Pupil Personnel Services School Counseling Credential (California)

Program Overview

The Pupil Personnel Services School Counseling Credential option provides students with the acquired skills to become social justice leaders and competent school-based mental health professionals through a program of study aligned with the American School Counselor Association’s (ASCA) National Standards. This pathway provides PPS candidates with the acquired skills, knowledge, and abilities to become a professional school counselor and involves a combination of coursework, practicum, and fieldwork. This Credential ONLY Option is available to candidates who hold a Master’s Degree And A Valid California Pupil Personal Service: School Social Work (PPS – SSW) or School Psychology (PPS – SP) Credential.

The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) accredits public and private schools, colleges, and universities in the U.S.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

• Implement the basic foundations of school counseling professional standards.
• Advocate for all PK-16 students by employing anti-racist practice within educational foundations, growth and development, learning theory, and academic achievement.
• Perform as equitable driven leaders and promote social justice efforts to enhance inclusivity and access for all.
• Distinguish among major developmental theories of practice (personality, social, physical, emotional, and cognitive development) and chronological stages of human development that impact student academic development and life-long learning.
• Examine, analyze, and construct social and emotional research-based practice.
• Evaluate legal and ethical practices of professional school counseling.
• Evaluate and assess program development for equitable outcomes.
• Demonstrate competence in the application of research methods.

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