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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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