Interprofessional Education Caregiving
Interprofessional Education Caregiving Graduate Certificate
Today's family caregivers are diverse, and studies have shown a statistically significant improvement in patient satisfaction when they receive comprehensive team-based care. The Interprofessional Education Caregiving Certificate (IPECC) addresses both of these factors. It provides social work and health affairs students and professionals with interprofessional education and team-based care experiences to prepare them for collaborative practice with diverse caregivers.
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This certificate is well suited for you if you're interested in acquiring culturally responsive evidence-based and trauma-informed interprofessional team-based skills to ensure that you enter the healthcare workforce collaborative practice ready to work with diverse caregivers
- Dr. Dawn Joosten-Hagye
Maximize Your MSW
Through the core curriculum of the MSW program, you may have already completed 6 of the units you need for a certificate. Adding on a graduate certificate — designed to enhance your skills and knowledge base for specific expertise — will allow you to stand out in the social work specialization that interests you.
Current students in the Master in Social Work Degree Program are eligible for any graduate certificate of their choosing.
What You'll Learn
This certificate prepares students and professionals to engage in culturally responsive, evidence-based and trauma-informed interdisciplinary team-based care. It'll help prepare you to enter the healthcare workforce collaborative practice ready to work with diverse caregivers.
During this certificate, you'll:
- Collaborate with health professionals in nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, gerontology and medicine
- Gain an understanding of contributions, roles and responsibilities of social work and allied health disciplines.
Coursework
The certificate team will help you determine which courses you need to take to complete your certificate. Please note, not all classes are offered every semester.
Hear from Dr. Dawn Joosten-Hagye, Program Lead for the Interprofessional Education Caregiving Graduate Certificate
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