This article explores the evolution of the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs' (CACREP's) accreditation of program area specialties and how CACREP's decision to accredit specialties as separate programs has affected the counseling profession's ability to view itself as a single profession. The article links the development of CACREP and its accreditation structure to other historical and political events occurring within the profession and includes documentation of CACREP's efforts to self-correct through policy development that emphasizes counseling first and specialties second.
This study surveyed both accredited and nonaccredited counselor education program professionals to investigate their perceptions of whether a select group of standards was a hindrance to seeking and achieving accreditation.
This article responds to the questions and concerns raised by Engels that relate to the standards revision process and accreditation procedures followed by the Council for Accreditation and Related Educational Programs.
This special feature presents several articles that permit the reader to gain an understanding of the history of counselor training standards and to understand how they affect the future of our profession.Sweeney, the first chair of the Board of Directors of CACREP, presents a history of CACREP's precursors, promises, and prospects in his article. He highlights many of the significant events and individuals contributing to the birth of CACREP. This article provides a long-needed presentation of CACREP's past so that future generations of counselors may understand the first major step taken to professionalize counseling.The second article, by Arthur Lloyd, discusses the impact of accreditation on Idaho State University's counselor education program. Lloyd also discusses the 30-year history of training
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