Kansas State Personnel Standards

Kansas State Personnel Standards

Audiologist

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Discipline Audiologist
License/Certificate Audiologist
State Department Kansas Speech and Language Hearing Association
State Department Hyperlink https://www.ksha.org/licensing.php
Type of License/Certificate Licensure/Certificate
Age Range Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement Doctorate
Licensure Dependent on an Exam? National Teaching Exam Specialty Area Test in audiology by the Educational Testing Service (ETS), 600
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Has completed a supervised clinical practicum experience from an accredited educational institution.

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialist

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Discipline Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialist
License/Certificate Deaf and Hard of Hearing
State Department Kansas Department of Education
State Department Hyperlink https://www.ksde.org/Agency/Division-of-Learning-Services/Teacher-Licensure-and-Accreditation/Licensure/License-Application
Type of License/Certificate Licensure/Certificate
Age Range PreK - 12th grade
Degree Level Requirement Bachelor's
Licensure Dependent on an Exam? Praxis Special Education: Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students (5272); Qualifying score: 160

Early Childhood Educator

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Discipline Early Childhood Educator
License/Certificate Early Childhood Unified
State Department Kansas Department of Education
State Department Hyperlink https://www.ksde.org/Agency/Division-of-Learning-Services/Teacher-Licensure-and-Accreditation
Type of License/Certificate Licensure/Certificate
Age Range Birth-Kindergarten
Degree Level Requirement Bachelor's
Licensure specific coursework 1.1.1CK The candidate knows age-appropriate developmental expectations (e.g., cognitive, physical, social, emotional, and language) and recognizes variable progression in children.
1.1.2CK The candidate understands the integration of developmental domains.
1.1.3CK The candidate understands typical and atypical childhood development. Candidates know age-appropriate developmental expectations (e.g., cognitive, physical, social, emotional, and language).
1.1.4CK The candidate knows and understands multiple influences on the development of the whole child (Play, brain research, environmental factors, individual physical factors, medical, genetics, parent developmental level, nutrition, SES status, etc.).
Licensure Dependent on an Exam? Praxis Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education (5023), Qualifying score: 166.

Early Childhood Special Educator

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Discipline Early Childhood Special Educator
License/Certificate Early Childhood Unified
State Department Kansas Department of Education
State Department Hyperlink https://www.ksde.org/Agency/Division-of-Learning-Services/Teacher-Licensure-and-Accreditation
Type of License/Certificate Licensure/Certificate
Age Range Birth - 3rd grade
Degree Level Requirement Bachelor's
Licensure specific coursework 1.1.1CK The candidate knows age-appropriate developmental expectations (e.g., cognitive, physical, social, emotional, and language) and recognizes variable progression in children.
1.1.2CK The candidate understands the integration of developmental domains.
1.1.3CK The candidate understands typical and atypical childhood development. Candidates know age-appropriate developmental expectations (e.g., cognitive, physical, social, emotional, and language).
1.1.4CK The candidate knows and understands multiple influences on the development of the whole child (Play, brain research, environmental factors, individual physical factors, medical, genetics, parent developmental level, nutrition, SES status, etc.).
Licensure Dependent on an Exam? Special Education: Early Childhood/Early Intervention (5692); Qualifying score: 159.

Family Therapist

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Discipline Family Therapist
License/Certificate Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT)
State Department Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board
State Department Hyperlink https://www.ksbsrb.ks.gov/professions/marriage-family-therapists
Type of License/Certificate Licensure/Certificate
Age Range Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement Masters or Doctorate degree in Marriage and Family Therapy OR a related field which contained coursework considered to be equivalent to the Marriage and Family therapy program.
Licensure specific coursework
  1. Nine semester hours of coursework will be required in each of the following core areas:
    a. Human development and family studies (courses elucidates the interrelationship between interpersonal and intrapersonal factors and includes concepts like gender); b. Theoretical foundations (courses discuss systems theory and the family life cycle. May discuss concepts such as familial response to the birth of a first child and to a death in the family); c. Assessment and therapy in MFT.
  2. Three semester hours will be required in each of the following: a. Research; and b. Professional studies.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work? The total amount to be completed over a minimum of 24 months is 3,000 hours of experience, including 1500 hours of direct client contact providing psychotherapy and assessments and 100 hours of supervision. The supervision shall be provided throughout the entirety of the postgraduate supervised professional experience with at least one hour of clinical supervision each week that the supervisee accrues at least 15 hours of direct client contact. Of the 100 required supervision hours, at least 50 hours must be individual, face-to-face supervision. The remaining 50 hours may be done in either group or individual supervision. There can be no more than 6 supervisees in the group. There must be at least two separate supervision sessions per month, at least one of which shall be individual supervision.
Licensure Dependent on an Exam? The Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards (AMFTRB) National Marital and Family Therapy Examination

Nurse

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Discipline Nurse
License/Certificate Registered Nurse (RN)
State Department Kansas Board of Nursing
State Department Hyperlink https://ksbn.kansas.gov/getting-started/
Type of License/Certificate Licensure/Certificate
Age Range Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement Associate's
Licensure specific coursework Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN) curriculum requires completion of 64 to 72 credit hours including prerequisites. Courses include human lifespan development, essential nursing concepts, mental health nursing, fundamentals of professional nursing, adult nursing, maternal-child nursing, medical-surgical nursing, health assessment, and obstetric nursing.
Licensure Dependent on an Exam? National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) NCLEX RN Exam

Occupational Therapist

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Discipline Occupational Therapist
License/Certificate Occupational Therapy License
State Department Kansas Board of Healing Arts
State Department Hyperlink https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/professions/occupational-therapist-o-t
Type of License/Certificate Licensure/Certificate
Age Range Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement
The applicant shall present evidence satisfactory to the board of having successfully completed the academic requirements of an educational program in occupational therapy recognized by the board.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work? The applicant shall submit to the board evidence of having successfully completed a period of supervised field work at a minimum recognized by the board.
Licensure Dependent on an Exam? National Board of Certified Occupational Therapist (NBOCT) Certified Occupational Therapist Exam (Score of 450)

Physical Therapist

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Discipline Physical Therapist
License/Certificate Physical Therapy License
State Department Kansas Board of Healing Arts
State Department Hyperlink https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/professions/physical-therapist-p-t
Type of License/Certificate Licensure/Certificate
Age Range Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement Doctorate
Licensure Dependent on an Exam? National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) - passing score of 600

Psychologist

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Discipline Psychologist
License/Certificate Licensed Clinical Psychologist
State Department Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board
State Department Hyperlink https://www.ksbsrb.ks.gov/professions/psychologists
Type of License/Certificate Licensure/Certificate
Age Range Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement Doctorate
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work? 2 years of supervised work experience. 1 year must be predoctoral internship and 1 year of postdoctoral experience.
Licensure Dependent on an Exam? Pass a nationally standardized competency examination (EPPP) 500.

School Psychologist

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Discipline School Psychologist
License/Certificate School Specialist License - School Psychologist
State Department Kansas State Department of Education
State Department Hyperlink https://www.ksde.org/Agency/Division-of-Learning-Services/Teacher-Licensure-and-Accreditation
Type of License/Certificate Licensure/Certificate
Age Range PreK - 12th grade
Degree Level Requirement Master's
Licensure Dependent on an Exam? Praxis School Psychologist (5403); Qualifying score: 147

Social Worker, Bachelor’s

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Discipline Social Worker
License/Certificate Licensed Bachelor's Social Worker (LBSW)
State Department Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board
State Department Hyperlink https://www.ksbsrb.ks.gov/professions/social-workers
Type of License/Certificate Licensure/Certificate
Age Range Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement Bachelor's degree in Social Work from a CSWE accredited program
Licensure Dependent on an Exam? Passing the Bachelors Level competency exam The ASWB exam is offered daily once registered with the BSRB.

Social Worker, Master’s

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Discipline Social Worker
License/Certificate Licensed Master's Social Worker (LMSW)
State Department Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board
State Department Hyperlink https://www.ksbsrb.ks.gov/professions/social-workers
Type of License/Certificate Licensure/Certificate
Age Range Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement Master's degree in Social Work from a CSWE accredited program
Licensure Dependent on an Exam? Passing the Masters Level competency exam The ASWB exam is offered daily once registered with the BSRB.

Speech-Language Pathologist

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Discipline Speech-Language Pathologist
License/Certificate Speech-Language Pathologist
State Department Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services
State Department Hyperlink https://www.ksha.org/licensing.php
Type of License/Certificate Licensure/Certificate
Age Range Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement Master's
Licensure specific coursework?
Has graduated from a speech-language pathology program that is housed in an institution of higher education outside of the United States (a) for which the
program and institution have been approved by the authorized accrediting body in the applicable country and (b) the degree program has been verified by
an independent credentials review agency to be comparable to a state licensing board-approved program.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Has completed a supervised clinical practicum experience from an educational institution or its cooperating programs AND Has completed a supervised postgraduate professional experience.
Licensure Dependent on an Exam? Has successfully passed a national examination approved by the Commission.

Vision Specialist

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Discipline Vision Specialist
License/Certificate School Specialist License Teacher of the Blind and Visually Impaired
State Department Kansas Department of Education
State Department Hyperlink https://www.ksde.org/Agency/Division-of-Learning-Services/Teacher-Licensure-and-Accreditation
Type of License/Certificate Licensure/Certificate
Age Range PreK - 12th grade
Degree Level Requirement Bachelor's
Licensure Dependent on an Exam? Praxis Special Education: Teaching Students with Visual Impairments (5282); Qualifying score: 163