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Introduction
The Child Welfare Attendance Added Authorization is recognized and was approved in 2018 by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC), as a program option for P.P.S. credential-held practitioners in School Counseling, School Psychology, or School Social Work. Practitioners who hold a valid P.P.S. Credential with an Option in School Counseling/School Psychology/School Social Work and CWA provide child welfare attendance and related services in addition to their main role or function within a school district. The program is designed for current LMU PPS credential candidates to complete over the course of two semesters as they complete their PPS fieldwork experience.
The LMU CWA Added Authorization program is also designed as a one semester standalone program for current School Counselors / P.P.S. credential holders employed in LAUSD and other California school districts and public charter schools. The program is offered online on Saturdays.
Program Outcomes
As a result of this training program, students will:
- Know state laws applicable to Child Welfare and Attendance
- Design prevention and intervention strategies for addressing child welfare and truancy in order to reduce student barriers to learning
- Evaluate the effectiveness of prevention and intervention strategies for addressing child welfare and attendance issues
- Value and understand strengths of prevention and intervention strategies for addressing child welfare and attendance issues
- Understand limitations, including contextual and societal barriers, of prevention and intervention strategies for addressing child welfare and attendance issues
- Value using prevention and intervention strategies to benefit students, their families and community
Program Admissions Requirements
For currently employed PPS credential holders (LAUSD School Counselors or other district PPS credentialed personnel):
- Online Graduate Application
- Valid PPS Credential from a CTC Approved Program
- Bachelor’s Degree from a Regionally Accredited Institution
- Official Transcript from all Colleges/Universities Attended, including all Community/Junior College
- Applicants who completed an undergraduate/graduate degree outside of the United States of America:
- Official Transcript Evaluation from an approved evaluation agency that details content of coursework completed, degree equivalency, and cumulative GPA
- Official Transcript is still needed along with Transcript Evaluation
- Cumulative Undergraduate GPA of 3.0, or 3.05 in the last 60 Undergraduate Units, a 3.0 in at least 9 Graduate Units, or Completion of a Request for Exception to GPA Requirement
- Applicants whose citizenship is from a country where English is not the primary language:
- TOEFL or IELTS or Duolingo English Test Minimum Scores (unless a High School Diploma or a Bachelor’s Degree was obtained in the United States)
- An understanding and implicit agreement with the LMU mission and SOE Conceptual Framework.
All applicants are required to submit a personal statement addressing their background and interest in the field, official transcripts, a copy of their current, valid PPS credential (if a PPS credential holder), and two letters of recommendation attesting to their academic and personal qualifications for success in this graduate program.
For current LMU PPS Candidates:
- Applicants must be a current LMU P.P.S. credential candidate and enrolled in fieldwork courses for the P.P.S. credential.
- Applicants must request and complete forms to add the CWA program from their academic advisor.
