2010

The purpose of the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) 2009 Standards is to establish educational and programmatic excellence in counseling and to facilitate development of students with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to be effective counseling professionals (CACREP, 2009). Current standards came into effect July 1, 2009, including the expectation that assessment planning should be linked to student learning outcomes (SLOs). Though potentially controversial, connecting programmatic assessment with student learning outcomes has obtained significant acceptance in assessment practices. (C. Bell, personal communication, November 10, 2009).