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AUTHOR Lum, ChristieTITLE A Guide to State Laws and Regulations on Professional School
Counseling, 2002.INSTITUTION American Counseling Association, Alexandria, VA. Office of
Public Policy and Legislation.PUB DATE 2002-03-00NOTE 110p.
PUB TYPE Guides Non-Classroom (055)EDRS PRICE MF01/PC05 Plus Postage.DESCRIPTORS Background; Comprehensive Programs; *Counselor
Certification; Counselor Client Ratio; CounselorQualifications; *Counselor Role; Credentials; EducationalExperience; Elementary Secondary Education; Experience;Financial Support; Position Papers; *School Counseling;*School Counselors; School Guidance; *State Legislation;*State Regulation
IDENTIFIERS American School Counselor Association; Background Checks(Employment); Reciprocity
ABSTRACTProfessional school counselors are required by law and/or
regulation in every state to obtain a state-issued credential in order to beemployed in public schools. In some states, this credential is called"certification"; others term it "licensure" or "endorsement." This guideprovides a chart summarizing the requirements and qualifications needed toobtain school counseling credentials in each of the 50 states and theDistrict of Columbia. The requirements outlined for each state are thosenecessary to obtain an initial entry-level credential as a professionalschool counselor. This chart provides information on educational, experience,and examination requirements, reciprocity, and background checks. Anadditional chart shows which states mandate counseling, at which grade level(K-8 or 9-12) it is mandated, the counselor to student ratio, the source ofthe mandate, who funds the mandate, and whether or not a mandate is beingconsidered. Examples of state counseling mandates from Georgia, Louisiana,New Hampshire, New Mexico, and South Carolina are provided. Statements fromthe American School Counselor Association explaining-the role of schoolcounselors and comprehensive school counseling programs are also included.
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ABOUT THE INFORMATION IN THIS REPORT
The information in this report was compiled through an analysis of state laws, regulations,credentialing applications, and written communications with state officials. Every effort has beenmade to ensure the accuracy of the information presented here, but due to the complexity of someof the regulations and the frequency with which state regulations can and do change, we cannotguarantee that this report is completely without error. Readers are invited to bring any errors,omissions, or changes to our attention at the American Counseling Association, Office of PublicPolicy & Legislation, 5999 Stevenson Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22304.
For additional information, or clarification or interpretation of any of the laws and regulationssummarized in this report, please contact the appropriate state agency.
American Counseling AssociationOffice of Public Policy & Legislation
5999 Stevenson AvenueAlexandria, VA 22304
(800) 347-6647
Scott Barstow, Director (ext. 234) ([email protected])
Joan Wodiska, Assistant Director (ext. 241) ([email protected])
Christie Lum, Coordinator (ext. 354) ([email protected])
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Suite 310Alexandria, VA 22314
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Pam Gabbard, PresidentBrenda Melton, President-Elect
Richard Wong, Executive Director
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CREDENTIALING
Background on Certification 2
An Overview of State Credentialing Requirements 3
Understanding the Information Presented in the Chart 5
Certification Requirements Chart 7
STATE MANDATES
Background on Counseling Mandates 41
State Counseling Mandates Chart 43
Examples of Mandates 51
ROLE STATEMENT: The School Counselor 60
POSITION STATEMENT: The School Counselorand Comprehensive School Counseling Programs 63
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STATE CREDENTIALING OFPROFESSIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELORS
Professional school counselors are required by law and/or regulation in every state toobtain a state-issued credential in order to be employed in public schools. In somestates, this credential is called "certification"; others term it "licensure" or "endorsement".
The requirements and qualifications needed to obtain this credential in each of the 50states and the District of Columbia are summarized in the chart on pages 7-40 of thisreport. The requirements outlined for each state are those necessary to obtain an initialentry-level credential as a professional school counselor. Some states permit schoolcounselors to obtain provisional or temporary credentials pending their satisfactionof all of these requirements. Readers who are interested in this option should contacttheir state agency to learn whether, and under what circt=stances, it may be availablein their state.
Renewal and Different Tiers of Licensure
Most states require professional school counselors to complete additional courseworkor earn continuing education credits in order to renew their credentials. Some statesalso have different tiers of credentialing, granting counselors with greater experienceand/or educational attainment, credentials of longer duration. Information about theseelements of state credentialing programs is omitted from this report.
Alternative Routes to Certification
A growing number of states are establishing alternative paths for the credentialing ofteachers and other school personnel. In compiling this report, we have tried to includeany alternative certification program that affects requirements for professional schoolcounselors. Information on this issue was difficult to obtain, however, and we wouldwelcome more information and feedback from professional school counselors and stateofficials in those states that are implementing alternative certificationprograms.
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AN OVERVIEW OF STATE CREDENTIALING REQUIREMENTS
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
All states require graduate education in guidance and counseling as an entry-level prerequisitefor state credentialing as a professional school counselor. Forty-one (41) states and the District ofColumbia require attainment of a Master's degree in counseling and guidance or a related field.
Twenty (20) states require applicants to complete a specific minimum number of credit hours ofgraduate study in guidance and counseling before they can be credentialed. An additional seven(7) states require this only if the Master's degree earned is in a field other than school counselingand guidance or teacher education. The number of required hours ranges from 18-39 semesterhours. Most states (12) require completion of 30 credit hours or more.
Twelve (12) states require applicants to supplement their graduate education in guidance andcounseling with training or coursework in additional subject areas. These areas include:
Education of children with disabilities (6 states: CT, GA, IA, MO, NE, NV)Multicultural issues (5 states: AK, MN, NE, NV, OR)Substance abuse counseling (1 state: NV)State and/or Federal laws and constitutions (3 states: NV, OR, WY)Use and applications of technology in education (1 state: OR)Identification and reporting of child abuse (2 states: NY, WA)
Twenty-eight (28) states and the District of Columbia require completion of a practicum and/or asupervised, school-based internship. The prescribed duration of the internship ranges from 200-700 clock hours.
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
Twenty-five (25) states and the District of Columbia require applicants to have previous_ __employment experience-in order-to obtain-an-entry-level credential.
Twenty-four (24) states and the District of Columbia require applicants to have previousteaching or related experience (1-3 years).
Five (5) of these states require applicants to have previous teaching or related experience (1-3years), but permit these requirements to be satisfied by completion of a one-year supervised,school-based internship (Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Minnesota, and Wisconsin).
Two (2) states, Nevada and New Hampshire, require applicants to have previous teaching orrelated experience only if their graduate study was in a major other than guidance andcounseling.
One (1) state, Maine, requires applicants to have previous work experience in any area.3
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EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS
Twenty-four (24) states use one or more standardized examinations as part of the credentialingprocess. An additional eight (8) states use only state-administered tests (i.e., MassachusettsCommunication and Literacy Test).
Seventeen (17) states use examinations that measure professional knowledge of the practice ofguidance and counseling (NTE Specialty Area Exam or Praxis II Specialty Area Exam inSchool Guidance & Counseling and equivalents).
Seventeen (17) states use examinations that measure basic proficiency in reading,mathematics, and writing (the Praxis I PPST, NTE Core Battery, and equivalents).
Six (6) states use examinations that measure professional knowledge of teaching and learning(the NTE Specialty Area Exam in Teaching, Praxis II Specialty Area Exam: Principles ofLearning & Teaching, and equivalents).
RECIPROCITY
Thirty-four (34) states and the District of Columbia allow reciprocity.
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS
Fourty-three (43) states and the District of Columbia require criminal background checks of allapplicants. One (1) state, Nebraska, requires this only if the applicant is a non-Nebraska residentor has not lived in the state for 5 consecutive years.
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USING AND UNDERSTANDING THE INFORMATIONPRESENTED IN THE CHART
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
This column sets out the minimum educational qualifications required to be credentialed as aprofessional school counselor. Special coursework or training requirements (i.e., multiculturaltraining, identification of child abuse) are also detailed.
Recency Credit and Recency Experience
Many states require applicants to have earned at least a portion of their academic credits within thepast several years (generally, five years). Some also require that any experience applied towardmeeting experience requirements be recent as well. These requirements are denoted on the chart bythe terms "recency credit" and "recency experience". The state agency should be contacted for moreinformation about the specifics of these requirements.
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
This column indicates what previous experience is required in order to obtain credentialing as aprofessional school counselor. A number of states, for example, require applicants to have previousclassroom teaching experience. In some instances, these experience requirements may be satisfiedwhile working under a provisional or temporary credential. The state agency should be contacted tolearn whether this option is available.
EXAMINATION
A number of states require professional school counselors to pass standardized examinations as partof their credentialing requirements. This column outlines the tests required and, if available, theminimum passing score required.
Educational Testing Service Assessments
The Educational Testing Service (ETS) administers many of tests thatare used by state agencies intheir credentialing program.
Praxis I: Pre-Professional Skills Tests (PPST) measure proficiency in mathematics, reading, andwriting through multiple choice questions and an essay. They are administered by ETS on aregular basis in pencil and paper format at sites throughout the country. Computer-basedversions of these assessments can also be taken by appointment at ETS field offices and othersites.
Praxis II: Specialty Area Exams measure proficiency in and knowledge of a specific field ofspecialization, in this case, School Guidance and Counseling. In some cases, the Principles ofLearning and Teaching section is required.
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The National Teacher Exam (NTE) Core Battery Tests measure proficiency in three areas: GeneralKnowledge, Communication Skills, and Professional Knowledge.
The National Teacher Exam Specialty Area Tests measure proficiency in and knowledge of aspecific field of specialization. The applicable tests for professional school counselors are theTeaching assessment and/or the School Guidance and Counseling assessment.
For more information about these examinations, contact ETS at 1-800-772-9476.
State-Administered Assessments
Some states have developed and administer their own assessments for school counselors, teachers,and other school personnel. State agencies should be contacted for more information about theseassessments.
RECIPROCITY
This column indicates whether the state recognizes a comparable credential issued by another stateand permits applicants to use this credential to meet all or part of the state's requirements forcredentialing.
The complexity of state reciprocity regulations and procedures precluded us from providing moredetailed information about how reciprocity is handled by each state. The process is never automatic,however, and out-of-state credentials may only be substituted to the extent that they are comparableto the credentials of the state in which the application is being made.
BACKGROUND CHECK
This column reports whether a state requires applicants to supply fingerprints and undergo acriminal background check. Some additional background requirements, such as U.S. citizenship, arealso indicated here.
ACRONYMS
CACREP: Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
NASDTEC: National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education & Certification
NBCC: National Board for Certified Counselors
NCC: National Certified Counselor, a credential issued by the National Board for CertifiedCounselors (NBCC)
NCATE: National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
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CB
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mis
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appl
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Mas
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deg
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the
Stat
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skill
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kno
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appl
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fee
1
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nac
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appr
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inst
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0 s'
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cred
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6 se
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stin
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eva
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hepo
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f hi
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& s
atis
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expe
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1or
a c
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the
follo
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,sc
hool
cou
nsel
ing,
clin
ical
prac
tice,
men
tal h
ealth
wor
k, o
red
ucat
iona
l adm
inis
trat
ion
Mas
ter's
deg
ree
in a
dis
cipl
ine
othe
r th
an s
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l cou
nsel
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grad
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hrs
. in
scho
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prac
ticum
in a
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gap
prov
ed b
y th
e N
M B
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of
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catio
n
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Sta
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AN
D
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ovis
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tific
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year
s):
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the
fiel
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supe
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ract
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insc
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cou
nsel
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2 hr
s. tr
aini
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iden
tific
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n &
repo
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g of
chi
ld a
buse
and
mal
trea
tmen
t, an
d 2
hrs.
invi
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ce in
terv
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dpr
even
tion
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a pe
rman
ent c
ertif
icat
e:
Mee
t the
edu
catio
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requ
irem
ents
for
a p
rovi
sion
alce
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icat
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d co
miil
ete
30se
mes
ter
hrs.
of
addi
tiona
l1
grad
uate
stu
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sch
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selin
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ithin
'the
tota
lpr
ogra
m o
f pr
epar
atio
n, a
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ter's
deg
ree
is r
e I
quir
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STA
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ract
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inte
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ip
Con
tinui
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ouns
elor
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ense
:
Prev
ious
exp
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nce
is n
otre
quir
ed, b
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ants
with
2or
mor
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how
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prev
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sch
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or r
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prac
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ithou
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Con
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ouns
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:
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ding
: 174
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hem
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s: 1
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endm
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sta
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Add
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lega
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sues
for
the
scho
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man
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tech
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with
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NT
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AL
RE
QU
IRE
ME
NT
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Mas
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Com
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of C
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for
mor
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Bac
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AN
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Mus
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valid
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teac
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cert
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3 yr
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ectiv
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2002
, thi
s w
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to 2
yea
rs o
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Com
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hr. g
radu
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prog
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l cou
nsel
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that
incl
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,
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gram
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mes
ter
hrs.
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and
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a M
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be
requ
ired
fro
m a
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cred
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inst
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in o
f hi
gher
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66
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7 6
STATE MANDATES FOR THE PROVISION OF SCHOOLGUIDANCE AND COUNSELING
Through both legislative and administrative action, a growing number of states require localschool districts to provide guidance and counseling services to their students.
This year, ACA conducted a survey of state education agencies to determine the current statusof counseling mandates, the grade levels to which the mandates apply, the source of mandates(administrative or legislative action), specific requirements of the mandates (e.g., counselor-student ratios), and whether the mandate was supported with state or local funds. Agencies in
states without a mandate were also asked if they were actively considering establishing amandate through administrative action.
The results of the survey are outlined in the chart on pages 43-50 of this report. Pages 51-59contain actual mandates for (5) states.
AN OVERVIEW OF STATE COUNSELING MANDATES
Twenty-eight (28) states and the District of Columbia mandate the provision ofguidance and counseling services in public elementary and/or secondary schools. Mostof these mandates were established through legislative action. New Jersey just recentlymandated school counseling.
Two (2) states, Minnesota and Wyoming, are actively considering establishing a mandatethrough legislative action.
Twenty-five (24) states and the District of Columbia mandate the provision of guidanceand counseling at all grade levels. Two (2) states only mandate services in grades 7-12(Indiana and New York), and another two (2) states only mandate services in grades 9-12(Mississippi and Nebraska).
Sixteen states (16) prescribe specific counselor-student ratios in their mandates. Ratiosrange from 1 counselor for every 400 students to 1 counselor for every 800 students.
Most state counseling mandates are funded through local tax levy funds. Twelve (12)states provide state funding to support mandated counseling services.
41
Guide to State Laws and Regulations on Professional School Counseling - March 2002
7 8
One (I) state, Utah, requires school guidance and counseling services as part of thepublic elementary and secondary schools' accreditation process.
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42
Guide to State Laws and Regulations on Professional School Counseling - March 2002
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Examples of State Counseling Mandates
Georgia
(State Board of Education Regulation)
A school system with a school enrolling students in any grade 9-12 shall employ SCHOOLCOUNSELORS to provide guidance and counseling services, including guidance programprogram planning, implementation and evaluation. The number of counselors required isdetermined as follows:
9-12 FTE Counselors1-220 1/2
221-440 1
(i) A school system shall employ an additional hall-time counselor in a school for eachadditional 250 FTE above 440 in that school.
(ii) Once a school system has employed three counselors for a school, it may employparaprofessionals for guidance activities in lieu of additional counselors for that schoolat a ratio of three paraprofessionals for one counselor.
1. Personnel employed as required by this rule shall meet the in-field requirements of thefollowing rules as appropriate to the position.
160-4-2-.28 Qualification and Duties: Paraprofessional Personnel160-4-7-.11 Qualified Psychological Examiners160-6-1-.123 In-Field Statement160-6-1-.138 Media Specialist160-6-1-.139 School Counseling160-6-1-.140 School Nutrition Director160-6-1-.141 School Psychology160-6-1-.142 School Social Work160-6-1-.158 Administration and Supervision160-6-1-.159 Director of Special Education160-6-1-.160 Director of Vocational Education160-6-1-.162 Director of Media Centers160-6-1-.163 Director of Pupil Personnel Services160-6-1-.166 Instructional Supervision
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Examples of State Counseling Mandates
Louisiana
(Louisiana House Bill No.2001 Act 911)
An Act
To enact R.S. 17:3005, relative to guidance counselors; to provide relative to elementaryschool guidance counselors for all students in kindergarten through grade six; to requireparish and city school boards to provide such counselors according to certain guidelines;to provide relative to certification requirements for such counselors; to provide certainguidance services and work time for such guidance counselors; to provide relative to certainexceptions; to provide for annual reporting by the State Board of Elementary and SecondaryEducation; to provide relative to funding; and to provide for related matters.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
Section I.R.S. 17:3005 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
Elementary school guidance counselors; availability; guidelines; requirements; guidanceservices; work time; exceptions; reporting; funding.
A. Each parish and city school board shall provide elementary school guidancecounselors for all students in kindergarten through grade six in the public elementaryschools in the state in accordance with guidelines as established by the State Board ofElementary and Secondary Education. Such guidelines shall require that there shall be oneguidance counselor per every four hundred students.
B. Any elementary school guidance counselor employed by a parish or city school boardpursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be certified as required by the state ofLouisiana.
C. Such guidance counselors shall provide preventive and developmental guidanceservices to all public elementary school students in kindergarten through grade six in orderto prepare them for middle, junior, and senior high school responsibilities and their socialand physical development. In providing such guidance services, the counselors may:
(1) Aid children in academic development through the use and interpretation of testscores, improved pupil self-concept, and early identification and attention to problems thatare deterrents to learning and development.
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(2) Serve as consultants to teachers relative to the use of test scores and improvementof the learning environment, use of out-of-state school resources and agencies, anddevelopment of a home-school liaison.
(3) Offer services related to the identification and placement of children withhandicapping conditions.
(4) Serve as a consultant to parents, in a liaison capacity, as a resource inunderstanding growth and development problems, and as an aid in understanding how somenon-school factors affect learning and achievement of children.
(5) Serve as a resource in decreasing discipline and other at-risk behavioral problemsthrough an understanding of peer relations, teacher-pupil relations, social awareness, drugawareness, and others.
(6) Aid in improving school attendance and retention by implementing an earlyidentification and prevention program for potential attendance and retention problems.
(7) Serve as a resource to parents in decreasing the incidence of juvenile delinquencyby early intervention through guidance and counseling services.
(8) Consult with teachers in implementing a career development program which, at theelementary school level, includes self-awareness, job awareness, and prevocationalorientation.
(9) Provide an available source for youngsters needing someone to "just listen" to theirproblems or concerns.
D. Guidance counselors shall spend the majority of their time on providing directcounseling related to students.
E. Nothing in Subsection A of this Section shall prohibit any parish or city school boardfrom employing more elementary sch-ool guidance counselors than provided in Subsection A.
F. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall annually report tothe legislature on the implementation and effectiveness of the program as provided in thisSection.
G. The provisions of this Section shall become effective upon the provision of fundsfor this purpose in the Minimum Foundation Program.
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Examples of State Counseling Mandates
New Hampshire
(State Board of Education Regulation)
Ed 306.14 Guidance
Each school shall develop and implement a written plan for the school's guidance andcounseling program which shall be developmentally appropriate and designed to addressthe educational and career needs of all students.
(a) For each school, this plan shall provide for the delivery of the following:
(1) career, occupational, and educational information;(2) student appraisal activities;(3) placement services; and(4) the identification and referral of students in need of special services, including
suicide prevention and psychiatric referrals.
(b) For each high school, this plan shall also provide for the delivery ofcareer and collegecounseling.
Ed 306.17 Provision of Staff and Staff Qualifications
(a) To carry out the educational program established by these standards and local schoolboard policy, each school shall provide the services of a principal, a library media generalist,teachers, and guidance counselor(s). In addition, each elementary school shall provide theservices of a reading specialist to facilitate the delivery of the language arts and readingprogram established in Ed 306.30(a).
(c) In each elementary school, in carrying out the guidance program established byEd 306.14, the counseling load shall not exceed the equivalent of 1 full-time guidancecounselor per 500 students served. In each middle/junior high school and each high school,in carrying out the guidance program established by Ed 306.14, the counseling load shall notexceed the equivalent of 1 full-time guidance counselor per 300 students served.
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New Mexico
(State Board of Education Regulation No.90-2)
Support Services and Programs
A.7.1 Guidance Programs
A.7.1.1. Each school district shall offer a guidance program concerned with physical, social,intellectual, emotional, and vocational growth of each student. It shall be integrated with theentire educational program.
A.7.1.2. Each district shall design and staff its program to meet its assessed needs.
A.7. 1.3. Students shall be assisted in the development of social skills such as understandingand acceptance of themselves and others.
A.7.1.4. The program shall help students (K-12) understand the role of education in theirlives and think maturely about life planning, goal seeking, choice making, and problemsolving.
A.7.1.5. Career counseling shall provide information on educational and occupationalopportunities and shall help students assess their aptitudes and interests. This shall be doneon a continuing basis beginning at the kindergarten level.
A.7.1.6. Individual counseling shall provide students with opportunities for acquiring skillsto deal with their personal lives.
A.7.1.7. Both student schedules and counselor schedules shall provide time for counseling.
A.7.1.8. The counselor in a multicultural setting shall know how to deal with its uniquesocial, economic, and political characteristics.
A. 7.1.9. Functions of the guidance staff:
A. Maintain confidential, appropriate, adequate, and meaningful counseling records.
B. Establish a functional system (consistent with State Department of EducationRegulations) to identify students with special aptitudes and disabilities and toprovide appropriate follow up.
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C. Coordinate and implement a program to help the school staff understand theirstudents.
D. Design and implement orientation programs to facilitate the pupil's transitionfrom elementary to middle/junior high school and from middle/junior high school to highschool.
E. Demonstrate an understanding of child growth and behavior.
F. Serve as a student, staff, and community resource in each school.
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South Carolina
Constitutional and Statutory Provisions:Section 59-5-60. General powers of [State] Board.
Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976.
State Board Regulation:Guidance Program
Elementary Schools:
1. Guidance services or remedial teacher(s) in reading and/or math are required inschools having any combination of grades 1-6.
2. Students in grades 1-6 shall be provided services of a guidance counselor orremedial teacher in reading or math in the following ratio:
Membership FTE or Minutes Daily800 or more 1.0 300640-799 .8 240480-639 .6 180320-479 .4 120Less than 320 .2 60
3. Guidance services are required for grades 5 and 6 when housed with grades 7 and/or 8.
4. Appropriate space shall be provided for counseling.
5. A comprehensive, written guidance plan shall provide the basis and structure for theguidance program.
6. Adequate materials shall be provided to implement the program.
7. The program shall include standardized testing.
Grades 7-8:
1. Guidance Services shall be provided for schools with any combination of grades7-8.
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2. Schools with fewer than 600 pupils shall provide the serves of a guidance counselor inthe following ratio:
Membership Minimum Allotted Timeup to 200 100 minutes daily201 to 300 150 minutes daily301 to 400 200 minutes daily401 to 500 250 minutes daily501 to 600 300 minutes daily
3. Schools with memberships of 501 or more shall employ one full-time certified counselor.Schools with more than 600 students shall provide guidance services at the ratio of one 50-minute period for each 100 students or major portion thereof.
4. A private office shall be provided for counseling.
5. A comprehensive written guidance plan shall provide the basis and structure for theguidance program.
6. Adequate materials shall be provided to implement the program.
7. The program shall include standardized testing.
Secondary Schools:
1. Schools with less than 600 students shall provide the services of a guidance counselor in thefollowing ratio:
Membership Minimum Allotted Timeup to 200 100 minutes daily201 to 300 150 minutes daily301 to 400 200 minutes daily401 to 500 250 minutes daily501 to 600 300 minutes daily
2. Schools with memberships of 501 or more shall employ one full-time certified counselor.Schools with more than 600 students shall provide guidance services at the ratio of 50minutes for each additional 51-100 students to the extent that the total school membershipreflects a minimum of 50 minutes of guidance services for each 100 students.
3. A private office shall be provided for counseling.
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4. A comprehensive written guidance plan shall provide the basis and structure for theguidance program.
5. Adequate materials shall be provided.
6. The program shall include standardized testing.
Vocational Centers:
1. Vocational centers servicing less than 300 students shall provide the services of aqualified counselor for vocational students in the following ratio:
Membership Minimum Al loted Timeup to 200 100 minutes daily201 to 300 150 minutes daily
2. Schools serving more than 300 students shall provide guidance services at the ratioof 50 minutes for each additional 50-100 students to the extent that the total schoolmembership reflects a minimum of 50 minutes of guidance services for each 100 students.Schools serving memberships of 501 or more shall have one full-time certified counselor.
3. A private office shall be provided for counseling vocational students.
4. Adequate materials and supplies shall be provided for guidance programs conducted inthe vocational centers.
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Role Statement: The School CounselorAmerican School Counselor Association
The American School Counselor Association recognizes and supports the implementationof comprehensive developmental counseling programs at all educational levels. Theprograms are designed to help all students develop their educational, social, career, andpersonal strengths and to become responsible and productive citizens. School counselorshelp create and organize these programs, as well as provide appropriate counselorinterventions.
School counseling programs are developmental by design, focusing on needs, interests, andissues related to the various stages of student growth. There are objectives, activities,special services and expected outcomes, with an emphasis on helping students to learnmore effectively and efficiently. There is a commitment to individual uniqueness and themaximum development of human potential. A counseling program is an integral part of aschool's total educational program.
The School Counselor
The school counselor is a certified professional educator who assists students, teachers,parents, and administrators. Three generally recognized helping processes used by thecounselor are counseling, consulting, and coordinating: 1) Counseling is a complex helpingprocess in which the counselor establishes a trusting and confidential working relationship.The focus is on problem-solving, decision-making, and discovering personal meaningrelated to learning and development; 2) Consultation is a cooperative process in which thecounselor-consultant assists others to think through problems and to develop skills thatmake them more effective in working with students; 3) Coordination is a leadershipprocess in which the counselor helps organize and manage a school's counseling programand related services.
School counselors are employed in elementary, middle/junior high, senior high, and post-secondary schools. Their work is differentiated by attention to age-specific developmentalstages of growth and related interests, tasks, and challenges. School counselors are humanbehavior and relationship specialists who organize their work around fundamentalinterventions.
Counselor interventions have sometimes been referred to as functions, services,approaches, tasks, activities, or jobs. They have, at times, been viewed as rolesthemselves, helping to create the image of the counselor. In a comprehensivedevelopmental counseling program, school counselors organize theirwork schedulesaround the following basic interventions:
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Individual Counseling. Individual counseling is a personal and private interactionbetween a counselor and a student in which they work together on a problem or topic ofinterest. A face-to-face, one-to-one meeting with a counselor provides a studentmaximum privacy in which to freely explore ideas, feelings, and behaviors. Schoolcounselors establish trust and build a helping relationship. They respect the privacy ofinformation, always considering actions in terms of the rights, integrity, and welfare ofstudents. Counselors are obligated by law and ethical standards to report and to refer acase when a person's welfare is in jeopardy. It is a counselor's duty to inform anindividual of the conditions and limitations under which assistance may be provided.
Small Group Counseling. Small group counseling involves a counselor working withtwo or more students together. Group size generally ranges from five to eightmembers. Group discussion may be relatively unstructured or may be based onstructured learning activities. Group members have an opportunity to learn from eachother. They can share ideas, give and receive feedback, increase their awareness, gainnew knowledge, practice skills, and think about their goals and actions. Groupdiscussions may be problem-centered, where attention is given to particular concerns orproblems. Discussions may be growth-centered, where general topics are related topersonal and academic development.
Large Group Guidance. Large group meetings offer the best opportunity to provideguidance to the largest number of students in a school. Counselors first work withstudents in large groups wherever appropriate because it is the most efficient use oftime. Large group work involves cooperative learning methods, in which the largergroup is divided into smaller working groups under the supervision of a counselor orteacher. The guidance and counseling curriculum, composed of organized objectivesand adjectives, is delivered by teachers or counselors in classrooms or advisory groups.School counselors and teachers may co-lead some activities. Counselors develop andpresent special guidance units which give attention to particular development issues orareas of concern in their respective schools and they help prepare teachers to deliverpart of the guidance and counseling curriculum.
Consultation. The counselor as a consultant helps people to be more effective inworking with others. Consultation helps individuals think through problems andconcerns, acquire more knowledge and skill, and become more objective and self-confident. This intervention can take place in individual or group conferences, orthrough staff-development activities.
Coordination. Coordination as a counselor intervention is the process of managingvarious indirect services which benefit students and being a liaison between school andcommunity agencies. It may include organizing special events which involve parentsor resource people in the community in guidance projects. It often entails collectingdata and disseminating information. Counselors might coordinate a student needs
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assessment, the interpretation of standardized tests, a child study team, or a guidancerelated teacher or parent education program.
The Preparation of School Counselors
School counselors are prepared for their work through the study of interpersonalrelationships and behavioral sciences in graduate education courses in accredited collegesand universities. Preparation involves special training in counseling theory and skillsrelated to school settings. Particular attention is given to personality and humandevelopment theories and research, including career and life-skills development; learningtheories, the nature of change and the helping process; theories and approaches toappraisal, multicultural and community awareness; educational enviromnents; curriculumdevelopment; professional ethics; and, program planning, management, and evaluation.
Counselors are prepared to use the basic interventions in a school setting, with specialemphasis on the study of helping relationships, facilitative skills, brief counseling; groupdynamics and group learning activities; family systems, brief counseling; group dynamicsand group learning activities; family systems; peer helper programs, multicultural andcross-cultural helping approaches; and, educational and community resources for specialschool populations.
School counselors are aware of their own professional competencies and responsibilitieswithin the school setting. They know when and how to refer or involve otherprofessionals. They are accountable for their actions and participate in appropriate studiesand research related to their work.
Responsibility to the Profession
To assure high quality practice, counselors are committed to continued professional growthand personal development. They are active members of the American Association forCounseling and Development and the American School Counselor Association, as well asstate and local professional associations which foster and promote school counseling.They also uphold the ethical and professional standards of these associations.
School counselors meet the state certification standards and abide by the laws in the stateswhere they are working. Counselors work cooperatively with individuals andorganizations to promote the overall development of children, youth, and families in theircommunities.
(Adopted July 1990)
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THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR AND COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL COUNSELINGPROGRAMS
THE POSITION STATEMENT OF THE AMERICAN SCHOOL COUNSELORASSOCIATION (ASCA): (Adopted 1997)
ASCA endorses comprehensive school counseling programs that promote and enhance studentlearning. The focus of the program is on the three broad and interrelated areas of studentdevelopment: academic, career, and personal/social development. Each encompasses a variety ofdesired student learning competencies, which form the foundation of the developmental schoolcounseling program. The school counselor uses a variety of activities and resources to promotethe desired student development. School counselor responsibilities include organization,implementation, and coordination of the program.
THE RATIONALE
A comprehensive school counseling program is developmental in nature. It is systematic,sequential, clearly defined, and accountable. The foundation of the program is developmentalpsychology, educational philosophy, and counseling methodology. Proactive and preventative infocus, the school counseling program is integral to the educational program. It assists students inacquiring and using life-long skills through the development of academic, career, self-awareness,and interpersonal communication skills. The goal of the comprehensive school counselingprogram is to provide all students with life success skills.
The school counseling program has characteristics similar to other educational programs,including scope and sequence; student competencies or outcomes; activities and processes to assiststudents in achieving the outcomes; professionally credentialed personnel; materials andresources; and national standards for evaluation.
We recognize that our educational system is being challenged by the increasing needs of today'sstudents and the rising expectations of society. Many of our children enter school with emotional,physical, and interpersonal barriers to learning. Although comprehensive school counselingprograms include necessary crisis-oriented responsive services, the emphasis is on the
-developmental-skill-building-for all-students-beginning-when students-enter-school and continuingas they progress through the grades.
Effective school counseling programs are a collaborative effect between the counselor and othereducators to create an environment which promotes school success. Staff and counselors valueand respond to diversity and individual differences in our society and communities.Comprehensive school counseling programs help ensure equal opportunities for all students toparticipate fully in the educational process.
This school counseling model is compatible with the National Education Goals and the NationalStandards for School Counseling Programs.
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THE COUNSELOR'S ROLE
Within a comprehensive school counseling program, counselors will focus their skills, time, andenergy on direct service to students, staff, and families. ASCA recommends a realistic counselor-student ratio to be 1:250. School counselors will spend 70% of their time in direct service tostudents. Indirect services will include counseling program planning, maintenance and evaluation,participation is school site planning and implementation, partnerships and alliances with post-secondary institutions, businesses, and community agencies, and other tasks which enhance themission of the program.
The comprehensive school counseling program balances many components. It requires counselorsto deliver individual and small group counseling and large group guidance; to teach skilldevelopment in academic, career, and personal/social areas; to provide consultation and casemanagement; and to coordinate, manage, and evaluate the school counseling program.
As student advocates, school counselors participate as members of the educational team. Theyconsult and collaborate with teachers, administrators, and families to assist students to besuccessful academically, vocationally, and personally. School counselors are indispensablepartners with the instructional staff in the development of contributingmembers of society. Theyassure, on behalf of students and their families, that all school programs facilitate the educationalprocess and offer the opportunity for school success.
SUMMARY
A written comprehensive, developmentally-based preK-12 school counseling program should beimplemented in every school district. It should include a systematic and planned program deliverythat productively involves all students and promotes and enhances the learning process. Thecomprehensive school counseling program facilitates student development in three areas:
academic development which includes the acquisition ofskills, attitudes, andknowledge which contributes to effective learning in school and throughout thelife span;
career development which includes the foundation for the acquisition of skills,attitudes, and knowledge which will enable students to make a successfultransition from school to careers;
personal/social development which includes the acquisition of skills, attitudes, andknowledge to help students understand and respect self and others, acquire effectiveinterpersonal skills, understand and practice safety and survival skills, and developinto contributing members of society.
The comprehensive school counseling program should be supported by appropriate resources andimplemented and coordinated by a credentialed professional school counselor.
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THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR CREDENTIALING ANDLICENSURE
(Adopted 1990; revised 1993)
ASCA strongly endorses and supports the school counselor standards developedby the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs(CACREP) and encourages all state education agencies to adopt thoseprofessional standards for school counselor credentialing. Further, ASCAsupports the credentialing and employment of well qualified counselors who havea background in the schools. It also supports the credentialing and employmentof counselors who do not have a background in the schools as long as they havea Master 's degree in the helping field with training in all areas specified by theCACREP standards plus a one year internship in a school under the supervisionof a qualified school counselor and a university supervisor.
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