ECPC Personnel Standards

Discipline: Audiologist
License/Certificate: Audiologist
State Department: Kansas Speech and Language Hearing Association
State Department Hyperlink: https://kdads.ks.gov/kdads-commissions/survey-certification-and-credentialing-commission/health-occupations-credentialing
Type of License/Certificate: Licensure/Certificate
Age Range: Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement: Doctorate
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework: " Has completed a supervised clinical practicum experience from an accredited
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: National Teaching Exam Specialty Area Test in audiology by the Educational Testing Service (ETS), 600

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 Specific Curriculum/Coursework: Completion of a practicum in Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: Praxis Special Education: Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students (5272); Qualifying score: 160

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 to Kindergarten
Degree Level Requirement: Bachelor's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework: Completion of a practicum in Early Childhood
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: Praxis Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education (5023), Qualifying score: 166

Discipline: Early Childhood Special Educator
License/Certificate: Special Education: 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 to Kindergarten and Birth to Grade 3
Degree Level Requirement: Bachelor's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework: Completion of a practicum in Special Education Early Childhood.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: Special Education: Early Childhood/Early Intervention (5692); Qualifying score: 159

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 Curriculum/Coursework: 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 Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: The Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards (AMFTRB) National Marital and Family Therapy Examination

Discipline: Nurse
License/Certificate: Registered Nurse (RN)
State Department: Kansas Board of Nursing
State Department Hyperlink: https://ksbn.kansas.gov/
Type of License/Certificate: Licensure/Certificate
Age Range: Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement: Associate's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) NCLEX RN Exam

Discipline: Occupational Therapist
License/Certificate: Occupational Therapy License
State Department: Kansas Occupational Therapy Association
State Department Hyperlink: http://www.ksbha.org/professions/OT.shtml
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
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework: 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 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)

Discipline: Physical Therapist
License/Certificate: Physical Therapy License
State Department: Kansas Board of Healing Arts
State Department Hyperlink: http://www.ksbha.org/professions/PT.shtml
Type of License/Certificate: NA
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?: National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) - passing score of 600

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 Specific Curriculum/Coursework: 2 years of supervised work experience. 1 year must be predoctoral internship and 1 year of postdoctoral experience.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: Pass a nationally standardized competency examination (EPPP) 500.

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 Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: Praxis School Psychologist (5403); Qualifying score: 147

Discipline: Social Worker
License/Certificate: Licensed Bachelor Social Worker
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: Bachelors degree in Social Work from a CSWE accredited program
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: Passing the Bachelors Level competency exam The ASWB exam is offered daily once registered with the BSRB.

Discipline: Social Worker
License/Certificate: Licensed Master Social Worker
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: Masters degree In Social Work from an CSWE accredited program
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: Passing the Masters Level competency exam The ASWB exam is offered daily once registered with the BSRB.

Discipline: Speech Language Pathologist
License/Certificate: Speech Language Pathologist
State Department: Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services
State Department Hyperlink: https://kdads.ks.gov/kdads-commissions/survey-certification-and-credentialing-commission/health-occupations-credentialing/licensure
Type of License/Certificate: Licensure/Certificate
Age Range: Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement: Master's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework: "Has completed a supervised clinical practicum experience from an educational
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: Has successfully passed a national examination approved by the Commission

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 Specific Curriculum/Coursework: Completion of a practicum in Blind and Visually Impaired
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?: "Praxis Special Education: Teaching Students with Visual Impairments (5282); Qualifying score: 163

Standards for Kansas (KS)

Audiologist (Audiologist)

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

Early Childhood Educator (Early Childhood Educator)

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)

Social Worker (Social Worker)

Speech Language Pathologist (Speech Language Pathologist)

Vision Specialist (Vision Specialist)