D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-E1657

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 5-E1657 - SCHOOL COUNSELOR

1657.1

For certification as a school counselor, the following shall be required:

(a) A master's degree in counseling from an accredited institution;

(b) A minimum of two (2) successful academic years of full-time experience in teaching. One year could be satisfied by full-time work experience in a non-school setting;

(c) Completion of graduate level requirements that include the following:

(1) Philosophy and principles underlying guidance and other pupil personnel services;

(2) The theory and practice of counseling, including work with exceptional and culturally diverse students;

(3) Educational and psychological measurement;

(4) Career development theory including career planning and decision-making techniques and the use of occupational and educational information;

(5) Understanding the individual (i.e., the nature and range of human characteristics);

(6) Group counseling and group guidance processes;

(7) Research and evaluation;

(8) Elementary, middle, and secondary school counseling; and

(9) No less than three hundred (300) clock hours of graduate level university supervised field experience in counseling in a school setting, pre-K-12. One hundred (100) of these required hours (twenty (20) hours per year) may be granted prior to classroom teaching experiences. The hours of field experience shall be performed in pre- practicum, practicum, or internship and shall include demonstration of skills/competencies in the following:

(A) Individual, group, play, therapy, family therapy, consultation, career development, measurement and evaluation, placement and follow-up, computer literacy, and multicultural education;

(B) This field experience requirement may be met by completion of a degree in school counseling from a program approved by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Program (CACREP) or a National Board of Certified Counselors (NBC(C) certificate; or

(C) Completion of a degree in school counseling from a program approved by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Program (CACREP) or a National Board of Certified Counselors (NBC(C) certificate.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-E1657

Final Rulemaking published at 28 DCR 3201 (July 17, 1981); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 33 DCR 6542 (October 24, 1986); and by Final Rulemaking published at 40 DCR 6893, 6935-36 (October 1, 1993)