The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs

Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs
Formation 1981
Headquarters Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Dr. Jeffrey Parsons[1]
Website www.cacrep.org

The Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP) is a CHEA-recognized accreditor of counseling programs in the United States.[2][3][4]

History

The Council was established in 1981 in order to set standards for counselor training.[5][6]The Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) and the American Personnel and Guidance Association (a precursor to the American Counselor Association) discussed cooperative accreditation efforts for counseling programs. This ultimately led to CACREP's establishment.[7][8]

CACREP serves as one of the four major entities of the counseling profession in the United States; the other two entities are the American Counseling Association the National Board of Certified Counselors and the American Mental Health Counselors Association. [9]

Accreditation

CACREP accredits both master's and doctoral degree counseling programs. Current types of programs that can be accredited are:


Master's degree programs


Doctoral degree programs


Accreditation can no longer be sought for the following programs:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Board Members". CACREP. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "CACREP Recognition". CACREP. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Council For Higher Education Accreditation Summary of Recognition Status of the Council For Accreditiation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)" (PDF). CHEA. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Programmatic Accrediting Organizations". CHEA. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Accreditation Information". Minnesota State University Mankato Counseling Department. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  6. ↑ David Capuzzi & Douglas R. Gross. "Introduction to the Counseling Profession: Sixth Edition". Taylor & Francis. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "About CACREP". CACREP. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  8. ↑ Carol Bobby. "The Evolution of Specialties in the CACREP Standards: CACREP’s Role in Unifying the Profession". American Counseling Association. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  9. ↑ Joel F. Diambra, Melinda M. Gibbons, Jeff L. Cochran, Shawn Spurgeon, Whitney L. Jarnagin, & Porche’ Wynn. "The Symbiotic Relationships of the Counseling Profession’s Accrediting Body, American Counseling Association, Flagship Journal and National Certification Agency" (PDF). National Board of Certified Counselors. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "For Students". CACREP. Retrieved 10 September 2014.


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