The course included trips to compassion-driven organizations such as International Justice Mission, a law-firm that specializes in bringing justice to under-represented social and economic groups, and a non-profit organization called, “Tahanan Walang Hagdan (Tagalog: House without Stairs), which provides industrial employment to people with disabilities.
The Ph.D. in HCD is a multi-year, inter-disciplinary, research-oriented degree that builds on an earned master’s degree. The program exists to equip leaders, teachers, child advocates, practitioners, and pastors who have the gifts, skill, and capacity to care holistically for children inside and outside the church.
