Do you know a passionate, committed, high-potential early childhood educator or social worker who aspires to advance their career? If you have a friend, family member or colleague who you feel would be a strong match for any of our programs, send them our way! As a thank you for your important contribution, you will be entered to win a referral prize.
By referring family, friends and colleagues, you’ll also help them achieve their professional goals, grow their network and help them continue their impact in their neighborhood and communities.
Each Spring, Summer, and Fall term, we will choose 2 winners for each prize.
Winners will be chosen from Referrers and from candidates who submit an application.
$25 Erikson swag
Our faculty members are recognized scholars and respected voices for children and families.
You will develop your reflective practice skills in our Integrative Seminars, Capstone Projects and more.
Our conferences and customized training for professionals are led by experts in childhood development, early childhood education, and social work.
Erikson Institute is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Erikson’s Master of Social Work program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
Erikson offers degree and certificate programs, licensures, and endorsements focused on understanding the developmental needs of young children and families within the context of cultural, social, economic, and political circumstances.
Each year, Erikson awards over $2 million in scholarships and grants.
Erikson has over 50 years of experience in early childhood education and child development.
One of the things I’ve learned here is to look at the whole picture. Look at the culture, the values, and pay attention to the systemic issues that make up the life of the person. If you consider these factors, you can make a real impact in the lives of those who we say we’re here to help. Before Erikson, I felt discouraged and overwhelmed by challenges I’d see in children and families I worked with. Now, I feel hope again, because along with my peers, I’m learning and working to be an agent of change.
I believe the relationship-based skills I strengthened at Erikson through their curriculum and culture led me to where I am today. Erikson partners with amazing organizations to provide internship experiences to their students. In July 2022 I made one year as a full-time school-based therapist with the Juvenile Protective Association (JPA), where I completed my clinical internship.
I believe my work and personal contribution to this field can improve the world because of my individual experiences as an immigrant and adult learner. I have acquired a unique perspective on the situations many families face when navigating special education services and finding the resources they need to support their children’s thriving. As a student at Erikson Institute, I have discovered a high-quality graduate program in social work and child development which has transformed my practice as an educational coach and developmental therapist.
I am passionate about being an educator and partnering with children and families because I know that teaching is more than just content work: this is heart work. Coming to Erikson has given me a different lens on how I approach children and families—more awareness about the impact of my words and the respect in my intentions as I work to support all families from various cultures, upbringings, philosophies, backgrounds.
I am hoping to help fill in the cracks in the system to prevent more children from falling through them. I want to fight for those who cannot fight for themselves, and I believe that the skills, resources, and education I have obtained during my program at Erikson will help me do so. As a child, I did not have anyone on my side in the legal system. After I obtain my MSW, it would be my privilege and honor to see to it that other children do not have to face that same abandonment.
