Pupil Personnel Services School Counseling Credential (California)

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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.

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Course Details

Credential Requirements

  • 8 courses; 36 quarter units

Degree Requirements

For the Credential ONLY Option, candidates must hold a Master’s Degree And A Valid Pupil Personal Service: School Social Work (PPS – SSW) or School Psychology (PPS – SP) Credential and must complete at least 36 quarter units of graduate work to receive a Pupil Personnel Services School Counseling Credential. 

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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