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Moving to California

by Annie

Apr 9, 2010

I may be moving to California in the next few years and wanted to know if anyone has transferred their school counseling license from another state to California. How difficult was the process? I read on the website that you must have completed 600 hours field experience involving at least two grade levels and at least 150 hours dealing with diversity. These are not official requirements of the program I completed; however, in the course of completing my hours, I've probably met these requirements. I don't know what's required for verification of those requirements (a form, letter from my graduate program, or actual evidence of completed hours?)

I'm currently also licensed and practicing as a teacher; however, I've heard that that job market is pretty awful in education in general, so I thought that being able to apply for both teaching and counseling jobs might help even a little bit. Any advice?

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Jennifer I actually applied for certification last August in California. It was the longest most tedious process to go through. They tell you that it will be processed and, if approved, it will take 70-90 days. I didn't get my cert until 9 mos. later. They returned my information several times saying that it was incomplete, when everything was actually fill...See MoreI actually applied for certification last August in California. It was the longest most tedious process to go through. They tell you that it will be processed and, if approved, it will take 70-90 days. I didn't get my cert until 9 mos. later. They returned my information several times saying that it was incomplete, when everything was actually filled out and accurate. My program required 600 hours of field experience through internship and I simply got confirmation of the diversity hours from my advisor at grad school. (She wrote me a letter.) There are certain components that you need to have included and it should all be on the CA webpage. I simply went through and collected all the necessary data/info they required. Despite this, the process was VERY drawn out. When I finally moved out there, which is when I was not certified still, there weren't any jobs in the counseling field. I was in SO-CAL and had a very hard time. You will definitely increase your chances of employment if you apply to both counseling and teaching. Hopefully this helps. As you can tell, I was very frustrated and could not find a job and decided to move back to Philadelphia (where I got a job within a week of my return). Good luck and feel free to write me with any more questions/concerns. On 4/09/10, Annie wrote: > I may be moving to California in the next few years and > wanted to know if anyone has transferred their school > counseling license from another state to California. How > difficult was the process? I read on the website that you > must have completed 600 hours field experience involving at > least two grade levels and at least 150 hours dealing with > diversity. These are not official requirements of the > program I completed; however, in the course of completing > my hours, I've probably met these requirements. I don't > know what's required for verification of those requirements > (a form, letter from my graduate program, or actual > evidence of completed hours?) > > I'm currently also licensed and practicing as a teacher; > however, I've heard that that job market is pretty awful in > education in general, so I thought that being able to apply > for both teaching and counseling jobs might help even a > little bit. Any advice?

May 3, 2010

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lynne On 4/09/10, Annie wrote: > I may be moving to California in the next few years and > wanted to know if anyone has transferred their school > counseling license from another state to California. How > difficult was the process? I read on the website that you > must have completed 600 hours field experience involving at > least two ...See More

May 22, 2010

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