Want to know how to become a Professional School Counselor? Click here to see OSPI's general requirements for Educational Staff Associate certification, or here for specific requirements for the ESA School Counselor certification. You can download the new (published Dec. 2004) ESA School Counselor Standards and Benchmarks here.
Professional School Counselors:
Professional School Counselors:
- For information about certification through NBCC, go here.
- For information about certification through NBPTS, go here. Guide to National Board Certification click here. OSPI Scholarship information click here.
- For information about renewing your existing ESA School Counselor Certification, go here.
- Residency (Reissuance) Information
After 2 years, school counselors holding a residency certification need
to submit a Residency (Reissuance) Application. Click here for application. This application needs to be signed by the district and then submitted to the state for their records.
Programs for School Counseling and Peer Review Course Information (upon information supplied by the programs):
- Gonzaga University: Gonzaga's Peer Review Course : PLease contact Karyn Holt
- Western Washington University: WWU's Peer Review Course information.
- Heritage University:
- Seattle University, Seattle, WA
- Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA
- Saint Martin's College, Lacey, WA
- City University, Bellevue, WA
- Washington State University, Pullman, WA
- Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
- Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
- Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA
- Whitworth College, Spokane, WA
- University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
- Heritage University, Toppenish, WA
- OSU Extended Campus, PhD in Counseling program
- To see OSPI's spreadsheet of School Counseling program contacts click here.
The ASCA Foundation Offers Scholarships! ASCA believes in helping future school counselors fulfill their educational goals. The ASCA Foundation scholarship awards $1,000 to 10 students currently enrolled in a master's-level program in school counseling. The application deadline is Nov. 1. For details or to apply, visit the ASCA Foundation.
Professional Education Advisory Boards (PEAB) WSCA members sit on Boards for various graduate programs in School Counseling (if you are a University needing an appointment letter, please click here to request a letter).
