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Youth Advocacy Graduate Certificate at University of Southern California

University of Southern California, United States

Programme overview

A graduate certificate for students, professionals and paraprofessionals addressing community safety with emphasis on youth well-being across the life cycle, including systems-involved youth, through an interdisciplinary cultural, legal, historical and social approach.

Faculty: USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work  |  Duration: At least 12 units  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

Required courses are SOWK 624 Social Work in Juvenile Justice Settings and SOWK 661 Interprofessional Education, Team-Based Care and Caregivers (6 units), plus 6 elective units such as SOWK 622 Threat Assessment and Management, SOWK 639 Policy Advocacy and Social Change and SOWK 668 Social Work and Law.

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Entry requirements

Certificates are available to graduate students from other disciplines and to employed professionals.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Duration: At least 12 units

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