Regulation .05 Pupil Personnel Worker.
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The requirements for licensure as a pupil personnel worker are that the applicant shall have:
A.
A master’s degree from an institution of higher education in pupil personnel or a related field, such as:
(1)
Counseling or guidance services, or both;
(2)
Early childhood, elementary, or secondary education;
(3)
Human growth and development;
(4)
Sociology, social work, or psychology;
(5)
Special education; or
(6)
Administration and supervision;
B.
In addition to or as part of §A of this regulation, 21 semester hours of graduate credit or State-approved CPDs, to include school law and at least 6 of the following seven areas:
(1)
Counseling methods;
(2)
Early childhood or adolescent psychology, or both;
(3)
Multicultural issues;
(4)
Family systems/dynamics;
(5)
Delivery of pupil personnel services and programs;
(6)
Abnormal psychology or juvenile delinquency, or both; or
(7)
Educational assessment interpretation;
C.
3 years of effective teaching experience, or, at the recommendation of a local superintendent of schools, related experience may be substituted for teaching experience; and
D.
3 semester hours of credit or State-approved CPDs in inclusion of special needs student populations.