Section 25.215  Certification of School Social Workers (2004)

a)         Each candidate for the school service personnel certificate endorsed for school social work shall hold a master's or higher degree in social work with a specialization in school social work awarded by a graduate school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

b)         Each candidate shall have completed an Illinois program approved for the preparation of school social workers pursuant to Subpart C of this Part or a comparable approved program in another state or country or hold a comparable certificate issued by another state or country (see Section 25.425 of this Part).

c)         Each candidate shall have completed both a supervised field experience of at least 400 contact hours, supervised by a field instructor holding a master's or higher degree in social work, and a school social work internship of at least 600 contact hours in a school setting.

d)         Each candidate shall be required to pass the applicable content-area test (see Section 25.710 of this Part), as well as the test of basic skills, subject to the provisions of Section 25.720 of this Part.  (See also 23 Ill. Adm. Code 23.140.)

e)         Nothing in this Section is intended to preclude the issuance of a provisional certificate under Section 21-10 of the School Code.

(Source:  Amended at 32 Ill. Reg. 3413, effective February 22, 2008)