Up With The Counseling Profession Current Issues on the National Level wwwcounselingorgkaplan David Kaplan ACA Chief Professional Officer dkaplancounselingorg Art Terrazas ID: 152510
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Keeping Up With The Counseling Profession: Current Issues on the National Level www.counseling.org/kaplanSlide2
David KaplanACA Chief Professional Officer dkaplan@counseling.org
Art
TerrazasACA Director of Government Affairs
aterrazas
@counseling.org
2015 ACA ILTSlide3
Celebrating Supreme Court rulingsThe Affordable Care ActSame-sex marriageSlide4
Overarching Issue:How do we move forward together?Slide5Slide6
ProfessionalizationThe social process by which any trade or occupation transforms itself into a true profession -Ashley Crossman, PhD Sociologist About.com
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Counseling Professionalization BenchmarksCirca 1908 - Named1913 - First professional organization1952 - Specialties coalesce under one association1961 - Code of ethics Slide8
1971/1981 - Counselor preparation accreditation1976 - First state licensed1982 - Establishment of a certification body1985 - Establishment of a national honor societySlide9
2009 - All 50 states and DC licensed2010 - Consensus definition of counseling2013 - Consensus licensure title & scope of practice2013 - CACREP & CORE become corporate affiliates2017 - CACREP & CORE merge Slide10
Professionalization: A recent focus on counselor preparation2010 - VA requires CACREP accreditation2012 - TRICARE requires CACREP accreditation for independent practiceSlide11
2012 - NJ briefly requires CACREP for licensure2013 - CACREP requires a counselor education degree for new core faculty2022 – NCC requires a CACREP degreeSlide12
Changes in State LawsBeginning 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 licensureKentucky and Georgia have also introduced CACREP requirements.Slide13
Which has lead to some consternation and panic over jobs TeachingPracticingSlide14
Teaching Counseling PsychologistsSlide15
THE Counseling PsychologistVol. 41, No. 5, July 2013Psychology & counselor education accreditationSlide16
ArticlesQuality of Master’s Education: A Concern for Counseling Psychology?Looking to the Future – The role of Master’s Programs in Counseling PsychologyIntegrating Master’s Education in Counseling Psychology for Quality, Viability, and Value AddedLegitimizing and Reclaiming Master’s Training and Education in Counseling Psychology: An Urgent ConcernSlide17
Contributing to the ambivalent relationship of counseling psychology to masters training… -Jackson & Scheel, p.676Slide18
In some situations, the master’s training programs were developed …to help fund the doctoral training program. -Palmer, p.703Slide19
In some cases, master’s 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 & 688Slide20
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.682Slide21
…such developments do threaten counseling psychology programs… -Jackson & Scheel, p.682Slide22
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. 681Slide23
It is questionable…whether we will be able to avert eventual professional annihilation…as a profession we are experiencing THE RECKONING -Palmer, p. 701 & 704Slide24
Clinician concernsNon-CACREP degree48 credit CACREP degreeMaster’s degree in counseling psychologySlide25
Pushback Slide26
Alternative Counselor Education CredentialingSlide27
Masters in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council (MPCAC)Slide28
MPCAC counseling programs U of Albany - mental health counselingEastern University - clinical counseling & school counselingFelician College - counseling psychologySlide29
MPCAC counseling programs Fordham University - mental health counseling & school counseling Lehigh University - counseling and human servicesU of Massachusetts Boston- mental health counseling & school counselingSlide30
MPCAC counseling programs U of Missouri-Kansas City - counseling and guidanceNew York University – counseling for mental health and wellness & counseling and guidanceU of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - counselingSlide31
Advocacy Counseling psychology program coalitionsCoalition of Concerned CounselorsIndividualsSlide32
How do we move forward together?Slide33
Federal Issues in 2015Medicare- The fight continuesTRICARE-AmendmentVA- Promising changes and new opportunitiesSlide34
State issuesCertain state laws and/or policies prevent LPCs from being utilized as healthcare providers:New York & diagnosesTexas lawsuitBans on “reparative therapy” for minorsSlide35
The 20/20 Building Blocks to Portability ProjectConsensus licensure titleConsensus licensure scope of practiceSlide36
Rubric of professional identity State licensed or certified in counselingUses the title “Professional Counselor”Commits to counseling ethicsCommits to the 20/20 definition of counselingViews professional counseling as a distinct professionSlide37
ACA’s answer to moving forward togetherSlide38
Moving Forward…..To unify the profession, ACA endorses graduation from a CACREP/CORE accredited program as the pathway to licensure. Slide39
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.Slide40
How ACA can help you keep up with current national issuesACA ConnectRead Counseling TodayRead CT online www.ct.counseling.org
Read ACA e-NewsSubscribe to the ACA
blogs www.my.counseling.orgSubscribe to the ACA government affairs newsletter: dharp@counseling.org Slide41
Visit the ACA Facebook page Follow ACA on Twitter https://twitter.com/#!/CounselingViewsSubscribe to counseling listservs (cesnet, counsgrads, icn, etc.)
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Ask Art or DavidSlide42
Let’s schmooze!Slide43
Keeping Up With The Counseling Profession: Current Issues on the National Level www.counseling.org/kaplan