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Online Family Home Visiting Certificate


Family Home Visiting, Certificate (1701)


  • Undergraduate
  • Health and Human Services
  • Applied Human Sciences

Overview

The Family Home Visiting certificate will prepare students to provide home visiting services. Potential clients include those needing parenting skills, those at risk for abusing and neglecting their children, and/or those who need other support services.

Program Requirements (12 hours)

A grade of “C” or above must be earned in the following FACS support courses required for this certificate: 

Course List
FACS 395Child and Family Stress3
FACS 494Parenting Strategies3
FACS 497Family Home Visiting3
Select three hours of electives chosen in consultation with departmental advisor. Below are some commonly used electives.3
FACS 311
Family Relations
FACS 391
Risk and Resilience
FACS 393
Role of Play in Child Development
FACS 495
Family and Relationship Violence
FACS 496
Addressing Challenging Behavior in Young Children
SWRK 326
Services for the Older American
SWRK 330
Human Behavior in the Social Environment
SWRK 356
Services for Juvenile Offenders and Their Families
SWRK 357
Case Management
SWRK 436
Services to Children
SWRK 450
Child Maltreatment
Total Hours12

Modality: This program is 100% online


 

 

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 Last Modified 12/12/25