Youth Practice Specialist Graduate Certificate – Online

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About the Youth Practice Specialist Graduate Certificate Program

The 12-hour Youth Practice Specialist Graduate Certificate is designed to prepare youth professionals to equip individuals in the second decade of life with the skills necessary for a successful transition into adulthood. The target audience is professionals who are either working directly with adolescents and young adults or are involved in education and research related to youth. This certificate is available only through enrollment in the Innovative Digital Education Alliance (IDEA, formerly GPIDEA), a consortium of multiple high-quality universities. The program addresses the need for advanced education in youth issues and does so through a strengths-based curriculum and requires Foundations in Youth Development, Youth Development, and two electives from among the following topics:

Adolescents and Their Families
Youth in Cultural Contexts
Youth, Sports, and Society
Positive Youth Development in Community Settings
Systems of Care for Youth at Risk
Youth Policy
Youth-Adult Relationships
Adolescent Health and Sexuality
Youth Mental Health

Contact: Dr. Ali Luempert, Youth Development, Program Director, Human Development and Family Sciences, 806.834.5741, ali.j.luempert@ttu.edu