What Essential Skills are Needed?
This microcredential equips social workers and faith community service personnel with essential skills for serving immigrant and refugee communities with cultural competence and compassion. Participants gain expertise in migration understanding, mental health support, trauma-informed care, and intercultural communication—critical competencies for addressing the complex needs of displaced populations.
The program aligns with the missio Dei by embodying God's call to welcome the stranger and care for the vulnerable. As migration challenges intensify globally, culturally-responsive social workers and faith community service personnel serve as instruments of God's love, promoting dignity, justice, and healing within immigrant communities. Participants develop crisis intervention skills and psychosocial support techniques while learning to navigate the intersections of faith, culture, and professional practice.
This microcredential benefits practitioners seeking specialized immigrant social work knowledge, preparing them for leadership roles in refugee resettlement, community health, and family services. By completing this program, participants join God's redemptive work, advocating for marginalized populations and building bridges across cultural divides in increasingly diverse communities.
SCHOOL OF COMMUNITY MINISTRY
Department of Social Work and Ministry
ONLINE
Delivery
3 TERMS
6 Months Time to Complete
9 CREDITS
Stackable
$2,665
Estimated Tuition *
Skills covered
| Cultural Competence | Health Advocacy |
| Migration Understanding | Trauma-Informed Care |
| Family Assessment | Intercultural Communication |
| Mental Health | Resource Navigation |
| Crisis Intervention | Ethical Practice |
| Community Engagement | Community Leadership |
| Psychosocial Support | Culturally-Responsive Intervention |
| Diversity Awareness |
Microcredential course requirements - 9 credit hours
Ready to Enroll?
Point of Contact:
Dr. Howard Woodruff
Dean, School of Community Ministry
scm@admin.missional.university
This microcredential is stackable
Credits earned in the completion of this microcredential can be applied toward completion of a related certificate or degree program. It is a building block that gives you a jump start to education and career success. See below for just some of the stackable opportunities.
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