Graduate Certificate Options
School Social Work
In order to provide social work services in a Wisconsin public school system, individuals must be licensed by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI). The requirements for licensure are established by DPI. At UWM, the Department of Social Work in the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare is an approved program. UWM School of Education works with us and is responsible for verifying material and transmitting the application for licensure to DPI. UW-Madison is the only other graduate program in the state that offers a school social work certificate program. Additionally, graduates with an MSW can take the new DPI requirements for school social work certification as graduate, special students. More ...
Certificate in Applied Gerontology
In conjunction with the Center on Age and Community and UWM Graduate School, we offer a certificate in Applied Gerontology. Gerontology is an expanding area for social workers at all levels of practice. The certificate builds on the requirements of the gerontology concentration and includes additional, inter-disciplinary coursework. We have also just piloted a field program in gerontology that exposes students with interest in aging services to multiple agencies and types of services. More ...
Certificate in Nonprofit Management
Partnering with the Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management, we offer social work students the option of additional coursework for a certificate in nonprofit management. This certificate builds on our requirements in “macro” methods (community and organizational practice) and is for graduate students primarily interested in organizational leadership and management roles. More ...
Certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT)
The Graduate Certificate Program in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) has been housed in the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare since its inception in 1987-88. The Certificate program is open only to those who are currently enrolled in the Master of Social Work (MSW) degree. The certificate offers the graduate requirements towards licensure in Wisconsin. The state license is possible after completion of the MFT academic and field requirements (i.e., our MFT certificate) plus 3,000 hours of post-graduate experience supervised by a licensed marriage and family therapist. More ...
Certificate in Public Health
The Public Health certificate is designed for students and working professionals involved in health programming, evaluation, education policy, engineering administration, research and other areas related to public health. This program allows students to create a customized academic plan with a variety of courses and learning formats to meet their professional needs and interests.
The 15-credit program requires courses in each of the five core disciplines: epidemiology, biostatistics, health administration and policy, social and behavioral health and environmental health. Coursework must be completed within three years.
For additional information visit the Certificate in Public Health web site or contact Carrie Von Bohlen, 414.229.2313, or email asknursing@uwm.edu