BECOME A SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER
How to apply:
Those interested in receiving their School Social Worker Educational Staff Associate (ESA) Certificate must have a Master’s degree in Social Work before applying to the program.
Please be prepared to share your transcripts (unofficial), current resume, and one or two letters of recommendation — which can be mailed to profdev@plu.edu.
A $40 Non-refundable application fee (click button below) is required to process any application.
Cost:
$250 per credit
$1750 total (does not include application fee)
Course Schedule*
- June 3-24: Foundations of Public Education
- July 1-10: Suicide Prevention, Mandated Reporting
- July 15-31: School Social Work ESA
- Aug 5-21: Social Worker as Part of Interdisciplinary Team
*schedule subject to change
School Social Work ESA Calendar 2025
| SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUNE 1 | 2 | Foundations of Public Education, 5p-7p | 4 | Foundations of Public Education, 5p-7p | 6 | Plan on at least 2 hours a week of asynchronous material |
| 8 | 9 | Foundations of Public Education, 5p-7p | 11 | Foundations of Public Education, 5p-7p | 13 | Plan on at least 2 hours a week of asynchronous material |
| 15 | 16 | Foundations of Public Education, 5p-7p | 18 | No class, JUNETEENTH | 20 | Plan on at least 2 hours a week of asynchronous material |
| 22 | 23 | Foundations of Public Education, 5p-7p | 25 | 26 | 27 | Plan on at least 2 hours a week of asynchronous material |
| 29 | 30 | |||||
| JULY | Reserve for Suicide Prevention/Mandated Reporting, 5p-7p | 2 | 3 | 4 | Plan on at least 2 hours a week of asynchronous material | |
| 6 | 7 | Reserve for Suicide Prevention/Mandated Reporting, 5p-7p | 9 | Reserve for Suicide Prevention/Mandated Reporting, 5p-7p | 11 | Plan on at least 2 hours a week of asynchronous material |
| 13 | 14 | School Social Work ESA 5p-7p | 16 | School Social Work ESA 5p-7p | 18 | Plan on at least 2 hours a week of asynchronous material |
| 20 | 21 | School Social Work ESA 5p-7p | 23 | School Social Work ESA 5p-7p | 25 | Plan on at least 2 hours a week of asynchronous material |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | ||
| AUG | 1 | Plan on at least 2 hours a week of asynchronous material | ||||
| 3 | 4 | School SW as Members of Multidisciplinary Teams, 5p-7p | 6 | School SW as Members of Multidisciplinary Teams, 5p-7p | 8 | Plan on at least 2 hours a week of asynchronous material |
| 10 | 11 | School SW as Members of Multidisciplinary Teams, 5p-7p | 13 | School SW as Members of Multidisciplinary Teams, 5p-7p | 15 | Plan on at least 2 hours a week of asynchronous material |
| 17 | 18 | School SW as Members of Multidisciplinary Teams, 5p-7p | 20 | School SW as Members of Multidisciplinary Teams, 5p-7p | 22 | Plan on at least 2 hours a week of asynchronous material |
| 24 |
Can School Social Workers make a difference?
School Social Workers are the link between the home, school and community in providing direct as well as indirect services to students, families and school personnel to promote and support students’ academic and social success.
www.sswaa.org/school-social-work
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