OAR 584-070-0221
Continuing School Psychologist License
(1)
Upon filing a correct and complete application in form and manner prescribed by the commission, a qualified applicant may be granted a Continuing School Psychologist License.(2)
The Continuing School Psychologist License is issued for: five years and is renewable repeatedly under conditions specified below.(3)
The Continuing School Psychologist License is valid for:(a)
School psychology at all age or grade levels;(b)
Substitute counseling at any level; and(c)
Substitute teaching at any level in any specialty.(4)
To be eligible for a Continuing School Psychologist License, an applicant must:(a)
Meet and complete all of the requirements for the Initial School Psychologist 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)
Have five years of school psychology experience at least half-time or more on any non-provisional license appropriate for the assignment; and(d)
Demonstrate minimum competencies, knowledge and skills in accordance with OAR 584-017-0360 by completing one of the following:(A)
Complete an advanced program in psychologist competencies consisting of at least six semester hours or nine quarter hours of graduate credit or the equivalent; or(B)
Validation of all advanced psychology competencies through assessment by a commission-approved professional development program offered by an institution, an employer, or the two working together; or(C)
By obtaining a current National School Psychology Certificate awarded by the National Association of School Psychologists; or(D)
By having a regionally accredited doctor’s degree in educational, clinical or counseling psychology.(5)
The Continuing School Psychologist License may be renewed for five years upon completion of a professional development plan in accordance with OAR 584-090.
Source:
Rule 584-070-0221 — Continuing School Psychologist License, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=584-070-0221.