Graduate Certificate program in Marriage and Family Therapy and Counseling at New York University

This certificate provides a comprehensive spectrum of courses for clinicians interested in expanding and deepening their understanding of work with children ages preschool through latency and their families. In addition to play and creative arts therapy, the curriculum includes courses in child development, trauma, attachment, parenting, childhood, and child-focused family interventions. This course utilizes a non-oppressive, culturally competent practice approach to working with diverse children and their families in a range of settings, including schools, immigration services, and family-centered agencies.

Explore the influence of family dynamics and intergenerational trauma on child behavior and relationship dynamics.

Culturally competent practice with LGBTQIA and BIPOC families.

Play therapy and creative arts therapy with preschool through preadolescent children.

This certificate requires the completion of 24 two-hour online sessions over the course of two semesters. Assignments include weekly readings and a final learning assessment in the form of a project or written assignment.

New York University Silver School of Social Work is recognized by the New York State Education Department State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers {#SW-0012}.

NYU Silver School of Social Work maintains responsibility for the program.

ACE only approves individual courses in New Jersey, though NYU Silver is CSWE-accredited and therefore accepted for licensed NJ professionals. Here is a full list of statutes related to social work CE.

The cost of this certificate program is $2,866, which includes registration fee and cost of an online compendium of readings.

25% discount for NYU Silver School of Social Work MSW PhD alumni.

15% discount for applicants who have already completed one NYU Silver certificate program.

Deposit: Upon acceptance into the program, a $250 non-refundable deposit is required to secure your place. This deposit is applied to the total cost of tuition. Remaining payments are broken into three installments and must be paid by the due date indicated in the acceptance notification.

The $250.00 program deposit is non-refundable. Students that withdraw before the first class will be refunded 100% of their fees (minus the deposit). Students that withdraw after up to and including two (2) sessions will be refunded 70% of their fees (minus the deposit). Students who withdraw after up to and including four (4) sessions will be refunded 55% of their fees (minus the deposit). Students who withdraw after four (4) sessions will receive no refund.

Please note: although the tuition payments are broken down into deposit, fall, and spring installments (a practice meant to create smaller, easier payments for students), the term essions' refers to the entire program. Students who withdraw after four sessions, even if they have not begun the spring semester, are still required to pay their spring semester bills.