Sexual Health Certificate FAQ

Students will need access to high-speed internet and a computer with a webcam for live Q&A sessions with the certificate leader and other participants. Instructions for accessing the course website and orientation information about course technology are provided prior to the course.

Electronic copies may be submitted with your application. If we have any concerns, you may be asked to submit an official transcript from your institution.

No. You receive a certificate at the end of the program, not a certification. You can use the education hours from the program toward certification through the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT).

1098-T tax forms are not provided for CE programs. Participants should talk to a tax advisor to determine if there is an appropriate way to claim their CE program payments.

Participants requesting social work CE hours will receive a certificate upon completion of an evaluation after each individual course within the program. For more information about certificates, please see the CE policies page (ssw.umich.edu/r/CEpolicies)

Community volunteering is one way to begin. Many people begin by volunteering in a Planned Parenthood clinic, or a clinic providing free medical care, or as an assistant in a nursing home, or an HIV/AIDS wellness program. All of these would give you great training in being with people and talking and listening to people.