Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

Family Home Visiting, Certificate (1701)

Department website: http://www.wku.edu/ahs/childstudies/familyhomevisiting.php


Program Coordinator

Darbi J. Haynes-Lawrence, darbi.haynes-lawrence@wku.edu, (270) 745-2525

The Family Home Visiting certificate will prepare students to provide home visiting services. Potential clients include those needing parenting skills, those at risk for abusing and neglecting their children, and/or those who need other support services.

Program Requirements (12 hours)

A grade of “C” or above must be earned in the following FACS support courses required for this certificate: 

FACS 395Child and Family Stress3
FACS 494Parenting Strategies3
FACS 497Family Home Visiting3
Select three hours of electives chosen in consultation with departmental advisor3
Total Hours12