Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LXIII - Psychologists › Subpart 2 - Licensed Specialists in School Psychology › Chapter 34 - Specialist Programs in School Psychology › Section LXIII-3401 - Program Requirements-General

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A
				  graduate of a specialist in school psychology program that is a National
				  Association of School Psychologists (NASP) -approved program is recognized as
				  holding a specialist degree, or an equivalent certificate, from a university
				  offering a full-time graduate course of study in school psychology. The NASP
				  criteria for program approval serves as a model for specialist-level training
				  in school psychology.
B. Graduate
				  education in specialist in school psychology is delivered within the context of
				  a comprehensive program framework based on clear goals and objectives and a
				  sequential, integrated course of study in which human diversity is emphasized.
				  Graduate education develops candidates strong affiliation with school
				  psychology, is delivered by qualified faculty, and includes substantial
				  coursework and supervised field experiences necessary for the preparation of
				  competent specialist-level school psychologists whose services positively
				  impact children, families, schools, and other consumers.
C. Degrees from online programs will only be
				  accepted if NASP-approved and meet the requirements in Subsection D of this
				  Section.
D. A graduate of a
				  specialist program that is not approved by the NASP must meet the criteria
				  listed below.
1. Training in school
				  psychology is at the specialist level offered in a regionally accredited
				  institution of higher education.
2.
				  The program, wherever it may be administratively housed, must be clearly
				  identified and labeled as a specialist in school psychology, or certificate,
				  program. Such a program must specify in pertinent institutional catalogs and
				  brochures its intent to educate and train specialist-level school
				  psychologists.
3. The specialist
				  program must stand as a recognizable, coherent organizational entity within the
				  institution.
4. There must be a
				  clear authority and primary responsibility for all specialist program
				  components consistent with NASP standards for training programs.
5. The program must be an integrated,
				  organized sequence of study.
6.
				  There must be an identifiable school psychology faculty and a school
				  psychologist responsible for the program. A minimum of two program faculty must
				  have earned doctorates in school psychology.
7. The specialist program must have an
				  identifiable body of students who have matriculated in that program for a
				  degree.
8. The specialist program
				  must include supervised practicum and internship completed in field-based
				  settings consisted with NASP standards for training.
9. The specialist program shall involve at
				  least one continuous academic year of full-time residency on the campus of the
				  institution at which the degree is granted.
10. The curriculum shall encompass a minimum
				  of two academic years of full-time graduate study and an approved one-year
				  internship consistent with published NASP standards for training. Additionally,
				  the program shall require each student to demonstrate competence in each of the
				  NASP practice domains:
a. data-based decision
				  making and accountability;
b.
				  consultation and collaboration;
c.
				  interventions and instructional support to develop academic skills;
d. interventions and mental health services
				  to develop social and life skills;
e. school-wide practices to promote
				  learning;
f. preventive and
				  responsive services;
g.
				  family-school collaboration services;
h.
				   diversity in development and learning;
i. research and program evaluation;
j. legal, ethical, and
				  professional practice.