8VAC20-23-700. School social worker.
Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned a master's of social work degree from a regionally accredited college or university with a minimum of 60 graduate-level semester hours; or earned an advanced standing master's of social work degree from a regionally accredited college or university with a minimum of 30 graduate-level semester hours;
2. A minimum of six graduate semester hours in education to include six semester hours from two of the following courses:
a. Foundations of education and the teaching profession (3 semester hours);
b. Characteristics of special education (3 semester hours);
c. Human development and learning (3 semester hours); or
d. Classroom and behavior management (3 semester hours).
3. Completed a supervised practicum or field experience of a minimum of 400 clock hours in a public or an accredited nonpublic school discharging the duties of a school social worker. One year of successful, full-time experience as a school social worker in a public or an accredited nonpublic school may be accepted in lieu of the school social work practicum.
Statutory Authority
§§ 22.1-298.1 and 22.1-299 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 34, Issue 24, eff. August 23, 2018.