Ill. Admin. Code tit. 23 § 25.215

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 44, November 1, 2024

Section 25.215 - Endorsement for School Social Workers

a) The school social worker endorsement shall be affixed to a PEL.

b) Each individual seeking a PEL endorsed for school social worker shall complete the requirements set forth in Section 25.25.

c) Each individual seeking the school support personnel endorsement for school social worker 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.

d) Each individual shall:

1) complete an Illinois program approved for the preparation of school social workers pursuant to Subpart C or a comparable approved program (including an internship) in another state or country; or

2) hold a comparable certificate or license issued by another state or country (see Section 25.425).

e) If completing an Illinois approved program, 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 or have one year of professional experience as a school social worker on a valid, comparable out-of-state school social work certificate or license that allows the holder to work as a school social worker in that state's public schools, or an Illinois educator license with stipulations for provisional educator with a school support personnel endorsement for school social worker.

f) Each candidate shall be required to pass the applicable content-area test (see Section 25.710), subject to the provisions of Section 25.720.

g) The following experience shall be honored in lieu of an internship:

1) one year of professional experience as a school social worker on a valid, comparable out-of-state certificate or license that allows the holder to work as a school social worker in that state's public schools; or

2) one year of full-time experience working as a school social worker on a short-term approval and a proficient or higher evaluation rating.

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 23, § 25.215

Amended at 38 Ill. Reg. 11261, effective 5/6/2014

Amended at 42 Ill. Reg. 8830, effective 5/21/2018

Amended at 43 Ill. Reg. 14806, effective 12/4/2019

Amended at 45 Ill. Reg. 7269, effective 6/3/2021