Certificate In Parenting Education

Increasingly, parenting education is being recognized as an appropriate prevention strategy for supporting parents and parents-to-be and as a foundation for raising healthy children and families. There is a high demand for knowledgeable, skilled professionals in this developing field.

In this program, professionals who work with families in supportive, educational and therapeutic capacities will gain knowledge of the issues and concerns of parents, and of how to respond to these concerns; gain an understanding of how adults grow and develop and of the developmental stages of parenting; and gain the skills needed to work more effectively with parents individually and in groups. Parents who are not professionals in this field may also be eligible to participate in the program. Credits earned in this certificate program may be applied to a master's degree program in Child and Family Studies.

For a detailed list of courses, please go to the graduate section of our catalog in .pdf and click on Professional Development Specialties and Graduate Specialties.

Contact Information:

For any questions or further information concerning this or any Wheelock College Program, please contact:

Wheelock College
Graduate Admissions
200 The Riverway
Boston, MA 02215
(617) 879-2206
1-800-734-5212
graduate@wheelock.edu
www.wheelock.edu