Social Work in School Settings

The School Social Worker Certificate (SSWC), offered by the University of Michigan School of Social Work Office of Continuing Professional Education, provides comprehensive education to social work professionals interested in practicing as a school social worker in the state of Michigan. The SSWC is designed for post-MSW's who have completed at least 500 hours of direct social work practice with children, youth, and/or families either as part of their MSW field placement or as post-MSW supervised practice hours.

The School Social Worker Certificate Program consists of three continuing education courses: Social Work in Educational Settings; Psychological Testing; and Mental Health and Mental Disabilities in Children and Youth.

Also, a refresher course is available to those whose school social worker approval letters have expired, or who have formerly been issued school social worker full approval by the State of Michigan, but the approval has lapsed.

In each of these instances, those wishing to enroll must have fulfilled the school social worker course requirements and 500 hours of direct social work practice with children, youth, and/or families.