Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
This section prescribes requirements for meeting the
education requirements for school counselor certificates through individual
evaluation. A candidate must have achieved a 3.0 cumulative grade point average
or its equivalent in the program or programs leading to any degree used to meet
the requirements for a certificate under this section. All other requirements
for the certificate, including but not limited to, examination and/or
experience requirements, as prescribed in this Subpart must also be met.
(a) A candidate seeking to fulfill the
education requirement for an initial certificate through individual evaluation
of education requirements shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Degree completion. The candidate shall
possess a baccalaureate degree from a regionally or nationally accredited
institution of higher education or from an institution authorized by the
Regents to confer degrees and whose programs are registered by the
department.
(2) The candidate shall
complete study in child abuse identification, school violence and harassment,
bullying and discrimination prevention and intervention, as prescribed in
sections 80-1.4 and
80-1.13 of this Part.
(3) The candidate shall complete 48 semester
hours of graduate coursework that includes study in each of the following eight
core content areas:
(i) foundations in
professional school counseling;
(ii) career development and college
readiness;
(iii) supportive school
climate and collaborative work with school, family and community;
(iv) equity, advocacy and diversity in
programming and in support for students;
(v) child growth, development and student
learning;
(vi) group and individual
counseling theories and techniques for prevention, intervention and responsive
services;
(vii) best practices for
the profession and in-school counseling programming; and
(viii) research and program development to
advance the school counseling program, its components and the
profession.
(4)
Practicum and internship. The candidate shall satisfactorily complete one of
the following:
(i)
(a) a college-supervised practicum of a
minimum of 100 clock hours in a school counseling program that shall consist
of:
(1) a minimum of 40 clock hours in group
counseling, individual counseling and school counseling core curriculum lesson
delivery; and
(2) a minimum of 60
clock hours on developing, implementing and evaluating key school counseling
program elements such as:
(i) student
outcomes and standards;
(ii)
curriculum;
(iii) individual
student needs and plans;
(iv)
responsive services;
(v)
consultation with others on behalf of student;
(vi) time management;
(vii) school counseling program
goals;
(viii) data
analysis;
(ix) action
plans;
(x) calendars/schedules;
and
(xi) advisory panels, councils
and committees; and
(b) a college-supervised internship of a
minimum of 600 clock hours in a school counseling program that shall consist
of:
(1) a minimum of 240 clock hours of
supervised direct student service hours in group counseling, individual
counseling and school counseling core curriculum lesson delivery;
(2) a minimum of 360 supervised clock hours
focused on developing, implementing and evaluating key school counseling
program elements such as:
(i) student outcomes
and standards;
(ii)
curriculum;
(iii) individual
student needs and plans;
(iv)
responsive services;
(v)
consultation with others on behalf of student;
(vi) time management;
(vii) school counseling program
goals;
(viii) data
analysis;
(ix) action
plans;
(x) calendars/schedules;
and
(xi) advisory panels, councils,
and committees;
(3) a
minimum of 300 clock hours of the internship must be in the elementary grades
(K-8) and a minimum of 300 clock hours of the internship must in the secondary
grades (9-12).
(ii) a registered program leading to the
provisional and/or permanent school counselor certificate pursuant to part 52
of this Title.
(iii) a master's or
higher degree program in school counseling accredited by the Council for the
Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP) from an
institution of higher education that is accredited by an institutional
accrediting agency recognized for this purpose by the United States Department
of Education from another state or territory of the United States or the
District of Columbia, provided that such program leads to initial certification
as a school counselor, or similar school counselor certification, in the
jurisdiction where the institution of higher education is
located.
(b) A
candidate seeking to fulfill the education requirement for a professional
certificate through individual evaluation of education requirements shall meet
the following requirements:
(1) Degree
completion. The candidate shall possess a master's degree or higher from a
regionally or nationally accredited institution of higher education or from an
institution authorized by the Regents to confer degrees and whose programs are
registered by the department.
(2)
In addition to that required for the initial certificate as described in
subdivision (a) of this section, the candidate shall complete at least 12
semester hours of graduate coursework that includes study in any of the eight
core content areas described in paragraph (a)(3) of this section.
(3) Experience. The candidate shall have
successfully completed three years of school counseling experience in New York
State public or non-public schools K-12, or its equivalent. The candidate who
completes this requirement in total or part through experience in New York
public schools shall be required to participate in a mentored program in the
first 180 school days of employment.