(a) Application Requirements. A completed application for
licensure as a specialist in school psychology includes the following, in
addition to the requirements set forth in §463.5 of this title (relating
to Application File Requirements):
(1) Documentation of an appropriate graduate degree; and
(2) Documentation from the National School Psychologists'
Certification Board sent directly to the Board indicating the applicant holds
current valid certification as a National Certified School Psychologist; or
(3) Documentation of the following sent directly to the
Board:
(A) transcripts that verify that the applicant has met the
requirements set forth in subsection (b) of this section;
(B) proof of the internship required by subsection (c) of
this section if the applicant did not graduate from either a training program
approved by the National Association of School Psychologists or a training
program in school psychology accredited by the American Psychological Association;
and
(C) the score that the applicant received on the School Psychology
Examination sent directly from the Education Testing Service.
(D) three acceptable reference letters from three different
individuals who are licensed as psycholgists or specialists in school psychology
or are credentialed in school psychology in their respective jurisdictions.
(b) Training Qualifications. Candidates for licensure as a
specialist in school psychology who hold a currently valid National Certified
School Psychologist (NCSP) certification or who have graduated from a training
program approved by the National Association of School Psychologists or accredited
in School Psychology by the American Psychological Association will be considered
to have met the training qualifications. All other applicants must have completed
a graduate degree in psychology from a regionally accredited academic institution,
and have completed at least 60 graduate level semester credit hours, also
from a regionally accredited academic institution, no more than 12 of which
may be internship hours. All 60 hours do not have to be obtained prior to
the conferral of the graduate degree and the applicant need not be formally
enrolled in a psychology program to obtain graduate hours after the degree
date. For purposes of this rule, a graduate degree in psychology means the
name of the candidate's major or program of studies must be titled psychology.
These applicants must submit evidence of graduate level coursework as follows:
(1) Psychological Foundations; including:
(A) biological bases of behavior;
(B) human learning;
(C) social bases of behavior;
(D) multi-cultural bases of behavior;
(E) child or adolescent development;
(F) psychopathology or exceptionalities;
(2) Research and Statistics;
(3) Educational Foundations; including:
(A) instructional design;
(B) organization and operation of schools;
(4) Assessment; including:
(A) psychoeducational assessment;
(B) socio-emotional, including behavioral and cultural, assessment;
(5) Interventions; including:
(A) counseling
(B) behavior management
(C) consultation
(6) Professional, Legal and Ethical Issues; and
(7) A Practicum
(c) Completion of internship or experience. Applicants must
have completed a minimum of 1200 hours, of which 600 must be in a public school.
The internship or experience in the public school must be supervised by an
individual qualified in accordance with §465.38 of this title (relating
to Psychological Services in the Schools). Internship or experience which
is not obtained in a public school must be supervised by a licensed psychologist.
No experience with a supervisor who is related within the second degree of
affinity or within the second degree by consanguinity to the person, or is
under Board disciplinary order, may be considered for specialist in school
psychology licensure. Internships may not involve more than two sites (a school
district is considered one site) and may be obtained in not less than one
or more than three academic years. These individuals must be designated as
interns. Direct, systematic supervision must involve a minimum of one face-to-face
contact hour per week or two consecutive face-to-face contact hours once every
two weeks with the intern. The internship must include direct intern application
of assessment, intervention, behavior management, and consultation, for children
representing a range of ages, populations and needs.
(d) Additional Requirements. In addition to the requirements
of subsections (a) through (c) of this section, applicants for licensure as
a specialist in school psychology must meet the requirements imposed under
§11(d) of the Psychologists' Licensing Act.
(e) Examinations. Applicants must take the National School
Psychology Examination administered by the Educational Testing Service and
obtain at least the current cut-off score for the NCSP before applying for
the licensed specialist in school psychology. Following Board approval, an
applicant for licensure as a specialist in school psychology must take and
pass the Board's Jurisprudence Examination.
(f) Trainee Requirements. An applicant for the specialist
in school psychology license who meets all requirements, prior to taking and
passing the Jurisprudence examination, may, in accordance with §465.38(4)
of this title (relating to Psychological Services in the Schools), practice
under supervision as a trainee for up to one calendar year.
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