Anyone here have factual information about this? I've tried finding answers but it seems to come down to personal preference rather than these dreaded "ethical violations." Anybody here know for sure?????
ETA: When I was a supervising professor for student teachers, those students were called "preservice" teachers because they had not GRADUATED from the ed program yet. Any resumes or questions about their experience were answered, properly, that they had X number of years as a preservice teacher prior to graduation. While most successful graduates immediately applied for and received their teaching licenses, some waited until they took additional summer courses for more experience, traveled and worked with other teachers throughout the state and far beyond, again to get more experience and ultimately decide if they wanted to pursue a more specific licensure (like special education, ESL, behavioral programs etc.). At that time, PRE LICENSURE, they would often say in response to how much experience they had, the number and amount of experience they had which could include time full time volunteering, and in some cases working in school settings where licensure wasn't required to teach such as some private educational settings, tutoring, teaching out of the country........etc.
After receiving their Bacherlors degrees, a lot of teachers would work toward their masters or specialized programs prior to applying for licensure. Many of those taught with me and other faculty, as teaching assistants at the college, and many would teach in area schools as full time assistants to specific teachers in order to gain more expertise, experience, or merely to get a broader range of experience that comes from teaching with so may different teaching styles and in a broad range of school settings from rural to inner school.
I would consider those as having had a TON of experience prior to being a licensed teacher and it was NOT unethical to say that prior to graduation they had X number of terms as a preservice teacher and post graduation they had X number of years experience. They had graduated the education program, some with masters degrees, so they were teachers in the sense they successfully completed and graduated from the education program, and through our department they had been recommended for licensure. However, they hadn't applied for licensure. Had they answered they had X number of years as a licensed teachers, that would absolutely be wrong. But answering X number of years pre-graduation and post graduation would be answering ethically and honestly.
Am I just floundering in the weeds wondering the differences here, or is there truly an ethical guideline that Geffner is citing, or is it more like Dr. Hayes cleared up during surrebuttal that SOME psychologists would cite their pre-licensure experience and some wouldn't. More as a personal preference. PLEASE.......any body really know, or know someone credible to ask....or where to find the info??
TIA
