ECPC Personnel Standards

Discipline: Audiologist
License/Certificate: Audiology License
State Department: Louisiana Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
State Department Hyperlink: https://www.lbespa.org/#
Type of License/Certificate: Licensure/Certificate
Age Range: Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement: Doctorate in Audiology
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework: The program or clinical director from an accredited educational institution must verify that the individual has met the breadth and depth of clinical experiences.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: "
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools: Ancillary Certification "Audiologist"

Discipline: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialist
License/Certificate: Deaf and Hard of Hearing (K-12) Add-on
State Department: Louisiana Department of Education
State Department Hyperlink: https://www.teachlouisiana.net/Teachers.aspx?PageID=12311128
Type of License/Certificate: Licensure/Certificate
Age Range: Kindergarten - 12th grade
Degree Level Requirement: Bachelor's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework: " Complete three (3) semester hours of internship with students who are hard of
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: Special Education: Foundational Knowledge (5355); passing score of 145 and Praxis Special Education: Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (5272); passing score of 160 and Teaching of Reading: Elementary (5205); Passing score of 159 or Teaching of Reading: Elementary Subtest (7002); Passing score of 138
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools

Discipline: Early Childhood Educator
License/Certificate: Early Childhood Certificate
State Department: Louisiana Department of Education
State Department Hyperlink: https://www.teachlouisiana.net/Prospect.aspx?PageID=608
Type of License/Certificate: Licensure/Certificate
Age Range: PreK - 3rd grade
Degree Level Requirement: Bachelor's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework: 180 hours of field experiences, and one semester of student teaching or internship in a school.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: Prerequisites of each traditional teaching preparation program differ. Since Praxis exams are required for state certification, these exams are part of the admission standards as well as the completion standards of all teacher preparation programs. Praxis I (PPST) and Praxis II Content Exams: Elementary Education: Content Knowledge 0014 or 5014(pass 150) Pedagogy Requirement: Special Education: Core Knowledge and Applications 0354 or 5354 (pass 145) & PLT: Early Childhood 0621 (pass 157)
Additional Req Part C: Early Interventionist add on certification; licenses accepted for Early Intervention Certificate (add on) include: PK -3rd grade, Elem Ed, K-12, Secondary, or Special Education
Additional Req Schools

Discipline: Early Interventionist
License/Certificate: "Early Interventionist Add-On
State Department: Louisiana Department of Education
State Department Hyperlink: https://www.teachlouisiana.net/Prospect.aspx?PageID=608 https://www.teachlouisiana.net/Checklist/Early_Interventionist_7_14.pdf
Type of License/Certificate: Endorsement
Age Range: PreK- K; PreK-Grade 3
Degree Level Requirement: Bachelor's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: PRAXIS PLT Early Childhood and PRAXIS: SPED: Early Childhood/Early Intervention (5692) beginning and Praxis - Teaching of Reading: Elementary (5205) or Teaching of Reading: Elementary Subtest (7002)
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools: For individuals holding a valid early childhood certificate

Discipline: Early Childhood Special Educator
License/Certificate: Special Education Early Interventionist: Birth to 5 Years
State Department: Louisiana Department of Education
State Department Hyperlink: https://www.teachlouisiana.net/Prospect.aspx?PageID=608
Type of License/Certificate: Licensure/Certificate
Age Range: Birth - 5 yrs
Degree Level Requirement: Bachelor's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework: 180 hours of field experiences, and one semester of student teaching or internship in a school.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: Prerequisites of each traditional teaching preparation program differ. Since Praxis exams are required for state certification, these exams are part of the admission standards as well as the completion standards of all teacher preparation programs. Praxis I (PPST) and Praxis II Content Exams: Elementary Education: Content Knowledge 0014 or 5014(pass 150) Pedagogy Requirement: Special Education: Core Knowledge and Applications 0354 or 5354 (pass 145) & PLT: Early Childhood 0621 (pass 157)
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools

Discipline: Family Therapist
License/Certificate: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
State Department: Louisiana Professional Counselors Board of Examiners
State Department Hyperlink: https://www.lpcboard.org/page/lmft
Type of License/Certificate: Licensure/Certificate
Age Range: Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement: Master’s or doctoral degree in marriage and family therapy from a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE) in a regionally accredited educational institution or a certificate in marriage and family therapy from a post-graduate training institute accredited by COAMFTE.
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework: Document a minimum of 3000 hours of post-masters supervised experience in marriage and family therapy under the clinical supervision of a Board-Approved Supervisor including a minimym of 2000 direct client contact hours, a minimum of 1000 indirect client contact hours, a minimum of 200 face-to-face supervision hours. Post-masters supervised experience should occur over a period of no less than two years and not more than six years from the original date such supervision was approved.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Board's (AMFTRB) Examination in Marital and Family Therapy (no specific scores provided).
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools

Discipline: Nurse
License/Certificate: Registered Nurse
State Department: Louisiana Board of Nursing
State Department Hyperlink: https://wwwcfprd.doa.louisiana.gov/boardsandcommissions/viewBoard.cfm?board=24
Type of License/Certificate: Licensure/Certificate
Age Range: Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement: " Applicant must have successfully completed a nursing education program approved by the Board or completed a
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: Applicant must have successfully completed the State Board Test Pool Examination and earned a score of 350 or above in each area or have written the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) and earned a passing score of 1600 or pass on pass/fail scale.
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools: Ancillary School Nurse from Dept of Ed requires current Louisiana registered nurse license.

Discipline: Occupational Therapist
License/Certificate: Occupational Therapist
State Department: Louisiana Board of Medical Examiners
State Department Hyperlink: https://www.lsbme.la.gov/licensure/occupational-therapistsassistants
Type of License/Certificate: Licensure/Certificate
Age Range: Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement: Master's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework: Has successfully completed the academic and supervised field work experience requirements
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: National Board of Certified Occupational Therapist (NBOCT) Certified Occupational Therapist Exam (Score of 450)
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools: Ancillary Certification

Discipline: Physical Therapist
License/Certificate: Physical Therapy License
State Department: Louisiana Board of Physical Therapy Board
State Department Hyperlink: https://www.laptboard.org/
Type of License/Certificate: Licensure/Certificate
Age Range: Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement: Doctorates
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: National Physical Therapy Exam (NPTE) passing score of 600 Jurisprudence Exam required (computer-based, open book); applicants required to make a 75% or higher to pass.
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools: Ancillary Certification

Discipline: Psychologist
License/Certificate: Clinical Psychology License
State Department: Louisiana Board of Examiners of Psychologists
State Department Hyperlink: https://lsbep.org/
Type of License/Certificate: Licensure/Certificate
Age Range: Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement: Doctoral degree with a major in psychology
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework: Has a minimum of two years of experience practicing psychology under the supervision of a psychologist, one year of which may be a predoctoral internship as defined in the rules and regulations of the board and required as part of the doctoral degree in psychology as defined by the board and all other experience being post-doctoral. Psychologists who can demonstrate five years of licensed practice as a psychologist in another state, with no disciplinary actions, may qualify to meet one year of post-doctoral experience as defined in the rules and regulations of the board.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: The Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP); a scaled score of 500 is required. Two state-specific tests are also required once all other licensing requirements have been met. (1) The jurisprudence examination may be completed at home. (2) The oral exam will receive one of three grades: pass, fail, or continue.
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools

Discipline: School Psychologist
License/Certificate: State Ed Dept: Ancillary Certification Application - School Psychologist including: School Psychologist Level A (Doctorate) and Level B (Masters or Specialist) Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP)
State Department: Louisiana Department of Education
State Department Hyperlink: https://lsbep.org/
Type of License/Certificate: Licensure/Certificate
Age Range: Kindergarten - 12th grade
Degree Level Requirement: Has completed a school specialist degree from a National Association of School Psychologists approved program or equivalent.
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework: Has completed a one-thousand-two-hundred-hour, nine-month internship under the supervision of a certified school psychologist in a school setting or by a licensed psychologist in a community setting. Of the one thousand two hundred hours, six hundred hours shall be completed in a school setting. Has completed three years of supervised experience as a certified school psychologist within the public school system.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: Has passed the Nationally Certified School Psychologist examination.
Additional Req Part C: Must be employed by a school system. Supervision according to license.
Additional Req Schools

Discipline: Social Worker
License/Certificate: Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW )
State Department: Louisiana Board of Social Work Examiners
State Department Hyperlink: https://www.labswe.org/
Type of License/Certificate: Licensure/Certificate
Age Range: Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement: Master's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: Association of Social Work Boards 70
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools: Ancillary Social Worker (Qualified) Endorsement Certification

Discipline: Speech Language Pathologist
License/Certificate: L-SLP-- Speech-Language Pathologist
State Department: Louisiana Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
State Department Hyperlink: https://www.lbespa.org/
Type of License/Certificate: Licensure/Certificate
Age Range: Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement: Master's in speech
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework: 400 clinical practicum hours if graduate program began after January 1, 2004; 9 months of full-time post-graduate professional employment experience
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: Passing Praxis or ASHA certification
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools: Ancillary Certification "Speech Pathologist" The Louisiana Department of Education requires speech-language pathologists to have ancillary certification in order to provide services in schools, as well as state licensure (renewable every year). An ancillary certificate allows a qualified person who is not a certified teacher to perform only those services that are specifically stated on the certificate.

Discipline: Vision Specialist
License/Certificate: Visual Impairments/Blind K-12
State Department: Louisiana Department of Education
State Department Hyperlink: https://www.teachlouisiana.net/Teachers.aspx?PageID=12311128
Type of License/Certificate: Licensure/Certificate
Age Range: Kindergarten - 12th grade
Degree Level Requirement: Bachelor's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework: Complete three (3) credit hours of internship of students with visually impaired or blind OR three (3) years of successful teaching experience of student with visual impairments or blind.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: Special Education: Foundational Knowledge (5355); passing score of 145 and Praxis Special Education: Teaching Students with Visual Impairments (5282); passing score of 163 and Teaching of Reading: Elementary (5205); Passing score of 159 or Teaching of Reading: Elementary Subtest (7002); Passing score of 138
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools

Standards for Louisiana (LA)

Audiologist (Audiologist)

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialist (Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialist)

Early Childhood Educator (Early Childhood Educator)

Early Interventionist (Early Interventionist)

Early Childhood Special Educator (Early Childhood Special Educator)

Family Therapist (Family Therapist)

Nurse (Nurse)

Occupational Therapist (Occupational Therapist)

Physical Therapist (Physical Therapist)

Psychologist (Psychologist)

School Psychologist (School Psychologist)

Social Worker (Social Worker)

Speech Language Pathologist (Speech Language Pathologist)

Vision Specialist (Vision Specialist)