Become a Child Advocate in NC
Child Advocacy Studies, or CAST, is a program that focuses on child maltreatment.
Offers an innovative, engagement-based academic curriculum involving:
- Hands-on experience
- Practical skill-development
- A focus on community & career
Prepares graduates to:
- Recognize variables leading to child maltreatment
- Identify existing systems that react to child maltreatment
- Develop a multidisciplinary approach to respond effectively to cases of child abuse & neglect in its varying forms
Course Offerings:
- CAS-110: Perspectives on Child Maltreatment and Child Advocacy
- CAS-120: Cultural Awareness and Child Maltreatment
- CAS-210: Professional and System Responses to Child Maltreatment
- CAS-220: Responding to the Survivor of Child Abuse
Courses are available in both curriculum and continuing education and are appropriate for individuals in all public services/safety sectors.
Can be completed in one year or less!