ABBREVIATIONS
AAODA: The Advanced Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Counselor Examination (administered by the International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium/Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse, Inc.)
ATCB: The Art Therapy Credentials Board Certification Examination
CACREP Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (an organizational affiliate of ACA that provides professional counselor-training accreditation)
CBMT: The Certification Board for Music Therapists Examination
CCMHC Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor (an NBCC professional counseling specialty title; not a required credential)
CORE Council on Rehabilitation Education (an independent rehabilitation counselor-training accreditation board)
CRC Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (a CRCC professional counseling specialty title; not a required credential)
CRCC Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (an independent, non-governmental rehabilitation counselor-credentialing board)
CRCE Certified Rehabilitation Counselor Examination (administered by CRCC for the certification of rehabilitation counselors; also administered by some states for their own credentialing process as an alternative to their clinically oriented exam)
EMAC: The Examination for Master Addictions Counselors (administered by NBCC)
NBCC National Board for Certified Counselors (an independent, non-governmental professional counselor-credentialing board and an organizational affiliate of ACA)
NCE National Counselor Examination (administered by NBCC for national certification of professional counselors; also used by most states for their own credentialing process)
NCMHCE National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (administered by NBCC for national certification of clinical mental health counselors; also used by some states for their own credentialing process)
PEPK: The Practice Examination of Psychological Knowledge (administered by the North American Association of Masters in Psychology)