Child Advocacy Studies Minor
The CAST (Child Advocacy Studies) minor was created as a collaborative approach to training and educating front-line professionals and the next generation of child welfare practitioners. The core UIS CAST courses are certified by the ZERO Abuse Project. UIS Cast students are eligible for a certificate as proof of their knowledge, skills and abilities in child maltreatment prevention and intervention. Upon completing the 15-hour minor, students can receive credit for the minor at UIS and the certificate awarded externally. Students may complete the CAST minor on-campus or entirely online.
Requirements
| Required Courses | ||
| PAD 481 | Perspectives on Child Maltreatment and Advocacy | 3 |
| PAD 482 | Global Child Advocacy Studies | 3 |
| or PAD 484 | Childhood Trauma: Risk and Resiliency | |
| PAD 483 | The System's Response to Child Maltreatment | 3 |
| PAD 486 | Child Advocacy Studies Capstone | 3 |
| One of the following 1 | 3 | |
| ECCE: Internship Applied Learning | ||
| ECCE: Project Applied Learning | ||
| Total Hours | 15 | |