Professional Roles and Disciplines

Specific Professional Roles and Disciplines

Audiologists

American Academy of Audiologists: Frequently Asked Questions about State License Laws (PDF: 118kb)

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association: Membership and Certification

Early Interventionists

Center for Personnel Preparation in Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education's

• Study I Data Report: The National Landscape of Early Intervention in Personnel Preparation Standards Under Part C of The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), March 15, 2004 (PDF: 491kb) includes standards and requirements for all service providers in the Early Intervention system

Division for Early Childhood (DEC)

• Personnel Standards For Early Education and Early Intervention (PDF: 145kb)
• Recommended Practices in Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education Initiative

Early Childhood Educators

The Education Commission of the States' data on state-funded pre-kindergarten program's staff qualification requirements

The National Child Care Information Center summaries of Child Care Licensing Requirements

The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

• Guidelines for Early Childhood Professional Preparation Programs
• Where we Stand on Standards for Programs to Prepare Early childhood Professionals (PDF: 55kb)
• Position Papers

The National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators (NAECTE)

The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

Early Childhood Special Educators

The NECTAC Section 619 Profile, 14th edition (2006) Section 619 state licensing and certification requirements for early childhood education and special education

Center for Personnel Preparation in Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education

• Study I Data Report: The National Landscape of Early Childhood Special Education in Personnel Preparation Standards Under 619 of The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), March 15, 2004 (PDF: 482kb) includes standards and requirements for all service providers in the Early Childhood Special Education system

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) provides CEC Performance-Based Standards, What Every Special Educator Must Know: Ethics, Standards and Guidelines for Special Educators, and information on Professional Roles for a variety of disciplines.

Division for Early Childhood (DEC)

• Position Statement on Personnel Standards For Early Education and Early Intervention (PDF: 38kb)
• Recommended Practices in Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education Initiative

The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

The Personnel Center has information on many professional roles, including Early Childhood Special Educators

Occupational Therapists

National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy: Frequently Asked Questions

The Personnel Center has information on many professional roles, including Occupational Therapists

NECTAC Web page on Paraprofessionals

Physical Therapists

Physical Therapy Standards of Competence (PDF: 48kb)

The Personnel Center has information on many professional roles, including Physical Therapists

Special Educators

National Center for Special Education Personnel and Related Service Providers Information on recruitment, certification/preparation and retention of highly qualified personnel

The Personnel Center has a collection of links to state special education licensure requirements and career information

The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

Service Coordinators

The Research and Training Center on Service Coordination was funded by OSEP to study service coordination and develop training materials.

NECTAC's Web page on Service Coordination includes an overview of this mandated Part C service.

Speech and Language Pathologists

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association: Membership and Certification

The Personnel Center has information on many professionals, including Speech-Language Pathologists