AMHCA Annual Conference July 10, 2015 Philadelphia, PA Achieving Parity and Portability: CACREP s Role in Advancing the Profession M. Sylvia Fernandez CACREP Board of Directors Past Chair Carol L. Bobby CACREP President and CEO
P e r s p e c t i v e
Parity Portability
1952 American Personnel and Guidance Association formed
1967-69 ACES adopts education standards and distributes Manual for Self-Study
1972 - CORE was incorporated 1975 - ACA develops model counselor licensure law 1976 - Virginia starts licensing professional counselors 1978 - ACES begins voluntary accreditation of counselor preparation programs
1981 - APGA establishes CACREP 1982 - NBCC incorporated with support from APGA 1987 - CACREP recognized by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation)
1991 - ACA establishes the first Professionalization Directorate 1998 - Chi Sigma Iota sponsors Counselor Advocacy Leadership Conferences
2005-2013 - ACA and AASCB sponsor 20/20: A Vision for the Future of Counseling 2010 - Institute of Medicine issues TRICARE report 2011 - California becomes 50 th state to license counselors 2011 - DoD Army Substance Abuse Program requires graduation from CACREP program
2011 - DoD issues interim final rule on counselor independent practice in TRICARE 2012 - VA develops qualification standards for MFTs and Counselors 2013 - CORE becomes corporate affiliate of CACREP to administer ClRC Standards 2014 - DoD issues final rule on counselor independent practice in TRICARE
2014 - ACES Executive Council approves a recommendation for educational standards 2014 - Ohio and Kentucky require graduation from a CACREP accredited program for in-state licensure applicants 2014 - NBCC announces changes in education requirement to graduation from a CACREP program
Requiring Accreditation Benefits Medicine Pharmacy Chiropractics Dentistry Podiatry Optometry Architecture Physical Therapy Speech-language-hearing pathology Social Work Education Veterinary medicine Strength of one voice Uniformity of education Portability of licensure Transparency to the public Clarity to legislators Public & Federal Recognition 3 rd party reimbursements Public protection Quality assurance
Myths and Misperceptions Faculty Starting in July 1, 2013, all new hires must be graduates of CACREP-accredited doctoral programs. All faculty in a CACREP-accredited program, even affiliate faculty, must have counseling degrees.
Myths and Misperceptions Professional Identity CACREP is intentionally seeking to marginalize master s programs in counseling psychology. CACREP does not support grandparenting for graduates of non-cacrep-accredited programs. CACREP s relationship with CORE is adversarial
Myths and Misperceptions Operations CACREP as an organization operates external to the counseling profession. CACREP lobbied for recognition by the federal government. CACREP has no position regarding counselor licensure. The CACREP Standards do not represent advancements in the field.
Myths and Misperceptions Research There are no differences between graduates of CACREP and non-cacrep programs. CACREP accredits only a small percentage of the counseling programs offered in the United States.
# CACREP Institutions
Students and Graduates CORE 5,300 students 98 accredited graduate programs in Rehabilitation Counseling 1500 graduates each year 16,500 CRC s CACREP 2014 39,939 students enrolled 661 accredited programs in 296 institutions, 11,379 students graduated
Fallacy of Equivalency Standards Curriculum Program title Program identity Faculty credentials Faculty identity Program information availability Institutional support Recruitment and Retention Resources Supervision ratios Supervisor qualifications Program evaluation Developmental assessment of student progress Assessment of student learning Administrative structure Admissions procedures
Partners in Public Protection Unified Definition Unified Identity Unified Preparation Unified practice title Unified scope of practice Unified understanding of continuing education