D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-E1659
Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024
Rule 5-E1659 - SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST1659.1For certification as a school psychologist, the following shall be required:
(a) A master's degree in school, psychology, educational, or clinical psychology from an accredited institution to include forty-two (42) semester hours of graduate level coursework and five hundred (500) clock hours of satisfactory field experience in a school setting under the supervision of a certified school psychologist;(b) Fifteen (15) semester hours to include the following: (1) Introduction to school psychology;(2) Child adolescent psychology or developmental psychology;(3) Psychology of abnormal behavior/psychopathy of childhood and adolescence (mental hygiene);(4) Statistics; tests and measurements, evaluation; or research methods; and(5) Seminar in school psychology;(c) Six (6) semester hours from among the following: (1) Neurology or neuropsychology and brain behavior;(2) Biological basis of behavior;(3) Theories of learning; or(4) Theories of personality;(d) Nine (9) semester hours from the following: (1) History and systems of psychology;(2) Psychology of the exceptional child;(3) Socio-cultural education;(4) Survey of problems and issues in special education; or(5) Public school law; urban issues; legal and ethical issues;(e) Six (6) semester hours to include the following: (1) Individual assessment of cognitive abilities; and(2) Behavioral assessment (behavioral checklist, classroom observation techniques); and(f) Six (6) semester hours from the following: (1) Evaluation and diagnosis of exceptional children;(2) Diagnosis and remedial techniques in arithmetic;(3) The learning disabled child/learning disabilities; or(4) Personality assessment.D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-E1659
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, 6938-39 (October 1, 1993)