This certificate program provides an integrated sequence of courses to promote the interaction of theory and practice. The program will also enhance clinical practice knowledge; expand assessment and clinical intervention skills; examine assessment and treatment needs of patients and their families; use a biopsychosocial-spiritual framework; provide opportunities to develop leadership skills; and explore the dilemmas in "caring" rather than "curing."
Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Program overview
From the Director
"The Post-Master’s Certificate Program in Palliative and End-of-Life Care is based on the belief that the people with whom we are privileged to work are the experts. Our approach to teaching echoes that collaborative belief, with faculty moving fluidly between the positions of ‘expert’ and ‘co-learner.’ We are committed to creating a safe and respectful environment that acknowledges the role of practice wisdom and validates emotion and spirituality in the learning process."
-Susan Gerbino, PhD, LCSW
Program Requirements
This certificate is comprised of four individual modules. All four modules are required to complete the certificate. Each module meets for between 15 and 20 total hours. The Program Calendar below describes the timetable for each module in detail. Note that the Leadership module is divided between two semesters.
Assignments include weekly readings and small assignments.
Note: An MSW and at least 2 years of post-Master's experience in or related to PELC is required to apply to this Program.
Program Highlights
- Interaction of theory and practice; clinical practice knowledge
- Assessment and clinical intervention skills
- Biopsychosocial-spiritual framework
- Dilemmas in “caring” rather than “curing”
Modules
- Module 1: Ethical Issues in Palliative Care/Pain and Symptom Management: Multidimensional Perspectives (20 CEs)
- Module 2: Theories of Attachment, Loss, and Bereavement (15 CEs)
- Module 3: Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Leadership Development (15 CEs)
- Module 4: Practice Seminar (20 CEs)
Continuing Education Contact Hours
- 70 NYSED-approved contact hours will be awarded for completion of the full program.
SOCIAL WORK
New York University Silver School of Social Work is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers {#SW-0012}.
NYU Silver School of Social Work, 1415 is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. NYU Silver School of Social Work maintains responsibility for the program. ASWB Approval Period: 11/11/16 - 11/11/19. Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval for continuing education credits. Social workers participating in this program will receive 14 continuing education contact hours.
MENTAL HEALTH
New York University Silver School of Social Work is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors {#MHC-0083}.
For Mental Health Practitioners: Please check with your state, if you are not licensed in New York, to determine if these credits will be accepted for licensing renewal.
2017-18 Program Calendar
TOPIC: Theories
| Fall Semester (Meeting time: 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm) |
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TOPIC: Pain and Symptom Management; Ethics
| Fall Semester (Meeting time: 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm) |
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TOPIC: Leadership
| Fall Semester (Meeting time: 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm) |
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| Spring Semester (Meeting time: 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm) |
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TOPIC: Practice Seminar
| Spring Semester (Meeting time 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm): |
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This certificate program is part of NYU Silver's Zelda Foster Studies Program in Palliative and End-of-Life Care (PELC), which encompasses a range of initiatives designed to develop and mentor PELC social work leaders at all stages of their careers.
Apply Now
The application for this program is now closed. Check back in Spring 2018 for the 2018-2019 application.
Special Accommodations & Grievance Policy
Special Accommodations:
Students requiring accommodations have the opportunity to make these known upon registering or by writing to silver.continuingeducation@nyu.edu.
Addressing Grievances:
For information on our Grievance Policy, please click here. If you have questions or concerns contact (212) 998-9099.
2016-17 Certificate Programs
- Advanced Assessment and Diagnosis
- Advanced Clinical Practice
- Clinical Approaches to the Addictions
- Clinical Practice with Adolescents
- Child and Family Therapy
- Executive Leadership in the Not-for-Profit Sector
- Integrated Primary and Behavioral Health
- Palliative and End-of-Life Care
- Spirituality and Social Work
- Clinical Supervision
In this program, the faculty treated students as peers, and the collegial atmosphere allowed students—at all levels of experience—to feel comfortable participating in our own learning. The faculty’s enthusiasm and commitment to teaching, as well as their own work in this field, was a highlight of the program.
- Nicki Weiss, MSW Pathways to Care program at Westchester Jewish Community Services, Hartsdale, NY
- Nicki Weiss, MSW Pathways to Care program at Westchester Jewish Community Services, Hartsdale, NY