.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Child Advocacy Studies Undergraduate Certificate

Objectives:

• Specialize in working with children and adolescents, particularly those who have experienced trauma.
• Prepare students for professional settings involving child advocacy.

Program Description:

• Interdisciplinary program requiring 17 credits of training in Child Advocacy Studies.
• Focuses on children, youth, and traumatic stress.
• Requires at least one course outside the student's home department.
• All required courses must be taken in residence at UM-St. Louis.

Outline:

Required Courses (17 credits):

• CAST/PSYCH 3290: Traumatic Stress in Childhood and Adolescence (3 credits)
• CAST 3295: Service Learning Projects in Child Advocacy (2 credits)
• CAST 4398: Child Maltreatment: A Multidisciplinary Approach (3 credits)
• CAST 4428: Foundations of Practice in Child Advocacy (3 credits)
• CAST 4498: Forensic Investigation of Child Abuse (3 credits)

Careers:

• Professional settings involving work with children and adolescents, particularly those who have experienced trauma.