The School of Education's Department of Counseling and Human Services has
received notification that it has been awarded eight years of accreditation by the
Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
(CACREP).
"The site team's report was glowing and cited strengths in the curriculum, the
faculty, the alumni, our adjunct team and our students," says Janine Bernard,
professor of counseling and human services and department chair during the
accreditation review process. "Though their report cited strengths across all our
programs, they singled out the doctoral program in particular to praise for achieving
unique strength in preparing students to teach and do research, in addition to clinical
work and supervision. Another strength they underscored was the overall
commitment to diversity that was apparent throughout our curriculum."
Counseling and Human Services programs covered by CACREP include the
counselor education doctoral program and master's degree programs in community
counseling, rehabilitation and community counseling, school counseling and student
affairs counseling. These programs were approved without conditions. The
notification letter from the CACREP executive director to Chancellor and President
Nancy Cantor noted: "Programs receiving accreditation for an eight-year period
deserve to be commended for the work they completed throughout the accreditation
process. This is indeed a worthy achievement."
CACREP, an independent agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education
Accreditation, promotes excellence in professional preparation though the
accreditation of counseling and related educational programs. CACREP supports the
professional competence of counseling and related practitioners through development
of preparation standards, encouragement of excellence in program development, and
accreditation of professional preparation programs.
