To apply for certification as a school social worker, you must:

1. hold an MSW degree,

2. take and pass the Praxis I exam or meet the criteria for waiver of this requirement,

3. complete a special education course, and

4. submit transcripts, etc.

Necessary links to information:

• Certification Information

• Special Services Endorsements - Fact Sheet #120

• Applicants for First Time Connecticut Certification - Fact Sheet #103

• Criminal History Record Check - (Fingerprinting)

• Approved Special Education Courses

Legislation, Policy & Professional Issues:

» School Social Work Association of America (SSWAA) Recommendations for Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Authorization. Click below to read document available in .pdf or word.doc

• SSWAA Recommendations for ESEA.pdf

• SSWAA Recommendations for ESEA.doc

» Connecticut State Statute on Sexual Misconduct

» For School Certification requirements Click here for the Connecticut State Department of Education Fact Sheet or Click here to download the PDF version.

CONTACTING LEGISLATORS – 3 EASY WAYS:

» You can email legislators from the Connecticut General Assembly Website at www.cga.ct.gov and once on the site click on House or Senate and than click on Members. Find your legislator’s name and click on email to send them a message.

» Call your legislators at:
House Democrats –1-800-842-1902
House Republicans – 1-800-842-1423
Senate Democrats – 1-800-842-1420
Senate Republicans – 1-800-842-1421

» Write to your legislator at: Legislative Office Building, Hartford, CT 06106-1591

STATE CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

» Special Services Endorsements

» Types of Certificates

» Applicants for First Time Connecticut Certification

» Criminal History Record Check - (Fingerprinting)

» Approved Special Education Courses

» Application Forms and Fees
 

More Useful Links:

» Center for Behavioral Education & Research

» Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative. School Violence Prevention. Information, Publications and more

» National Association of Social Workers - Connecticut Chapter

» Connecticut State Department of Education

» SERC

» Ask ERIC - (Educational Resources Information Center)

» The School Social Work Association of America

» Dept. of Ed. Publications

» US Census Bureau

» Office of the Child Advocate

» Dept. of Mental Retardation

» Dept. of Health and Addiction services

» Teachers' Retirement Board

» HUSKY PLAN

» CT State Senate Democrats

» CT State Senate Republicans

» American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

» Internet Special Education Resources

» "No Child Left Behind"