The Occupational Endorsement Certificate (OEC) in Interprofessional Child Welfare prepares students for careers in tribal and state child welfare services and to gain skills essential to becoming effective members of interprofessional child welfare teams. Students will complete practicum placements in the Alaska Office of Children's Services, tribal organizations, or other related child welfare service delivery systems. All courses in the OEC in Interprofessional Child Welfare are available through e-learning and can be counted as elective credits for students enrolled in the BSW program and other degree programs with their permission.
Admission Requirements
Special Considerations
- This certificate assumes previous coursework or professional practice.
- Practicum placement for this certificate requires eligibility in Alaska for employment with vulnerable people.
- For the above reasons, before selecting this certificate, students will want to meet with the program coordinator to ensure eligibility.
Graduation Requirements
- Complete the General University Requirements for Occupational Endorsement Certificates.
- Complete the following major requirements with a minimum grade of C:
Course List Code Title Credits SWK A301 Foundations: Trauma Responsive Child Welfare Practice I 3 SWK A302 Theory and Intervention: Trauma Responsive Child Welfare Practice II 3 SWK A303 Applied Practice and Professional Skills: Child Welfare Practice III 3 SWK A395 Child Welfare Practicum 4 Total 13
A minimum of 13 credits is required for the certificate.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
Students graduating with an Occupational Endorsement Certificate in Interprofessional Child Welfare will be able to:
- Produce clear written/oral communication
- Relate respectfully in inter & intra-agency customer service
- Demonstrate professionalism
- Conduct client interactions using cultural humility and trauma responsive care
- Practice self-awareness and reflection in examining stigma and implicit bias in child welfare practice
- Show professional productivity
- Demonstrate resiliency and crisis management
- Facilitate team and family collaboration
- Demonstrate engagement, assessment, and implementation and provision of child welfare services.