55 Pa. Code § 4226.53 - Service coordinator requirements and qualifications
(a) A county MH/MR program shall employ a
minimum of one service coordinator directly or through contract.
(b) Before performing service coordination
activities, a service coordinator shall demonstrate knowledge and understanding
about the following:
(1) At-risk children and
infants and toddlers with disabilities.
(2) Part C of IDEA (20 U.S.C.A. §§
1431-1445) and accompanying regulations
(currently codified at 34 CFR Chapter 303 (relating to early intervention
program for infants and toddlers with disabilities)), and the Early
Intervention Services System Act (11 P.S. §§ 875-101-875-503).
(3) The nature and scope of services
available under this chapter and the funding sources
available.
(c) A service
coordinator shall have one of the following groups of minimum qualifications:
(1) A bachelor's degree from an accredited
college or university which includes 12 college credits in early intervention,
early childhood special education, early childhood education, child
development, special education, family counseling, family studies, social
welfare, psychology or other comparable social sciences, and 1 year of
full-time or full-time-equivalent experience working with or providing
counseling to children, families or individuals with disabilities.
(2) An associate's degree, or 60 credit
hours, from an accredited college or university in early intervention, early
childhood special education, early childhood education, child development,
special education, family counseling, family studies, social welfare,
psychology, or other comparable social sciences, and 3 years of full-time or
full-time-equivalent experience working with or providing counseling to
children, families or individuals with disabilities.
(3) Certification by the Pennsylvania Civil
Service Commission as meeting the qualifications of a Caseworker 2 or 3
classification.
Notes
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code § 4226.56 (relating to effective date of personnel qualifications).
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