arc 3731b

Adopted and Filed

Pursuant to the authority of Iowa Code section 272.2, the Board of Educational Examiners hereby amends Chapter 15, "Requirements for Special Education Endorsements," Iowa Administrative Code.

This amendment regarding the school social worker statement of professional recognition (SPR) is necessary to align with the appropriate class of licensure issued by the Iowa Board of Social Work Examiners and the recent changes that were made in that Board’s rules.

Notice of Intended Action was published in the Iowa Administrative Bulletin on July 21, 2004, as ARC 3541B. A public hearing on the amendment was held on August 10, 2004. Two persons attended the public hearing, and two written comments were received in support of the amendment. This amendment is identical to that published under Notice.

This amendment is intended to implement Iowa Code chapter 272.

This amendment will become effective November 17, 2004.

The following amendment is adopted.

Amend subrule 15.3(15) as follows:

15.3(15) School social worker.

a. Authorization. The holder of this endorsement Anindividual who meets the requirements of paragraph 15.3(15)"b" or 15.3(15)"c" is authorized to serve as a school social worker to pupils from birth to the age of 21 (and to a maximum allowable age in accord accordance with Iowa Code section 256B.8).

b. Option 1. Program Endorsement requirements. Master’s degree in social work from an accredited school of social work to include a minimum of 20 semester hours of coursework (including practicum experience) which demonstrates skills, knowledge, and competencies in the following areas:

(1) Social work: Study and knowledge in the following three areas:

1. Assessment (e.g., social, emotional, behavioral, and familial, etc.).

2. Intervention (e.g., individual, group, and family counseling, etc.).

3. Related studies (e.g., community resource coordination, multidiscipline teaming, organizational behavior, and research, etc.).

(2) Education: Study and knowledge in the following areas:

1. General education (e.g., school law, foundations of education, methods, psychoeducational measurement, behavior management, child development, etc.).

2. Special education (e.g., exceptional children, psychoeducational measurement, behavior management, special educational education regulations, counseling school age children, etc.).

3. Practicum experience: The program shall include an A practicum experience in a school setting under the supervision of an experienced school social work practitioner is required. The practicum shall include experiences that lead to the development of professional identity and the disciplined use of self. These experiences will include: in assessment; , direct services to children and families; , consultation; , staffing, community liaison and documentation; which leads to the development of professional identity and the disciplined use of self. If a person has served two years as a school social worker, the practicum experience can be waived.

4. Completion of an approved human relations component.

5. The program must include preparation that contributes to the education of the handicapped and the students with disabilities and students who are gifted and talented.

c. Option 2:. Statement of professional recognition (SPR).

The special education director (or designee) of the area education agency or local education agency must submit a letter an application requesting that the authorization be issued. Additionally, an official transcript reflecting the mas

ter’s in social work must be included. If a person qualifies for a regular license, that must also be submitted. A temporary SPR will then be issued for one school year. An approved human relations course must be completed before the start of the next school year. The applicant must provide evidence that the human relations component has been fulfilled within the required time frame. The application must include:

[Filed 9/24/04, effective 11/17/04]

[Published 10/13/04]

EDITOR’S NOTE: For replacement pages for IAC, see IAC Supplement 10/13/04.