Rural Health and Wellbeing Certificate

The Graduate Certificate in Rural Health and Wellbeing introduces a capacity lens and holistic approach to the multifaceted complexities facing social work practice with rural populations and communities. Students will develop a critical understanding of the intersectionality of the systemic connections between the communities and the people they serve. Identification of the structural, social, resource and policy driven challenges will be examined.

The Certificate provides an intentional, focused opportunity for students to gain depth on working with the clients they intend to serve. It requires 9 total credit hours: