Social Work Introduces New Certificate

The School of Social Work will offer a new, interdisciplinary graduate certificate in gerontology beginning in Fall 2017.

The graduate certificate is aimed at students from all disciplines and is a 12 credit-hour program for any post-baccalaureate student, graduate student or community member currently working in health care-related fields such as nutrition and dietetics, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech-language pathology, nursing, and social among other areas.

The program is will include courses related to working as part of an interdisciplinary or care coordination team. Those undertaking the certificate will attend SLU’s Geriatric Education Summer Institute, which will include workshops on the current practice of geriatric care in community settings and plenary sessions on current research in assessment and intervention strategies. The course will also include a discipline-specific practicum in working with older adults.

Those undertaking the course do not have to be degree-seeking. Courses taken in the program may count toward SLU electives as well as toward the certificate itself. Completion of the certificate will be note on transcripts.

For questions or more information, contact Cara Wallace, assistant professor of social work and gerontology certificate coordinator at wallacecl@slu.edu or click here.