School social workers are a vital community resource, collaborating with students, parents, teachers and administrators to address educational challenges so all students receive an education that increases their knowledge and potential to function at their highest ability level. The School Social Work Certificate is available to students enrolled in our Denver Campus MSW Program (you’ll complete the certificate and your MSW program at the same time). Together, the MSW and certificate will prepare you to work in Colorado schools, from preschool through high school. You will learn the laws affecting students and schools in Colorado and become proficient in completing school-based assessments for things such as development, suicide and substance use. By spending time with social workers in diverse school settings in the Denver metro area, you’ll gain a first-hand understanding of school social work, from the assessments used to the role social workers play in schools.

School Social Work Certificate Students enrolled in this certificate program are required to complete a field internship in a school setting in the State of Colorado and with supervision by a school social worker.

Students must include a plan for integrating specific requirements of the certificate into those of the internship on the Individualized Field Education Plan (IFEP). The internship must fulfill the requirements to earn an MSW, as well as those of the certificate.

Coursework Requirements Within their course of study, School Social Work Certificate program students must include the following courses:
SOWK 4712 Social Work & the Law, 3 credits
SOWK 4715 School Social Work Interventions 3 credits
SOWK 4718 School Social Work Assessment and Realities 3 credits

Field Internship Requirement
SOWK 4970 Concentration Field Internship (3 credits from the total 12 credits you will complete for internship will apply to your certificate) 3

Total School Social Work Certificate Credits 12