Clinical School Social Work Certificate

Social work in schools is complex and multi-faceted. Not only do social workers need to understand how to work effectively with children and adolescents, but they also need a firm grasp of school policy, structure of school systems, and collaborative team-based approaches. 

What will you learn?

This course will equip social workers to work effectively and ethically in a school environment and gain knowledge and skills to provide clinical, mental health services within their role. They will gain skills in assessment, common mental health diagnoses, treatment planning, interventions, and evaluation that work well in a fast-paced school setting.

Course details

The Clinical School Social Work Certificate is self-paced and fully online, and is offered in both English and Spanish. 

• This cost for one section, either English or Spanish, is $129.
• The cost for both English and Spanish is $139 for both sections (English and Spanish).

Click the links below to go directly to the courses on the Baylor Extended Learning site and register today!

Click Here for the English Course  Click here for the Spanish Course

Meet your instructors

Carrie Arroyo, LCSW-S, is a clinical professor in Baylor University’s Diana R. Garland School of Social Work. Drawing from years of social work practice experience in public schools, she blends clinical practice knowledge in assessment and intervention, supervision skills, and child and adolescent mental health with teaching and training of social work students and practitioners. Since joining the faculty in 2011, she teaches across BSW and MSW curricula, and has led funded partnerships with Waco Independent School District and Transformation Waco to train school staff, supervise MSW interns, and expand school-based mental health services and transition supports for students within local districts.
   
Mary Zane Nelson, LCSW-S, has years of experience in direct practice in school social work. She has also supervised social work interns and built a successful grant project funded through the US Department of Education that helped to facilitate partnerships between local school districts and Baylor University in efforts to expand qualified mental health providers to serve in public schools. She specializes in trauma-informed, evidence-based therapy and in addition to working with children and adolescents in schools, she enjoys providing support for adults, couples, and parents, particularly regarding life transitions and postpartum support.