OAR 584-070-0022
Professional School Counselor License
(1)
Upon filing a correct and complete application in form and manner prescribed by the commission, a qualified applicant may be granted a Professional School Counselor License.(2)
The Professional School Counselor License is issued for five years and is renewable repeatedly under conditions specified below.(3)
The Professional School Counselor License is valid for counseling at all age or grade levels in any school building and for substitute teaching at any level in any specialty.(4)
Applying for the License: To be eligible for a Professional School Counselor License an applicant must:(a)
Meet or complete all requirements of the Preliminary School Counselor License;(b)
Hold a master’s or higher degree in the behavioral sciences or their derivative therapeutic professions from a regionally accredited institution in the United States, or hold the foreign equivalent of such degree approved by the commission, together with an equally accredited bachelor’s degree.(c)
As part of the master’s degree or separately, the applicant must have completed an initial graduate program in school counseling in any U.S. jurisdiction at an institution approved for school counselor licensure by the state in which the school counselor license was issued or in the alternative is approved by the commission;(d)
Have five years of school counseling experience at least half-time or more on any non-provisional license appropriate for the assignment; and(e)
Demonstrate minimum competencies, knowledge and skills in accordance with OAR 584-018-0310 (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Cultural Competencies for Continuing School Counselor License) by completing one of the following:(A)
An advanced program in counseling competencies in a TSPC-approved Professional School Counselor Program consisting of at least six semester hours or nine quarter hours of graduate credit or the equivalent beyond the initial graduate program in school counseling. As part of the advanced program, the applicant must have had a practica in counseling school students.(B)
Validation of all advanced counseling competencies through assessment by a commission-approved professional development program offered by an institution, an employer, or the two working together; or(C)
An accredited doctor’s degree in educational, vocational, or clinical counseling; or in clinical or counseling psychology.(5)
Renewal: To be eligible to apply for renewal of the Professional School Counselor License, the applicant must:
Source:
Rule 584-070-0022 — Professional School Counselor License, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=584-070-0022.