New Earth Institute (NEI)
The New Earth Institute is the branch of Southwestern College that oversees all programs, products, and services that are not part of the formal master’s degree programs. NEI offers seven professional certificate programs and the annual Transformation & Healing Conference. NEI also sponsors a lecture series and other continuing education opportunities for both students and community members.
The New Earth Institute of Southwestern College offers cutting edge experiential and transformational programs on innovative and clinically relevant topics. Each program offers distinctive training that can enhance not only the participant’s experience and skill base, but their career opportunities. Classes can be taken for Board approved CEs by counselors, social workers and art therapists, as well as for personal enrichment by the general public. You may want to complete a certificate in a specialty area or you may choose to take whichever class is of interest to you.
*Southwestern College students may take these courses at the Continuing Education price unless they are using the course to meet graduate program degree requirements.
Here's AAR Certificate Director Richard Pelfrey in conversation with Graduate Assistant Toni Black.
We gathered with Richard Pelfrey to learn more details about the Addictions, Abuse and Recovery Certificate and got the low down on just how useful the certificate was for recent SWC graduate Mattsué Cahue-Lopez in her Field Training experience.