CACREP Graduation Requirement Delayed Last year the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) announced that beginning in 2022, only graduates of Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) would be eligible for National Counselor Certification. This summer NBCC announced that they were moving the date forward, to 2024. This was in…
Portability Push
Professional counselors, who are licensed, no matter what the title the state bestows on the individual with licensure, are not automatically licensed to practice in any other state they may move to. Even if a licensee hopes to practice across state lines and not move to that other state, he or she cannot claim licensure…
Accreditation and Counselor Licensure
Recently, the American Counseling Association (ACA) has issued more guidelines about their policies regarding the accreditation of counselor training programs. The accrediting body, Council for the Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP) is the organ along with its rehabilitation arm, Council on Rehabilitation Education, for professional counselor training program accreditation. ACA indicates that…
ACA Discussion Forum for Counselors
The American Counseling Association (ACA) sponsors a forum of general as well as specific individual counselor issues. It is posted every day and may include from five to 25 counselor statements, comments and questions. This is a discussion forum where you can post comments to those listed or ask a new question or make a…
New Code of Ethics
The American Counseling Association (ACA) formally approved a new code of ethics at its annual conference in Hawaii. This code of ethics replaces the version which was in place since 2005. Perhaps the biggest changes in the code relate to ethics and the use of social media with clients, topics not found in the previous…
National Counselor Exam Data
Periodically (it’s been about every ten years), the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) conducts a survey of practicing NBCC certified counselors. This survey is designed to ascertain what functions, work behaviors, and in what specialty areas of counseling, the respondents are performing. This job analysis is designed to provide input to the National Counselor…
Continuing Education Options
In a recent BLOG Statement, I mentioned the utility of the American Counseling Association (ACA) website for practicing counselors and students, even if you are not a member of ACA. Most practicing counselors will need to acquire continuing education hours (units) to maintain professional certifications and licensure. A useful tab on the ACA website (www.counseling.org)…
American Counseling Association Website
Many practicing counselors and graduate students in counseling are not members of the American Counseling Association (ACA). They may be members of other national or state-level organizations related to counseling. In any case, the ACA website is not just for ACA members. There is a plethora of information which most counselors can use in their…
NBCC Revised Code of Ethics
The National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) published a new code of ethics which was effective in March. The code establishes minimum ethical behaviors and expectations for ethical practice by all counselors certified by NBCC or applicants for certification. A copy of the code of ethics is available as a PDF document on NBCC’s website,…