Section 660. School social worker

Endorsement requirements:

1. Option I. The candidate must have:

a. An earned master's of social work from a regionally accredited college or university school of social work with a minimum of 60 graduate semester hours;

b. A minimum of six graduate semester hours in education; and

c. Completed a supervised practicum or field experience of a minimum of 400 clock hours in a public or accredited nonpublic school discharging the duties of a school social worker.

2. Option II. The candidate must have:

a. An earned master's of social work from a regionally accredited college or university school of social work with a minimum of 60 graduate semester hours;

b. A minimum of six graduate semester hours in education; and

c. One year of successful full-time supervised experience as a school social worker in a public or accredited nonpublic school.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 23, Issue 25, eff. September 21, 2007.

Statutory Authority

§ 22.1-298.1 of the Code of Virginia.