Article archive / November 2017
Originally published: . Volume 8, No. 11. Source pages: 5.
Psych Board Approves Opinion For Specialist in School Psychology Subcommittee
At the regular meeting of the Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (LSBEP) on September 22, the members reviewed and approved an Opinion regarding graduate equivalency, developed by the Licensed Specialist in School Psychology subcommittee. The Opinion is:
The Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 46, Part LXIII. Subpart 2, Chapter 34 sets forth the training program requirements for licensure as a Licensed Specialist in School Psychology and requires that a graduate of a specialist program may complete a program that is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), or an equivalent certificate, from a university offering a full-time graduate program. The NASP criteria for program approval serves as a model for specialist- level training in school psychology.
Prior to 1988, the Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP), did not exist. In 1989 the first certifications were issued. Therefore, individuals graduating from programs prior to 1989, did not have NASP program approval. However, those individuals have since been reviewed and were granted an NCSP by NASP. Therefore, it is the opinion of the Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, that an individual who graduated from a non- NASP approved program, prior to 1989, who has held an NCSP, will be considered as meeting the “equivalent” requirements of a NASP approved graduate training program, regardless of the current NASP certification status.
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