Evolution of Professionalization in the Counseling Profession
Explore the historical milestones and recent developments in the professionalization of the counseling profession, from its early benchmarks in the 1900s to the current focus on counselor preparation and accreditation requirements. Learn about key events such as the establishment of codes of ethics, licensure regulations across states, and the merging of accreditation bodies. Discover how the field has evolved to ensure high standards of practice and education in counseling.
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Keeping Up With The Counseling Profession: Current Issues on the National Level www.counseling.org/kaplan
David Kaplan ACA Chief Professional Officer dkaplan@counseling.org Art Terrazas ACA Director of Government Affairs aterrazas@counseling.org 2015 ACA ILT
Celebrating Supreme Court rulings The Affordable Care Act Same-sex marriage
Overarching Issue: How do we move forward together?
Professionalization The social process by which any trade or occupation transforms itself into a true profession -Ashley Crossman, PhD Sociologist About.com
Counseling Professionalization Benchmarks Circa 1908 - Named 1913 - First professional organization 1952 - Specialties coalesce under one association 1961 - Code of ethics
1971/1981 - Counselor preparation accreditation 1976 - First state licensed 1982 - Establishment of a certification body 1985 - Establishment of a national honor society
2009 - All 50 states and DC licensed 2010 - Consensus definition of counseling 2013 - Consensus licensure title & scope of practice 2013 - CACREP & CORE become corporate affiliates 2017 - CACREP & CORE merge
Professionalization: A recent focus on counselor preparation 2010 - VA requires CACREP accreditation 2012 - TRICARE requires CACREP accreditation for independent practice
2012 - NJ briefly requires CACREP for licensure 2013 - CACREP requires a counselor education degree for new core faculty 2022 NCC requires a CACREP degree
Changes in State Laws Beginning in 2018- you will need a degree from a CACREP accredited school to obtain a license in Ohio. A petition was filed in 2014 with the Virginia Board asking for a CACREP requirement to obtain licensure Kentucky and Georgia have also introduced CACREP requirements.
Which has lead to some consternation and panic over jobs Teaching Practicing
Teaching Counseling Psychologists
Psychology & counselor education accreditation THE COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGIST VOL. 41, NO. 5, JULY 2013
Articles Quality of Master s Education: A Concern for Counseling Psychology? Looking to the Future The role of Master s Programs in Counseling Psychology Integrating Master s Education in Counseling Psychology for Quality, Viability, and Value Added Legitimizing and Reclaiming Master s Training and Education in Counseling Psychology: An Urgent Concern
Contributing to the ambivalent relationship of counseling psychology to masters training -Jackson & Scheel, p.676
In some situations, the master s training programs were developed to help fund the doctoral training program. -Palmer, p.703
In some cases, masters programs help pay the bills for doctoral education in difficult economic times, counseling psychology doctoral programs without master s programs may be easier to cut -Jackson & Scheel, p. 687 & 688
To maintain CACREP accreditation when budget cuts are required, deans and other administrators may prioritize master s over doctoral programs since master s training is less expensive than doctoral training. -Jackson & Scheel, p.682
such developments do threaten counseling psychology programs -Jackson & Scheel, p.682
The new MCAC accreditation standards may serve to promote a new direction for counseling master s education consistent with core values and contributions of counseling psychology -Jackson & Scheel, p. 681
It is questionablewhether we will be able to avert eventual professional annihilation as a profession we are experiencing THE RECKONING -Palmer, p. 701 & 704
Clinician concerns Non-CACREP degree 48 credit CACREP degree Master s degree in counseling psychology
Alternative Counselor Education Credentialing
Masters in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council (MPCAC)
MPCAC counseling programs U of Albany - mental health counseling Eastern University - clinical counseling & school counseling Felician College - counseling psychology
MPCAC counseling programs Fordham University - mental health counseling & school counseling Lehigh University - counseling and human services U of Massachusetts Boston- mental health counseling & school counseling
MPCAC counseling programs U of Missouri-Kansas City - counseling and guidance New York University counseling for mental health and wellness & counseling and guidance U of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - counseling
Advocacy Counseling psychology program coalitions Coalition of Concerned Counselors Individuals
How do we move forward together?
Federal Issues in 2015 Medicare- The fight continues TRICARE-Amendment VA- Promising changes and new opportunities
State issues Certain state laws and/or policies prevent LPCs from being utilized as healthcare providers: New York & diagnoses Texas lawsuit Bans on reparative therapy for minors
The 20/20 Building Blocks to Portability Project Consensus licensure title Consensus licensure scope of practice
Rubric of professional identity State licensed or certified in counseling Uses the title Professional Counselor Commits to counseling ethics Commits to the 20/20 definition of counseling Views professional counseling as a distinct profession
ACAs answer to moving forward together
Moving Forward.. To unify the profession, ACA endorses graduation from a CACREP/CORE accredited program as the pathway to licensure.
Together.. ACA advocates that all counselors licensed by July, 2020 are qualified to have the same options and privileges as graduates from CACREP and CORE programs.
How ACA can help you keep up with current national issues ACA Connect Read Counseling Today Read CT online www.ct.counseling.org Read ACA e-News Subscribe to the ACA blogs www.my.counseling.org Subscribe to the ACA government affairs newsletter: dharp@counseling.org
Visit the ACA Facebook page Follow ACA on Twitter https://twitter.com/#!/CounselingViews Subscribe to counseling listservs (cesnet, counsgrads, icn, etc.) Use Google alerts Ask Art or David
Keeping Up With The Counseling Profession: Current Issues on the National Level www.counseling.org/kaplan
