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M.S.W. CERTIFICATE IN PROMOTING CHILD AND ADOLESCENT WELL-BEING

The certificate in promoting child and adolescent well-being (ChAP) prepares social work students to critique and implement developmentally informed interventions with infants, children, and adolescents, regardless of their practice specialization and across a range of domains and systems. Visit the ChAP website.

Students either choose to focus their coursework and internship experience on a single child-serving system, multiple systems, or a specific youth population. Wherever they focus, they will develop and enhance skills to serve as change agents for children and adolescents in high-risk environments.    

Requirements for Completion of the CHAP Certificate

Completion of four advanced-year courses:  either 19:910:529 Adolescence: Understanding Risk and Resilience or 19:910:574 Infants and Toddlers: Promoting Developmentally Informed Well-Being.
19:910:591 Advanced Contemporary Policy: Children & Youth

For students in the Clinical specialization:  one of the following:  19:910:513 CSW: Adolescents; 19:910:518 CSW: Children: 19:910:519 CSW: Families; 19:910:520 CSW: Schools; 19:910:523 CSW: Survivors of Abuse and Trauma; and an approved elective focused on infants and toddlers, children, adolescents, or transition-age youth

For students in the Management and Policy specialization:  two approved electives focused on infants and toddlers, children, adolescents, or transition-age youth

A specialized practicum placement focused on child and youth settings.  This two-semester practicum guarantees experience in a setting focused on at least one of the following areas: 

  • Infants

  • Toddlers

  • Preschool 

  • Middle childhood

  • Pre-adolescents

  • Adolescents

  • Emerging adults/transition to adulthood

Students also participate in one service activity or enrichment event during the academic year.
The certificate is now available to students enrolled in the traditional or the blended M.S.W. programs. For more information about applying, please email childcertificate@ssw.rutgers.edu.