Spirituality and Social Work

Online Post-Master's Certificate Program

This certificate program explores contemporary issues in spirituality and social work. It examines the importance of spirituality in addressing presenting issues and demonstrates the importance of spirituality in the clinical setting. Specific spiritual methods and interventions will be highlighted and applied to practice. Spirituality will be viewed as a dimension in the biopsychosocial assessment and treatment planning process. The program utilizes didactic and experiential components, which will include role playing, narratives, storytelling, and other pragmatic methods.

Program Highlights

• Intersection of spirituality, mysticism, and religion
• Relational spirituality, community, and alienation
• The intersection of mind and body: Eastern spiritual philosophy and practices
• Spiritual approaches to wholeness and transformation of self
• The intersection between spirituality, religion, and culture
• Spirituality across the life cycle
• The contribution of spirituality to social change and social policy
• Spiritual assessment and transformation
• Case studies

This certificate requires the completion of 18 two-hour sessions over the course of two semesters, taking place Tuesday evenings from 6:30 - 8:30 pm ET (dates listed below). Assignments include weekly readings and a final learning assessment in the form of a project.

The program runs for 18 two-hour sessions, Tuesday evenings, 6:30 - 8:30 pm ET, over the course of the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 academic year.

Fall 2021

• September 14, 28
• October 12, 19, 26
• November 9, 16
• December 7, 14

Spring 2022

• January 25
• February 1, 8, 15, 22
• March 1, 15, 22
• April 5

Anthony Nicotera, JD, DSW, LSW

Dr. Nicotera has over 20 years of spiritual and clinical counseling, coaching and teaching experience, as well as nonprofit leadership and management experience. He serves as Adjunct Professor at NYU’s Silver School of Social Work, and for the past 12 years has been teaching courses in social justice, nonviolent peacemaking, and multi-faith leadership as part of NYU’s Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life.

36 NYSED and ASWB/ACE Continuing Education Contact Hours will be awarded for this program.

55 jurisdictions accept ACE-approved provider CE contact hours. ACE is not an approved Continuing Education provider in the states of New York (though NYU Silver is NYSED CE approved in NYS) and West Virginia, unless the event is outside of West VA. 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.

Access the Post-Master's Certificate application here.

Application Deadline: August 1, 2021

The cost of this certificate program is $1,980, which includes registration fee and cost of an online compendium of readings.

Available discounts include:

• 25% discount for NYU Silver School of Social Work MSW/PhD alumni
  
• 25% discount for field instructors currently working with NYU Silver School of Social Work graduate students.
• 15% discount for applicants who have already completed one NYU Silver certificate program.
• 50% discount for veterans.

Please note: discounts may not be combined.

Payment Policy: 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. Tuition payments may be broken up by semester. The total cost of each semester is due before the start of each semester.