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Early Intervention Certificate Program

[School of Social and Family Dynamics & School of Social Work]

The Early Intervention Certificate is cross-disciplinary and is certified by the Arizona Early Intervention Program within the Arizona State Department of Economic Security. Students majoring in social work or family and human Development who wish to learn more about infants and toddlers at risk for developmental delay because of a known disability or because of exposure to environmental risk factors, and students who wish to work with infants and toddlers and their families in a variety of settings would benefit from this training.

Students interested in earning a certificate in early intervention must make a formal application to the early intervention training program. Students must have completed 56 semester hours and have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.50.

The certificate requires 17 semester hours of course work:

CDE 337 Early Childhood Intervention...........................................................3
or SWU 498 Pro Seminar (3)

CDE 437 or SWU 437 Infant-Family Assessment and Observation L/SB..........3

CDE 444 or SWU 446 Risk and Variation in Child Development......................3

Choose between the course combinations below...........................................8

  • CDE 338 Child Development Practicum (3) and
    FAS 484 Internship (5)
    OR
  • SWU 412 Field Instruction I (5) and
    SWU 414 Field Instruction II (3)

If you have questions, please contact barbara.weigand@asu.edu.

Undergraduate and graduate degrees in Family and Human Development and in Sociology continue to be offered!