Professional Certificate
The professional certificate allows working ESA's to demonstrate competency of career level standards in their current position. The candidate must have a dated residency certificate and be in their 3rd contracted year in their certificated role with a public or private school or ESD. Part-time practitioners and ESA's assigned to more than one role are encouraged to discuss with a ProCert program director (listed below) whether their assignment/s provide sufficient opportunity to accomplish the ProCert standards.
Counselor ProCert Frequently Asked Questions
Counselor ProCert Professional Audit
Counselor ProCert Narrative Template
Counselor ProCert Rubric for Narrative and Panel Presentation
Counselor ProCert Examples of Activities and Evidence
Counselor ProCert Definition of Evidence
Counselor ProCert Professional Growth Plan
Panelists for ProCert presentations sought: PESB is seeking school counselors (with Continuing or Professional Cert), PEAB members, and program faculty. Applications to serve as a panelist for the 2012 ProCert panels Click here.
Peer Review for school psychology and school counselor programs. See the current list of programs offering peer review.
School Social Workers
Handbook and Documents:
Counselor ProCert Handbook Word format Handbook pdf formatCounselor ProCert Frequently Asked Questions
Counselor ProCert Professional Audit
Counselor ProCert Narrative Template
Counselor ProCert Rubric for Narrative and Panel Presentation
Counselor ProCert Examples of Activities and Evidence
Counselor ProCert Definition of Evidence
Counselor ProCert Professional Growth Plan
Panelists for ProCert presentations sought: PESB is seeking school counselors (with Continuing or Professional Cert), PEAB members, and program faculty. Applications to serve as a panelist for the 2012 ProCert panels Click here.
- June 25, 2012, Spokane, Gonzaga University
- September 29, 2012, Renton, (location to be announced)
School Counseling: Currently Approved Professional Certificate Programs
- Eastern Washington University Dr. Marty Slyter mslyter@ewu.edu (509) 359-7439
- Gonzaga University Cari Johnson johnsonc3@gonzaga.edu (509) 313-3501
- Western Washington University Dr. Diana Gruman diana.gruman@wwu.edu (360) 650-2221
School Psychologists: Currently Approved Professional Certificate Program
- Eastern Washington University: Dr. Susan Ruby sruby@ewu.edu
School Counselors and Psychologists Certified Prior to September 2005:
Continuing Certification: An ESA receiving their first Washington certificate in School Psychology,School Counseling, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, School Nursing, or Speech-Language Pathology follow the Initial/Continuing track. All ESA roles with a valid Initial Certificate apply to the Certification Office for the Continuing Certificate.Peer Review for school psychology and school counselor programs. See the current list of programs offering peer review.
School Social Workers
School social workers are now on the Initial/Continuing track for certification. Those with Residency Certificates will apply to the local Education Service District for certification.
School social worker certification Frequently Asked Questions.
School social worker certification Frequently Asked Questions.