172018Oct

NBCC National Certification

CACREP Graduation Requirement Delayed Last year the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) announced that beginning in 2022, only graduates of Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) would be eligible for National Counselor Certification. This summer NBCC announced that they were moving the date forward, to 2024. This was in…

112016Jul

Accreditation and Counselor Licensure

Recently, the American Counseling Association (ACA) has issued more guidelines about their policies regarding the accreditation of counselor training programs. The accrediting body, Council for the Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP) is the organ along with its rehabilitation arm, Council on Rehabilitation Education, for professional counselor training program accreditation. ACA indicates that…

172013Dec

National Counselor Exam Data

Periodically (it’s been about every ten years), the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) conducts a survey of practicing NBCC certified counselors. This survey is designed to ascertain what functions, work behaviors, and in what specialty areas of counseling, the respondents are performing. This job analysis is designed to provide input to the National Counselor…

152013Nov

Continuing Education Options

In a recent BLOG Statement, I mentioned the utility of the American Counseling Association (ACA) website for practicing counselors and students, even if you are not a member of ACA. Most practicing counselors will need to acquire continuing education hours (units) to maintain professional certifications and licensure. A useful tab on the ACA website (www.counseling.org)…

82013Jul

NBCC Revised Code of Ethics

The National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) published a new code of ethics which was effective in March. The code establishes minimum ethical behaviors and expectations for ethical practice by all counselors certified by NBCC or applicants for certification. A copy of the code of ethics is available as a PDF document on NBCC’s website,…