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Robert D. McCormick Center for Child Advocacy

The Robert D. McCormick Center for Child Advocacy and Policy

The Robert D. McCormick Center for Child Advocacy and Policy at Montclair State University provides quality education and services for child advocates throughout the State of New Jersey.  The Center’s distinguished faculty includes professionals from the disciplines that define public child welfare including social work, law and psychology. The multidisciplinary lens provides students with a unique educational perspective with which to navigate the intricacies of the public child welfare system and beyond.  The Center offers academic programs (Child Advocacy and Policy), administers several grants, provides yearly assorted trainings, and offers an annual national conference on child advocacy.

The Robert D. McCormick Center for Child Advocacy and Policy offers undergraduate and graduate programs including:

  • Undergraduate Certificate in Child Advocacy and Policy
  • Bachelor of Arts in Child Advocacy and Policy
  • Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Child Advocacy and Policy (online and on campus)
  • Master of Arts in Child Advocacy and Policy
  • Master of Arts in Child Advocacy and Policy (online)
  • Master of Arts in Child Advocacy with a Concentration in Public Child Welfare