{"id":4286,"date":"2022-10-24T14:32:38","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T14:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=4286"},"modified":"2025-02-10T11:14:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T16:14:27","slug":"be-the-voice-for-a-child-in-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2022\/10\/24\/be-the-voice-for-a-child-in-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Be the Voice for a Child in Need"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column4286_f2815b-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column4286_f2815b-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4286_f2815b-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4286_f2815b-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4286_f2815b-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4286_f2815b-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4286_f2815b-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4286_f2815b-1d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4286_f2815b-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column4286_f2815b-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4286_f2815b-1d dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WilmU\u2019s Child Advocacy Studies certificate helps the youngest victims.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A victim of child abuse might not be able to say what\u2019s wrong. But a compassionate child advocate might be able to see the signs and assist in intervention. Wilmington University\u2019s Child Advocacy Studies certificate can help both of them.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The five-course, fifteen-credit undergraduate certificate&nbsp;aims to&nbsp;train&nbsp;educators, health care professionals, law enforcement officials, social workers, mental health counselors, and others&nbsp;who work with children and families&nbsp;to recognize and respond to indicators of abuse, maltreatment, and neglect.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cChildren don\u2019t always have the ability to communicate their concerns,\u201d says Susan Bair Purcell, program chair for the Child Advocacy Studies certificate program. \u201cThey don\u2019t always know that what they\u2019re experiencing is not okay. They don\u2019t know there\u2019s another way.&nbsp;WilmU\u2019s&nbsp;commitment to improving children\u2019s lives in the community is a practical approach to a big problem.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>WilmU\u2019s&nbsp;commitment to improving children\u2019s lives in the community is a practical approach to a big problem.\u201d&nbsp;\u2013Susan Bair Purcell<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The certificate\u2019s coursework&nbsp;offers a multidisciplinary approach to&nbsp;identifying, investigating, and reporting incidents. Students will conduct mock case studies, interviews, and home visits. Two electives in psychology, sociology, criminal justice, or legal studies specialize the certificate to individual interests and career goals.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Available in classrooms at&nbsp;WilmU\u2019s&nbsp;New Castle campus as well as its Dover, Georgetown, and Burlington, N.J., locations and 100% online, the courses are taught by practicing professionals in legal, social services, and law enforcement fields. \u201cThat\u2019s incredibly valuable, the experiences they bring to their teaching,\u201d says Purcell, a deputy attorney general in the Delaware Department of Justice\u2019s Special Victims Unit. \u201cIt\u2019s worth much more than just a chapter in a book.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to&nbsp;WilmU\u2019s&nbsp;exclusive Dual-Credit ADVANTAGE\u2122, students who complete the certificate can also apply the credits they\u2019ve earned toward a bachelor\u2019s degree in Behavioral Sciences, Criminal Justice, Education Studies, or Psychology, or toward our RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always been important to be an advocate for children, who often have no voice of their own,\u201d says Purcell. \u201cRecent science has given us more insights into the impact that trauma has on children and their developing brains. With this type of training, we may actually be able to begin to break the cycle of child abuse.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about&nbsp;WilmU\u2019s&nbsp;Child Advocacy Studies certificate or to apply, please visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilmu.edu\/behavioralscience\/child-advocacy-certificate.aspx\"><strong>wilmu.edu<\/strong><strong>\/<\/strong><strong>behavioralscience<\/strong><strong>\/child-advocacy-<\/strong><strong>certificate<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WilmU\u2019s Child Advocacy Studies certificate helps the youngest victims. A victim of child abuse might not be able to say what\u2019s wrong. But a compassionate&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":4287,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[90],"class_list":["post-4286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-college-of-social-and-behavioral-sciences"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":2,"label":"ACADEMIC NEWS"}],"post_tag":[{"value":90,"label":"College of Social and Behavioral Sciences"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/CAST_BlogFeaturedImage_10-22-480x480.jpg",480,480,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Rachel Marchione","author_link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/author\/rachel\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":2,"name":"ACADEMIC NEWS","slug":"academic-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":559,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":460,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":2,"category_count":460,"category_description":"","cat_name":"ACADEMIC NEWS","category_nicename":"academic-news","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":90,"name":"College of Social and Behavioral Sciences","slug":"college-of-social-and-behavioral-sciences","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":647,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":71,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4286"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15391,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4286\/revisions\/15391"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}