National Professional Standards: National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) 2010 - https://hawaiiteacherstandardsboard.org/content/wp-content/uploads/NAEYC-2010-Initial-and-Advanced-Standards.pdf

Hawaii Licensing and/or Supervising Entity: Hawaii Department of Human Service (DHS) - https://humanservices.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/17-892.1-GCCs.pdf

Type of License/Certificate: N/A

Age Range: PreK-Kindergarten

Education Preparation Requirement: 2 years of college (60 credits)

State Exam or other Requirements: Practitioners are required to have their job qualifications evaluated and recorded by the DHS Hawaii Early Childhood Registry if they are employed in DHS licensed preschools, infant/toddler programs and group child care homes.

Licensure Required Specific Coursework: 9 credits in early childhood and/or child development

Licensure Required Specific Field or Clinical Work: 6 months of experience working with children in an early care and education related setting

Hawaii Early Intervention System Professional Standards: N/A

National Professional Standards: Council for Clinical Certification in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CFCC) 2020 Standards

Hawaii Licensing and/or Supervising Entity: Hawaii Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Professional and Vocational Licensing - http://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/speech/

Type of License/Certificate: Audiology License

Age Range: Birth – Death

Education Preparation Requirement: Master's degree or its equivalent in audiology

State Exam or other Requirements: Pass a written exam approved by the board.

Licensure Required Specific Coursework: Applicants must possess at least a master's degree or its equivalent in the area of audiology from an educational institution recognized by the board. Twenty-seven (27) semester hours in basic science coursework must be completed and include: At least six (6) semester hours in biological and/or physical sciences and mathematics; at least six (6) semester hours in the behavioral and/or social sciences; and at least fifteen (15) semester hours in basic human communication processes and must include coursework in (1) Anatomic and physiologic bases; (2) Physical and psychophysical bases; and (3) Linguistic and psycholinguistic aspects. Audiologist applications must document at least 36 semester hours in professional coursework which must include: at least 30 semester hours of graduate coursework: 21 of which shall be in the area of audiology; at least 30 semester hours in audiology; at least six (6) of which shall be in hearing disorders and hearing evaluation, and at least six (6) in habilitative and/or rehabilitative procedures, with individuals who have a hearing impairment; at least six (6) semester hours in speech pathology; at least three (3) of which shall be in speech disorders and at least three (3) in language disorders, and a maximum of six (6) academic semester hours associated with clinical practicum (may be counted toward the minimum of 36 semester hours of professional coursework).

Licensure Required Specific Field or Clinical Work: A minimum of three hundred seventy-five hours of supervised clinical observation and clinical practicum with individuals who present a variety of communication disorders, which experience shall have been obtained within the applicant's training institution or in one of its cooperating programs.

Hawaii Early Intervention System Professional Standards: State license; requires Master's degree from accredited program, passing national exam and completing internship

National Professional Standards: Behavior Analyst Certification Board - https://www.bacb.com

Hawaii Licensing and/or Supervising Entity: Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs - http://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/programs/behavior/

Type of License/Certificate: Behavior Analyst License

Age Range: Birth – Death

Education Preparation Requirement: High School Diploma- Register Behavior Technician; Bachelor's Degree- Board Certified Assistant. Behavior Analyst; Graduate Degree- Board Certified Behavior Analyst

State Exam or other Requirements: N/A

Licensure Required Specific Coursework: N/A

Licensure Required Specific Field or Clinical Work: N/A

Hawaii Early Intervention System Professional Standards: N/A

National Professional Standards: Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) 2020 Initial Practice-Based Professional Preparation Standards for Special Educators - https://exceptionalchildren.org/standards/initial-practice-based-professional-preparation-standards-special-educators

Hawaii Licensing and/or Supervising Entity: Hawaii Teacher Standards Board- https://hawaiiteacherstandardsboard.org

Type of License/Certificate: License in Special Education- Deaf/Hard of Hearing

Age Range: PreK- Grade 12

Education Preparation Requirement: Master's

State Exam or other Requirements: Praxis 5272, Passing Score 158

Licensure Required Specific Coursework: N/A

Licensure Required Specific Field or Clinical Work: N/A

Hawaii Early Intervention System Professional Standards: N/A

National Professional Standards: National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) @010 Initial and Advanced Standards - https://hawaiiteacherstandardsboard.org/content/wp-content/uploads/NAEYC-2010-Initial-and-Advanced-Standards.pdf

Hawaii Licensing and/or Supervising Entity: Hawaii Teacher Standards Board- https://hawaiiteacherstandardsboard.org

Type of License/Certificate: License in Principles of Learning and Teaching: Early Childhood

Age Range: PreK- Grade 3 or PreK- Kindergarten

Education Preparation Requirement: Bachelor's

State Exam or other Requirements: Praxis 5621, Passing Score 157

Licensure Required Specific Coursework: Effective December 31, 2019 Early Childhood Educators may only be added as a teaching field after completion of a state approved educator preparation program that includes appropriate clinical experiences in a setting in the field. The program may be based in Hawaii or another state. If an out of state or online program is used, the board advises to obtain verification in writing from the program that it leads to a professional teaching license in the home state.

Licensure Required Specific Field or Clinical Work: There are two routes to earn alternative teacher certification in Hawaii; 1) Alternative Education Preparation programs (EPP) Route is the main route to alternative teacher certification and requires candidates to apply to an approved EPP & receive a pre-service evaluation. Candidates must take the Praxis content area assessment for the endorsement sought. 2) Career and Technical Education Limited Standard Licensure: Trade professionals with three years of experience in their field and an associate’s degree who meet additional requirements may be eligible to receive a Career and Technical Education Limited Standard License to teach career and technical education (CTE) subjects. Additional requirements include passing a Praxis II content-area exam, if available, in the subject to be taught; current valid national industry certification or a state license in the subject to be taught, or 30 hours of content coursework in the subject to be taught. Candidates must also have at least 12 hours of pedagogy coursework from a state-approved teacher education program for the grade level(s) to be taught and pass the Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) for that grade level.

Hawaii Early Intervention System Professional Standards: N/A

National Professional Standards: Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education - https://coamfte.org

Hawaii Licensing and/or Supervising Entity: Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs - https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/programs/marriage/

Type of License/Certificate: Marriage and Family Therapist License

Age Range: Birth – Death

Education Preparation Requirement: Master's or doctorate in marriage and family therapy or an allied field.

State Exam or other Requirements: Applicants must pass the National Marital and Family Therapy Exam

Licensure Required Specific Coursework Graduate-level course work comprising a minimum of thirty-three semesters, or forty-four quarter hours in the following course areas: (A) Marriage and family studies - nine semester or twelve quarter hours; (B) Marriage and family therapy studies - nine semester or twelve quarter hours; (C) Human development - nine semester or twelve quarter hours; (D) Ethical and professional studies - three semester or four quarter hours; and (E) Research - three semester or four quarter hours;

Licensure Required Specific Field or Clinical Work: One year practicum with three hundred hours supervised client contact; Completes one thousand hours of direct marriage and family therapy, Two-hundred hours of clinical supervision in not less than twenty-four months.

Hawaii Early Intervention System Professional Standards: N/A

National Professional Standards: Head Start Sec. 648A Staff Qualifications and Development - https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/policy/head-start-act/sec-648a-staff-qualifications-development

Hawaii Licensing and/or Supervising Entity: Hawaii Department of Human Service (DHS) - https://humanservices.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/17-892.1-GCCs.pdf/

Type of License/Certificate: N/A

Age Range: PreK – Kindergarten

Education Preparation Requirement: Associate's or Bachelor's

State Exam or other Requirements: N/A

Licensure Required Specific Coursework: Higher Ed: (i) a baccalaureate or advanced degree in early childhood education; or (ii) a baccalaureate or advanced degree and coursework equivalent to a major relating to early childhood education, with experience teaching preschool-age children. Head Start classroom that does not have a teacher who meets the qualifications described in clause (i) or (ii) is assigned one teacher who has the following: (i) an associate degree in early childhood education; (ii) an associate degree in a related field and coursework equivalent to a major relating to early childhood education, with experience teaching preschool-age children; or (iii) a baccalaureate degree and has been admitted into the Teach For America program, passed a rigorous early childhood content exam, such as the Praxis II, participated in a Teach For America summer training institute that includes teaching preschool children, and is receiving ongoing professional development and support from Teach For America's professional staff.

Licensure Required Specific Field or Clinical Work: N/A

Hawaii Early Intervention System Professional Standards: N/A

National Professional Standards: American Nurses Association Standards for Excellence - https://www.nursingworld.org/ana/about-ana/standards/

Hawaii Licensing and/or Supervising Entity: Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs - https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/nursing//

Type of License/Certificate: Licensed Practical Nurse; Registered Nurse; Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Age Range: Birth – Death

Education Preparation Requirement Associate, bachelor, or graduate-level degree in nursing.

State Exam or other Requirements: NCLEX PN or RN (must pass in three (3) or fewer attempts or be required to take a remedial course before being approved to re-take).

Licensure Required Specific Coursework: Successful completion of accredited nursing program

Licensure Required Specific Field or Clinical Work: Temporary Permit for Nurse can be obtained directly by an employer.

Hawaii Early Intervention System Professional Standards: N/A

National Professional Standards: NBCOT Professional Practice Standards & Code of Conduct for Occupational Therapist Registered - https://www.nbcot.org/-/media/NBCOT/PDFs/Practice-Standards-OTR.ashx?la=en

Hawaii Licensing and/or Supervising Entity: Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer - https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/programs/occupational/

Type of License/Certificate: Occupational Therapist License

Age Range: Birth - Death

Education Preparation Requirement: Master's

State Exam or other Requirements: National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)

Licensure Required Specific Coursework: Successful completion of accredited occupational therapy program

Licensure Required Specific Field or Clinical Work: Successful completion of an accredited program in Occupational Therapy by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy. Verification of Certification must be submitted with the application.

Hawaii Early Intervention System Professional Standards: Must be a Registered OT (OTR) by the American OT Association; requires a Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program and passing national exam; no state license

National Professional Standards: APTA Standards of Practice for Physical Therapy - https://www.apta.org/apta-and-you/leadership-and-governance/policies/standards-of-practice-pt

Hawaii Licensing and/or Supervising Entity: : Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer - https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/physicaltherapy/

Type of License/Certificate: Physical Therapist License

Age Range: Birth - Death

Education Preparation Requirement: Graduation from a physical therapy education program from a school or college accredited by CAPTE.

State Exam or other Requirements: After the Board has determined that an applicant is eligible to sit for the exam, the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) will be notified and send an Authorization to Test Letter. There is a lifetime limit of taking the exam a maximum of six (6) times.

Licensure Required Specific Coursework: Graduation from a physical therapy education program from a school or college accredited by CAPTE

Licensure Required Specific Field or Clinical Work: Successful completion and graduation from a Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) accredited physical therapy program.

Hawaii Early Intervention System Professional Standards: State license; requires Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited program, passing national exam and certification by the American PT Association.

National Professional Standards: APA Standards and Guidelines - https://www.apa.org/about/policy/approved-guidelines

Hawaii Licensing and/or Supervising Entity: Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs - https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/psychology/

Type of License/Certificate: Psychologist License

Age Range: Birth – Death

Education Preparation Requirement: Doctorate

State Exam or other Requirements: Applicants must pass the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) examination with a score of 500 or higher.

Licensure Required Specific Coursework: Applicants must have a minimum of six (6) or more graduate semester hours (or 9 graduate quarter hours) in (1) Biological bases of behavior; physiological psychology, comparative psychology, neuropsychology, senesation and perception, psychopharmacology; (2) Cognitive-affective bases of behavior; learning, thinking, motivation, emotion; (3) Social bases of behavior; social psychology, group processes, organizational and systems theory, community psychology; (4) Individual differences; personality theory, human development, abnormal psychology; (5) Psychodiagnosis and individual assessment; intellectual, personality, and behavioral assessment; and (6) Therapy; child or adult intervention or both. Applicants must also have a minimum of 3 or more graduate semester hours (or 4.5 graduate quarter hours) in each area of (1) Scientific and professional ethics and standards; (2) History and systems; (3) Research design and methodology; and (4) Statistics and psychometrics.

Licensure Required Specific Field or Clinical WorkComplete two years (3,800 hours) of supervised experience. The first year of this (1,900 hours) will be earned during the required predoctoral internship that you completed as part of the doctoral program. The remaining 1,900 hours must be earned from postdoctoral training in a health service setting. The internship must be part of the doctoral program and must be under the supervision of (1) A licensed psychologist, or (2) A psychologist who holds an ABPP diplomate certificate, or (3) A person who holds a doctoral degree in psychology from an accredited institution who has had two years of postdoctoral experience in the work supervised.

Hawaii Early Intervention System Professional Standards: State license as Clinical Psychologist; requires completion of a Doctoral degree from an accredited University or professional school, 1900 hours of internship, and passing state exam.

National Professional Standards: NASP 2020 Professional Standards https://www.nasponline.org/standards-and-certification/nasp-2020-professional-standards-adopted

Hawaii Licensing and/or Supervising Entity: Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs - https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/psychology/p>

Type of License/Certificate: School Psychologist License

Age Range: Pre K - Grade 12

Education Preparation Requirement: Master's

State Exam or other Requirements: Praxis II (5402) with a passing score of 147

Licensure Required Specific Coursework: Higher Ed: Must obtain a master's degree from a regionally accredited college or university in school psychology or a major in educational psychology, counseling psychology, or closely related field in a psychology profession. Coursework in the program must include: (1) Human development and learning, (2) Individual differences, (3) Psycho-educational assessment, (3) Special education and remedial assessment, (4) Statistics, (5) Research methodology, and (6) Ethics and legal issues in education or psychology.

Licensure Required Specific Field or Clinical Work: 1,200-hour internship which 600 hours must have been in a school setting

Hawaii Early Intervention System Professional Standards: N/A

National Professional Standards: NASW Ethical Standards - https://www.socialworkers.org/about/ethics/code-of-ethics/code-of-ethics-english

Hawaii Licensing and/or Supervising Entity: Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs - https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/programs/socialworker/

Type of License/Certificate: Licensed Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW); Licensed Social Worker (LSW); Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Age Range: Birth – Death

Education Preparation Requirement: LBSW- Bachelor's; LSW & LCSW- Master's

State Exam or other Requirements: Must pass national examination given by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)

Licensure Required Specific Coursework: LBSW- Applicant must hold a bachelor's degree from a college or university in a social work program accredited by OR deemed to be equivalent to an accredited program by the Council on Social Work Education; LSW- Applicant must hold a master's or doctoral degree from a college or university in a social work program accredited by OR deemed to be equivalent to an accredited program by the Council on Social Work Education; LCSW- Applicant must hold a master's or doctoral degree from a college or university in a social work program accredited by OR deemed to be equivalent to an accredited program by the Council on Social Work Education.

Licensure Required Specific Field or Clinical Work: LCSW- Has provided evidence of successful completion of at least three thousand (3,000) hours of post-masters clinical social work experience under the supervision completed within no fewer than two years but within no more than five years. Clinical social work experience shall include a minimum of two thousand (2,000) hours of assessment, clinical diagnosis, and psychotherapy; no more than a maximum of nine hundred (900) hours of client-centered advocacy, consultation, and evaluation; and at least one hundred hours of supervision as follows: (i) At least sixty of the one hundred hours of direct face-to-face supervision shall have been individualized supervision; and (ii) Not more than forty hours of direct face-to-face supervision may have been under small group (up to six supervisees) supervision.

Hawaii Early Intervention System Professional Standards: Completion of a M.S.W. from an accredited program or equivalent, based on the State of Hawaii Department of Personnel Services specification’s. No state license required.

National Professional Standards: Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Early Interventionist/Early Childhood Special Educator (EI/ECSE) Standards https://exceptionalchildren.org/standards/initial-practice-based-standards-early-interventionists-early-childhood-special-educators

Hawaii Licensing and/or Supervising Entity: Hawaii Teacher Standards Board - https://hawaiiteacherstandardsboard.org/content/content-area-standards/

Type of License/Certificate: License in Special Education

Age Range: PreK- Grade 3 or PreK- Kindergarten

Education Preparation Requirement: Bachelor's

State Exam or other Requirements: Praxis 5354, Passing Score 151

Licensure Required Specific Coursework: N/A

Licensure Required Specific Field or Clinical Work: N/A

Hawaii Early Intervention System Professional Standards: Completion of a Masters degree in Special Education from an accredited program or equivalent, based on the State of Hawaii Department of Personnel Services specifications. No state license required.

National Professional Standards: Professional Preparation Standards for Special Educators - https://exceptionalchildren.org/standards/initial-practice-based-professional-preparation-standards-special-educators

Hawaii Licensing and/or Supervising Entity: Hawaii Teacher Standards Board - https://hawaiiteacherstandardsboard.org/content/content-area-standards/

Type of License/Certificate: License in Special Education

Age Range: PreK - Grade 12

Education Preparation Requirement: Bachelor's

State Exam or other Requirements: N/A

Licensure Required Specific Coursework: N/A

Licensure Required Specific Field or Clinical Work: N/A

Hawaii Early Intervention System Professional Standards: Completion of a Masters degree in Special Education from an accredited program or equivalent, based on the State of Hawaii Department of Personnel Services specifications. No state license required.

National Professional Standards: ASHA 2020 Standards and Implementation Procedures for the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology - https://www.asha.org/Certification/2020-SLP-Certification-Standards/

Hawaii Licensing and/or Supervising Entity: Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs - https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/speech/

Type of License/Certificate: Speech Pathology License

Age Range: Birth – Death

Education Preparation Requirement: Master's

State Exam or other Requirements: Pass a written exam approved by the board, the National Examination in Speech Pathology administered by the Educational Testing Service of Princeton, New Jersey.

Licensure Required Specific Coursework: Applicants must possess at least a master's degree or its equivalent in the area of audiology from an educational institution recognized by the board. Twenty-seven (27) semester hours in basic science coursework must be completed and include: At least six (6) semester hours in biological and/or physical sciences and mathematics; at least six (6) semester hours in the behavioral and/or social sciences; and at least fifteen (15) semester hours in basic human communication processes and must include coursework in (1) Anatomic and physiologic bases; (2) Physical and psychophysical bases; and (3) Linguistic and psycholinguistic aspects. Speech-Language Pathology applicants must document at least 36 semester hours of professional coursework which include: at least 30 semesters hours of graduate coursework; 21 of which shall be in the area of speech pathology; at least 30 semester hours in speech pathology; at least six (6) of which shall be in speech disorders and at least six (6) in language disorders; at least six (6) semester hours in audiology; at least three (3) of which shall be hearing disorders and hearing evaluation and at least three (3) in habilitative and/or rehabilitative procedures, with individuals who have a hearing impairment; and a maximum of six (6) semester hours associated clinical practicum (may be counted toward the minimum of 36 semester hours of professional coursework).

Licensure Required Specific Field or Clinical Work: A maximum of six (6) semester hours associated with clinical practicum, but those hours may not be used to satisfy the minimum of six (6) semester hours in speech disorders, six (6) semester hours in language disorders, or six (6) semester hours in audiology. In addition, applicants must complete and have supervisor verification of at least thirty-six (36) weeks of full-time professional experience (or its part-time equivalent) consisting of primarily clinical activities.

Hawaii Early Intervention System Professional Standards: Hawaii license; requires certification by the American Speech Hearing Association which requires Master’s degree from an accredited program, passing national exam and completion of internship.

National Professional Standards: Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) 2020 Initial Practice-Based Professional Preparation Standards for Special Educators - https://exceptionalchildren.org/standards/initial-practice-based-professional-preparation-standards-special-educators

Hawaii Licensing and/or Supervising Entity: Hawaii Teacher Standards Board - https://hawaiiteacherstandardsboard.org/content/content-area-standards/p>

Type of License/Certificate: Special Education- Blind/Visually Impaired

Age Range: Pre K - Grade 12

Education Preparation Requirement: Master's

State Exam or other Requirements: Praxis 5282, passing score 163

Licensure Required Specific Coursework: N/A.

Licensure Required Specific Field or Clinical Work: N/A

Hawaii Early Intervention System Professional Standards: N/A