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Council for Accreditation and Counseling

Chair's Report

Dear Colleagues,

The times, they are a-changin' When Bob Dylan wrote his anthem of the times in the early 60's, he was trying to capture the sense of change and transition in the nation. As I chaired my first CACREP board meeting this past July, this song kept rolling through my head. My service as Chair of the board runs from July 2017 through June 2018, and in this year, CACREP is going through some meaningful change of its own. I would like to outline for you here a couple of the key transitions CACREP is going through, and how the Board and CACREP staff are addressing those changes. Dr. Carol Bobby retired from her role as President and CEO of CACREP at the end of June of this year. Carol was the longest-serving leader of CACREP with a tenure in that role of over 30 years. I think for many of us in the field, the phrases "CACREP" and "Carol Bobby" feel synonymous. So obviously a significant and central activity of the CACREP Board this year is to hire Carol's replacement…no small feat! Fortunately, the CACREP board and Carol herself laid a pathway for success for this endeavor. Several years ago, the Board started working on a succession plan as Carol neared her plans for retirement. Through that process, it was decided that the CACREP board would hire an interim President and CEO to serve for about a year while the search for a permanent replacement could occur. This allows us to take the time needed to do an extensive search for the right replacement for Carol while keeping the business of CACREP moving forward. I couldn't be more pleased to be working with Dr. Rick Gressard as our interim President and CEO this year! Rick and I have already found that we are very like-minded in our focus for the year and very in-sync with our thinking about how to serve as the "bridge" for CACREP between its past and its exciting future. Second, at the time I started as Chair, the merger between CACREP and the Council of Rehabilitation Education (CORE) was finalized and enacted. At this time, CACREP has assumed all responsibility for the accreditation of formerly-CORE accredited programs and is thrilled to welcome many Rehabilitation Counseling programs to the ever-growing family of CACREP accredited programs. Rick and I, along with the CACREP board and staff, are committed to supporting Rehabilitation Counseling programs as they seek and maintain CACREP accreditation. We look forward to working with and learning from our Rehabilitation Counseling colleagues in this endeavor. So, come gather round, people, wherever you roam, and admit that the waters around you have grown...for the times, they are a changin'. -Bob Dylan, 1964 Warmest Regards, Dr. Kelly Coker

Fall 2017

IN THIS ISSUE...

Chair’s Report

Accreditation Decisions

ACES Activities

Board Openings

2017-2018 Leadership Essay Contest

ACCREDITATION DECISIONS

The CACREP Board met in Alexandria July 13-15, 2017 to make accreditation decisions.

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Accreditation Decisions

The CACREP Board met in Alexandria July 13–15, 2017 to make accreditation decisions. Read more >>

ACES Activities

Please take note of CACREP's sessions at the ACES conference in Chicago:

CACREP Team Chair Breakfast/Update (Invitation-only Event) Thursday, October 5, 8—9:50
CACREP Team Member Breakfast/Update (Invitation-only Event) Thursday, October 5, 10—11:20
New CACREP Site Team Member Training (Invitation-only Event) Thursday, October 5, 1:30—4:20
CACREP Table Talk Thursday, October 5, 11:30—12:20
Current Issues in Counselor Education Friday, October 6, 4:30—5:20
Competency Based Counselor Education: Danger or Opportunity? Saturday, October 7, 8:00—8:50

BOARD OPENINGS

This year, there are openings in all three positions on the CACREP Board—Counselor Educator, Practitioner, and Public Member. Counselor Educator: open to individuals whose primary work role is as a full time faculty member in a graduate counselor preparation program. Practitioner: open to individuals whose primary work role is a practicing counselor. Schools counselors, clinical mental health counselors, marriage and family counselors, etc. If you are a faculty member, please consider if you have a site supervisors or advisory board member who would be interested in this role. Public Member: open to anyone who is not a current or former counselor. See all three Position Announcements.

2017-2018 LEADERSHIP ESSAY CONTEST

Co-sponsored by Chi Sigma Iota and CACREP

Contest Submission Deadline: November 15, 2017, at 5:00 PM EST For the fourth year, the CACREP and CSI are co-sponsoring a Leadership Essay Contest. The two organizations have a strong history of mutual support and cooperative relationships, with a dual focus on enhancing the counseling profession through recognition of excellence in our field. Read more >>