Child Advocacy Studies Minor
Program Requirements
The undergraduate minor in Child Advocacy Studies (CAST) is an interdisciplinary program requiring 12 credits of training in Child Advocacy Studies. The CAST minor encompasses a group of courses focused on children, youth, and traumatic stress. The CAST minor is appropriate for students who want to explore working in a variety of professional settings with children and adolescents, many of whom may have experienced trauma.
Most courses required by the minor in Child Advocacy Studies have prerequisites. Some students may satisfy prerequisites by virtue of their prior curriculum. When this is not the case, students are responsible for satisfying the prerequisites. All required courses must be taken in residence at UM-St. Louis.
| Course Number | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CAST 1000 | Introduction to Child Advocacy Studies | 3 |
| CAST 2100 | Communication in Child Advocacy | 3 |
| or CAST 2275 | The Ethics, Values, and Policy of Child Advocacy | |
| CAST/PSYCH 3290 | Traumatic Stress in Childhood and Adolescence | 3 |
| CAST 4398 | Child Maltreatment: A Multidisciplinary Approach | 3 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate the ethical behavior and values of their discipline in the context of traumatic stress.
- Integrate the current fund of traumatic stress knowledge into their professional role.
- Generate effective responses to traumatic stress and child maltreatment using trauma-informed decision-making processes.
- Create trauma-sensitive relationships with diverse consumers.
- Interact effectively with professionals across multiple disciplines.
- Communicate effectively with the community about traumatic stress and child maltreatment.