The counseling program is seeking accreditation for this program as a Clinical Mental Health Counseling program per CACREP guidelines. Students are encouraged to visit the CACREP website to learn more about counseling accreditation guidelines. The counseling program is not currently accredited by CACREP. The anticipated date for an accreditation decision is Spring 2020.
Information on CACREP Accreditation Standards can be found on the Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educaitonal Programs website.
The following identifes where each CACREP common area standard is addressed.
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CACREP Standard |
COURSE |
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1. PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING ORIENTATION AND ETHICAL PRACTICE |
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a. history and philosophy of the counseling profession and its specialty areas |
COUN5103 Orientation |
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b. the multiple professional roles and functions of counselors across specialty areas, and their relationships with human service and integrated behavioral health care systems, including interagency and interorganizational collaboration and consultation |
COUN5203 Intro to Coun |
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c. counselors’ roles and responsibilities as members of interdisciplinary community outreach and emergency management response teams |
COUN5203 Intro to Coun |
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d. the role and process of the professional counselor advocating on behalf of the profession |
COUN5103 Orientation |
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e. advocacy processes needed to address institutional and social barriers that impede access, equity, and success for clients |
COUN5103 Orientation |
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f. professional counseling organizations, including membership benefits, activities, services to members, and current issues |
COUN5103 Orientation |
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g. professional counseling credentialing, including certification, licensure, and accreditation practices and standards, and the effects of public policy on these issues |
COUN5203 Intro to Coun |
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h. current labor market information relevant to opportunities for practice within the counseling profession |
COUN5223 Career Dev |
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i. ethical standards of professional counseling organizations and credentialing bodies, and applications of ethical and legal considerations in professional counseling |
COUN5203 Intro to Coun |
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j. technology’s impact on the counseling profession |
COUN5283 Advanced Coun Techniques |
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k. strategies for personal and professional self-evaluation and implications for practice |
COUN5103 Orientation |
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l. self-care strategies appropriate to the counselor role |
COUN5203 Intro to Coun |
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m. the role of counseling supervision in the profession |
COUN5283 Advanced Coun Techniques |
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2. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY |
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a. multicultural and pluralistic characteristics within and among diverse groups nationally and internationally |
COUN5203 Intro to Coun |
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b. theories and models of multicultural counseling, cultural identity development, and social justice and advocacy |
COUN5363 Multicult Coun |
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c. multicultural counseling competencies |
COUN5263 Diagnosis/Treatment |
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d. the impact of heritage, attitudes, beliefs, understandings, and acculturative experiences on an individual’s views of others |
COUN5203 Intro to Coun |
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e. the effects of power and privilege for counselors and clients |
COUN5223 Career Dev |
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f. help-seeking behaviors of diverse clients |
COUN5263 Diagnosis/Treatment |
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g. the impact of spiritual beliefs on clients’ and counselors’ worldviews |
COUN5223 Career Dev |
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h. strategies for identifying and eliminating barriers, prejudices, and processes of intentional and unintentional oppression and discrimination |
COUN5223 Career Dev |
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3. HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT |
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a. theories of individual and family development across the lifespan |
COUN5203 Intro to Coun |
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b. theories of learning |
COUN5213 Hum Dev |
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c. theories of normal and abnormal personality development |
COUN5213 Hum Dev |
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d. theories and etiology of addictions and addictive behaviors |
COUN5213 Hum Dev |
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e. biological, neurological, and physiological factors that affect human development, functioning, and behavior |
COUN5213 Hum Dev |
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f. systemic and environmental factors that affect human development, functioning, and behavior |
COUN5203 Intro to Coun |
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g. effects of crisis, disasters, and trauma on diverse individuals across the lifespan |
COUN5203 Intro to Coun |
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h. a general framework for understanding differing abilities and strategies for differentiated interventions |
COUN5203 Intro to Coun |
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i. ethical and culturally relevant strategies for promoting resilience and optimum development and wellness across the lifespan |
COUN5213 Hum Dev |
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4. CAREER DEVELOPMENT |
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a. theories and models of career development, counseling, and decision making |
COUN5203 Intro to Coun |
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b. approaches for conceptualizing the interrelationships among and between work, mental well-being, relationships, and other life roles and factors |
COUN5223 Career Dev |
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c. processes for identifying and using career, avocational, educational, occupational and labor market information resources, technology, and information systems |
COUN5223 Career Dev |
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d. approaches for assessing the conditions of the work environment on clients’ life experiences |
COUN5223 Career Dev |
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e. strategies for assessing abilities, interests, values, personality and other factors that contribute to career development |
COUN5223 Career Dev |
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f. strategies for career development program planning, organization, implementation, administration, and evaluation |
COUN5223 Career Dev |
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g. strategies for advocating for diverse clients’ career and educational development and employment opportunities in a global economy |
COUN5223 Career Dev |
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h. strategies for facilitating client skill development for career, educational, and life-work planning and management |
COUN5223 Career Dev |
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i. methods of identifying and using assessment tools and techniques relevant to career planning and decision making |
COUN5223 Career Dev |
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j. ethical and culturally relevant strategies for addressing career development |
COUN5223 Career Dev |
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5. COUNSELING AND HELPING RELATIONSHIPS |
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a. theories and models of counseling |
COUN5203 Intro to Coun |
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b. a systems approach to conceptualizing clients |
COUN5203 Intro to Coun |
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c. theories, models, and strategies for understanding and practicing consultation |
COUN5283 Advanced Coun Techniques |
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d. ethical and culturally relevant strategies for establishing and maintaining in-person and technology-assisted relationships |
COUN5273 Theories/Techniques |
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e. the impact of technology on the counseling process |
COUN5283 Advanced Coun Techniques |
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f. counselor characteristics and behaviors that influence the counseling process |
COUN5203 Intro to Coun |
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g. essential interviewing, counseling, and case conceptualization skills |
COUN5263 Diagnosis/Treatment |
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h. developmentally relevant counseling treatment or intervention plans |
COUN5263 Diagnosis/Treatment |
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i. development of measurable outcomes for clients |
COUN5253 Assessment |
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j. evidence-based counseling strategies and techniques for prevention and intervention |
COUN5263 Diagnosis/Treatment |
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k. strategies to promote client understanding of and access to a variety of community-based resources |
COUN5283 Advanced Coun Techniques |
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l. suicide prevention models and strategies |
COUN5253 Assessment |
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m. crisis intervention, trauma-informed, and community-based strategies, such as Psychological First Aid |
COUN5203 Intro to Coun |
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n. processes for aiding students in developing a personal model of counseling |
COUN5263 Diagnosis/Treatment |
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6. GROUP COUNSELING AND GROUP WORK |
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a. theoretical foundations of group counseling and group work |
COUN5243 Group Coun |
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b. dynamics associated with group process and development |
COUN5243 Group Coun |
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c. therapeutic factors and how they contribute to group effectiveness |
COUN5243 Group Coun |
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d. characteristics and functions of effective group leaders |
COUN5243 Group Coun |
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e. approaches to group formation, including recruiting, screening, and selecting members |
COUN5243 Group Coun |
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f. types of groups and other considerations that affect conducting groups in varied settings |
COUN5243 Group Coun |
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g. ethical and culturally relevant strategies for designing and facilitating groups |
COUN5243 Group Coun |
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h. direct experiences in which students participate as group members in a small group activity, approved by the program, for a minimum of 10 clock hours over the course of one academic term |
COUN5243 Group Coun |
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7. ASSESSMENT AND TESTING |
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a. historical perspectives concerning the nature and meaning of assessment and testing in counseling |
COUN5253 Assessment |
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b. methods of effectively preparing for and conducting initial assessment meetings |
COUN5253 Assessment |
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c. procedures for assessing risk of aggression or danger to others, self-inflicted harm, or suicide |
COUN5253 Assessment |
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d. procedures for identifying trauma and abuse and for reporting abuse |
COUN5253 Assessment |
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e. use of assessments for diagnostic and intervention planning purposes |
COUN5293 Coun Practicum |
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f. basic concepts of standardized and non-standardized testing, norm-referenced and criterion-referenced assessments, and group and individual assessments |
COUN5503 Research |
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g. statistical concepts, including scales of measurement, measures of central tendency, indices of variability, shapes and types of distributions, and correlations |
COUN5503 Research |
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h. reliability and validity in the use of assessments |
COUN5503 Research |
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i. use of assessments relevant to academic/educational, career, personal, and social development |
COUN5223 Career Dev |
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j. use of environmental assessments and systematic behavioral observations |
COUN5253 Assessment |
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k. use of symptom checklists, and personality and psychological testing |
COUN5253 Assessment |
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l. use of assessment results to diagnose developmental, behavioral, and mental disorders |
COUN5253 Assessment |
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m. ethical and culturally relevant strategies for selecting, administering, and interpreting assessment and test results |
COUN5253 Assessment |
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8. RESEARCH AND PROGRAM EVALUATION |
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a. the importance of research in advancing the counseling profession, including how to critique research to inform counseling practice |
COUN5503 Research |
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b. identification of evidence-based counseling practices |
COUN5503 Research |
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c. needs assessments |
COUN5503 Research |
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d. development of outcome measures for counseling programs |
COUN5503 Research |
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e. evaluation of counseling interventions and programs |
COUN5503 Research |
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f. qualitative, quantitative, and mixed research methods |
COUN5503 Research |
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g. designs used in research and program evaluation |
COUN5503 Research |
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h. statistical methods used in conducting research and program evaluation |
COUN5503 Research |
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i. analysis and use of data in counseling |
COUN5503 Research |
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j. ethical and culturally relevant strategies for conducting, interpreting, and reporting the results of research and/or program evaluation |
COUN5503 Research |
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