The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
(Redirected from CACREP)
Jump to: navigation, search
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

  • Clinical Mental Health Counseling
  • Marriage & Family Therapy
  • Career Counseling
  • School Counseling
  • Addiction Counseling
  • Student Affairs and College Counseling


Doctoral degree programs

  • Counselor Education and Supervision


Accreditation can no longer be sought for the following programs:

  • Community Counseling
  • College Counseling
  • Gerontological Counseling
  • Mental Health Counseling
  • Student Affairs
  • Student Affairs College Counseling [10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=The_Council_for_Accreditation_of_Counseling_and_Related_Educational_Programs&oldid=674610468"