Md. Code Regs. 13A.12.04.05

Current through Register Vol. 52, No. 1, January 10, 2025

Section 13A.12.04.05 - Pupil Personnel Worker

The requirements for licensure as a pupil personnel worker are that the applicant shall have:

A. A master's degree from an institution of higher education in pupil personnel or a related field, such as:

(1) Counseling or guidance services, or both;

(2) Early childhood, elementary, or secondary education;

(3) Human growth and development;

(4) Sociology, social work, or psychology;

(5) Special education; or

(6) Administration and supervision;

B. In addition to or as part of §A of this regulation, 21 semester hours of graduate credit or State-approved CPDs, to include school law and at least 6 of the following seven areas:

(1) Counseling methods;

(2) Early childhood or adolescent psychology, or both;

(3) Multicultural issues;

(4) Family systems/dynamics;

(5) Delivery of pupil personnel services and programs;

(6) Abnormal psychology or juvenile delinquency, or both; or

(7) Educational assessment interpretation;

C. 3 years of effective teaching experience, or, at the recommendation of a local superintendent of schools, related experience may be substituted for teaching experience; and

D. 3 semester hours of credit or State-approved CPDs in inclusion of special needs student populations.

Md. Code Regs. 13A.12.04.05

Regulations .05 adopted effective January 1, 1989 (15:26 Md. R. 2996)
Regulations .05, and existing Regulation .05 recodified effective December 23, 1991 (18:25 Md. R. 2758)
Regulation .05 amended effective January 20, 2003 (30:1 Md. R. 26)
Regulation .05A amended effective August 3, 1992 (19:15 Md. R. 1393)
Regulation .05D adopted effective April 6, 1998 (25:7 Md. R. 528)
Regulations .05 and new Regulation .05 adopted effective August 29, 2005 (32:17 Md. R. 1439); adopted effective 51:5 Md. R. 231, eff. 4/1/2024.