New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 6A - EDUCATION
Chapter 9B - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS AND CERTIFICATION
Subchapter 14 - REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CERTIFICATION
Section 6A:9B-14.5 - School social worker

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 6A:9B-14.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024

(a) The school social worker endorsement authorizes the holder to serve as a school social worker in public schools in preschool through grade 12.

(b) To be eligible for the standard educational services certificate with a school social worker endorsement, the candidate shall hold a master's degree from an accredited college or university and complete a total of 30 graduate-level semester-hour credits with a study in each area listed below:

1. Psychology, including general psychology, educational psychology, psychology of adolescence, and child growth and development;

2. Special education and/or learning disabilities;

3. Social and cultural matters within the school and broader community;

4. A minimum of six semester-hour credits in introductory and advanced social casework, including principles and practices in social casework, interviewing, and methods and skills in diagnosis;

5. Mental hygiene and social psychiatry, including dynamics of human behavior and psychopathology;

6. Medical information, including the role of the social worker in health problems or fundamentals of substance abuse and dependency;

7. Community organizations, agencies and resources; and

8. Social policy and public welfare services, including the care and protection of at-risk children and families.

(c) Upon the executive county superintendent's request, the Office may issue an emergency certificate to a candidate who meets the following requirements:

1. A bachelor's degree in social work or a related field from an accredited college or university; and

2. Completion of the coursework at (b)4 above and of at least two other topics at (b)1, 2, 3, and 5 through 8 above.

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