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03.20.2023

Public Notice of Accreditation Decisions: January 2023

The Board met on January 12-14 , 2023 and made the following January 2023 Accreditation Decisions. Read More

02.21.2023

Updates to Digital Delivery Reports

CACREP mandates that all accredited programs complete a CACREP Board-prescribed Digital Delivery report. Templates were posted in Spring 2022, and the first round of reviews of Digital Delivery Reports have been completed. Based on these first reviews, the digital delivery documents have been updated for future reports. The updated documents are located on the CACREP... Read More

04.07.2022

Online Definitions in Directory

CACREP is making changes in the directory listing for some programs. Traditionally, CACREP defined an online program as one in which over 50% of the coursework could be taken in an online format. With more students looking for remote learning options, we have changed our online program characteristics to include only those degree programs that... Read More

03.14.2022

CACREP Establishes Closure/Teach-Out Procedures

For institutions that will be closing a part of their CACREP-accredited offerings, CACREP has established a new procedure for notification and reporting. This will cover all closures from a campus site to an institutional closure. The first step is submission of a Program Closure Substantive Change Notification, which alerts the CACREP office and provides basic... Read More

02.28.2022

CACREP Quality Assurance in Digital Delivery

The Covid-19 pandemic forced counseling programs to rapidly pivot to digitally deliver their programs. Now many seek to make permanent these temporary changes. CACREP is ensuring accredited programs have a common, shared understanding of digital delivery while identifying key components required in providing ethically and pedagogically-sound digitally delivered programs. To ensure continued compliance with CACREP... Read More

02.23.2022

Revised Appeal Policy

At the February 2022 CACREP Board meeting, the following policy was revised and will go into effect July 1, 2022. 3. Policies Governing Accreditation Decisions e. Appeal Policy and Procedure Appeal Policy Decisions by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) Board of Directors (Board), to deny accreditation at the conclusion... Read More

12.07.2021

Farleigh Dickinson University CMHC Program Interprofessional Case Studies (IPCS)

Are you curious about Interprofessional Education, but unsure what it is or how to do it? It’s important for clinical mental health counselors (CMHCs) to competently communicate with other health professionals to ensure that their clients receive the best possible treatment outcomes. The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) addresses this... Read More

11.22.2021

Table Talk Session Summary

CACREP conducted a series of four Table Talks between October 7, 2021 and November 11, 2021. The information shared was the same at each session, however, questions asked at each session were different. Click here to read a summary of the information that was shared and followed by questions that were asked and the responses... Read More

02.01.2021

Fall 2020 Table Talks Summary

During October and November 2020, the CACREP Board hosted five virtual Table Talk sessions which were collectively well attended. The items discussed in those sessions are summarized here. Read More

07.16.2020

Federal Requirement for Professional Licensure Disclosure

A new federal rule went into effect on July 1, 2020 that requires all institutions of higher education, receiving federal financial aid, to inform students if they will be qualified to practice in the state where they are situated upon graduation. This rule is applicable to every profession that requires a license to practice in... Read More