NAC391.187. Authorization to serve as school counselor without endorsement.

     1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may authorize a person who has not received an endorsement pursuant to NAC 391.185 to serve as a school counselor in a school district or charter school if the school district or charter school demonstrates that a person with an endorsement issued pursuant to NAC 391.185 is not available for employment. To receive an authorization pursuant to this subsection, a person must:

     (a) Hold a current license issued by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, excluding a business and industry endorsement;

     (b) Hold a master’s degree in a field related to school counseling or an advanced degree in a field related to school counseling;

     (c) Have completed at least:

          (1) Two years of teaching experience at any grade level in kindergarten through grade 12;

          (2) Two years of school counseling experience at any grade level in kindergarten through grade 12; or

          (3) A practicum, internship or field experience in school counseling at any grade level in kindergarten through grade 12 in addition to the practicum, internship or field experience that is completed pursuant to paragraph (e);

     (d) Be admitted into a regionally accredited graduate-level program in school counseling;

     (e) Complete at least 600 hours of an initial practicum, internship or field experience in school counseling at any grade level in kindergarten through grade 12; and

     (f) Have completed at least 24 graduate credits in the following areas of study:

          (1) The process of individual counseling;

          (2) The process of group counseling;

          (3) Testing and educational assessments, as applicable to a school setting at any grade level in kindergarten through grade 12;

          (4) Legal and ethical issues in counseling;

          (5) Developing careers and choosing occupations;

          (6) Organization and administration of school counseling programs;

          (7) Multicultural counseling;

          (8) Child and family counseling, as applicable to a school setting at any grade level in kindergarten through grade 12; and

          (9) One of the following:

               (I) The use of technology in education.

               (II) Exceptional children.

               (III) Human growth and development.

               (IV) Substance abuse counseling.

     2. The Superintendent shall not authorize a person to serve as a school counselor pursuant to subsection 1 for more than 3 years. Such an authorization may be issued only once per person.

     (Added to NAC by Comm’n on Prof. Standards in Education, eff. 10-14-93; A by R066-01, 9-4-2001; R131-11, 5-30-2012)