This domestic violence and evidence-based practice undergraduate certificate focuses on domestic violence as a social issue, including its impact on marginalized communities. You’ll become prepared to intervene in domestic violence across a range of settings and types of practice, including advocacy and policy. In addition to learning about domestic violence intervention, this certificate emphasizes prevention through building healthy relationships across the lifespan.
In your courses, you’ll gain a comprehensive overview of domestic violence, and have an opportunity to focus on specialty areas such as global violence against women, the intersection of domestic violence and child maltreatment, the health and mental health effects of violence, technology-facilitated abuse and domestic violence fatality review. This certificate can complement any degree program that focuses on helping others including social work, criminal justice, nursing, law, education, psychology, sociology and counseling. With experiential learning opportunities throughout the program, you'll graduate with experience in advocacy, relational health promotion and violence interruption.