Section R. 340.1012 - Qualifications of school social workerRule 2.
(1) For temporary approval, a school social worker shall meet all of the following: (a) A master's degree from a graduate school of social work program.(b) Completion of an approved graduate school social work program.(c) A minimum of a 500-clock-hour supervised social work practicum completed through the process of earning a master's degree in social work and completing a program for school social worker approval.(2) Temporary approval shall be granted to a school social worker for the initial year of service.(3) For full approval, a school social worker shall possess the following minimum qualifications: (a) Temporary approval as a school social worker.(b) Written documentation from the employing school district of satisfactory completion of 1 year as a temporary approved school social worker working with direction from a fully approved school social worker.(4) A previously approved school social worker who has not been employed by a public school in Michigan for 5 or more consecutive years shall seek recommendation from a Michigan institution of higher education to obtain reapproval from the department of education as a condition of reemployment.Mich. Admin. Code R. 340.1012
1979 AC; 2011 MR 20, Eff. Oct. 18, 2011