CACREP sets standards for preparing which professionals?

CACREP sets standards for preparing which professionals?

• A. Counselors only.
• B. Social workers only.
• C. Counselors, social workers, and school psychologists.
• D. School psychologists only.

Answer: (C)

CACREP accredits programs that prepare professional counselors and counseling-related practitioners. Its standards shape how master’s and doctoral programs educate students to become counselors in a variety of settings—clinical mental health, school counseling, addiction counseling, marriage and family counseling, and similar specialties. Social workers are typically credentialed through programs accredited by CSWE, while school psychologists are usually credentialed through psychology bodies such as APA or NASP, not CACREP. So the focus of CACREP is on preparing counselors and related counseling programs, not on social workers or school psychologists.

CACREP accredits programs that prepare professional counselors and counseling-related practitioners. Its standards shape how master’s and doctoral programs educate students to become counselors in a variety of settings—clinical mental health, school counseling, addiction counseling, marriage and family counseling, and similar specialties. Social workers are typically credentialed through programs accredited by CSWE, while school psychologists are usually credentialed through psychology bodies such as APA or NASP, not CACREP. So the focus of CACREP is on preparing counselors and related counseling programs, not on social workers or school psychologists.