Deck 7: Accreditation in Counseling and Related Fields

Question 1

CACREP was officially created in .

A) 1961
B) 1971
C) 1981
D) 1991

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The germination of the idea for counselor education standards was in the , while the adoption and of training standards for school counselors and student personnel workers in higher education occurred in the .

A) 1930s; 1970s
B) 1940s; 1960s
C) 1930s; 1950s
D) 1960s; 1980s

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following specialty areas does CACREP not accredit at the master's level?

A) Career counseling
B) Addiction counseling
C) Geriatric counseling
D) Marriage, couple, and family counseling

Answer 3

C

Question 4

As of 2015, if a student wished to apply to a doctoral program in counselor education, he or she would have over from which to choose.

A) 450
B) 120
C) 90
D) 60

Question 5

A masters-­‐level internship requires at least hour(s) per week of group supervision.

A) 1
B) 2
C) 1.5
D) 2.5

Question 6

Of the following, which does the CACREP Professional Identity section not mandate for programs?

A) Mission statement
B) Common-­‐core curricular experiences
C) Program objectives
D) All of the answers are mandated.

Question 7

Which is not a benefit of CACREP-­‐accredited programs?

A) Better job opportunities
B) The admissions process is easier
C) CACREP accreditation is often the standard used by credentialing bodies to determine who is eligible to become credentialed
D) Accredited programs may attract better students and faculty

Question 8

CACREP masters-­‐level standards contain requirements in all the following areas except:

A) professional practice.
B) professional counseling identity.
C) learning environment.
D) theoretical identity.

Question 9

The first two helping fields to offer accreditation, in the correct order of doing so, were:

A) counseling and psychology.
B) psychology and social work.
C) social work and psychology.
D) social work and counseling.

Question 10

The Association of Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) developed a document that was a precursor to the CACREP standards. It was called:

A) Standards for the Preparation of Counselors and Other Personnel Service Specialists.
B) Educational Standards for Counseling and Human Service Professional Disciplines.
C) Counseling Standards.
D) Accreditation Standards for Counseling and Related Professionals.

Question 11

Which of the following is not one of CACREP's common-­‐core curriculum experiences?

A) Human sexuality
B) Career development
C) Assessment and testing
D) Research and program evaluation

Question 12

Dr. Spalding-­‐Wendt is a supervisor in a CACREP-­‐accredited master's program, and she conducts group supervision on a weekly basis. She must have no more than supervisees under her tutelage at any given time as long as they are also receiving supervision at their individual field sites.

A) 5
B) 8
C) 10
D) 12

Question 13

Marley is looking for a job to teach full time in a counseling program. He decides to apply to Iowa's Fontaine University, a CACREP-­‐ accredited program. Marley will need to meet which minimum requirement?

A) A doctoral degree
B) A doctoral degree and teaching experience
C) At least a master's degree in educational psychology plus teaching experience
D) A doctoral degree in counselor education

Question 14

Based on CACREP-­‐accreditation standards, three of the following programs would offer a master's degrees after earning 48 credits, while one would require the student to earn 60 credits. Which is the 60 credit master's degree program?

A) Career counseling
B) School counseling
C) College counseling and student affairs
D) Marriage, couple, and family counseling

Question 15

The recommended student-­‐to-­‐teacher ratio in a CACREP accredited program is:

A) 10:1.
B) 15:1.
C) 20:1.
D) 5:1.

Question 16

Franklin is applying to a CACREP-­‐accredited doctoral program. He must show which of the following?

A) Graduation from a 48 credit masters-­‐level counseling program
B) Graduation from a 60 credit masters-­‐level counseling program
C) He must have graduated from a CACREP-­‐accredited program or show "equivalence" to a person who has graduated from such a program
D) Graduation from a CACREP-­‐accredited master's program

Question 17

Programs that are not accredited by CACREP are generally regarded as:

A) weak.
B) substandard.
C) potentially still strong.
D) "somewhat of a joke within the profession" (Hastings, 2009).

Question 18

A masters-­‐level internship requires at least hours of fieldwork.

A) 240
B) 480
C) 600
D) 750

Question 19

Based on CACREP-­‐accreditation standards, three of the following programs would offer a master's degrees after earning 60 credits, while one would require the student to earn 48 credits. Which is the 48 credit master's degree program?

A) Clinical mental health counseling
B) School counseling
C) Marriage, couple, and family counseling
D) Addiction counseling

Question 20

Which of the following specialty areas does CACREP not accredit at the master's level?

A) Clinical mental health counseling
B) School counseling
C) College counseling and student affairs
D) Rehabilitation counseling

Question 21

CACREP reach:

A) is only in the United States.
B) will be international with the addition of IRCEP in 2015.
C) is now international.
D) includes the United States and all its territories and possessions.

Question 22

At least 240 of the 600 hours of fieldwork in CACREP-­‐accredited programs must be of the direct service type.

Question 23

Doctoral level CACREP-­‐accredited programs require a minimum of 48 semester hours of graduate level credits.

Question 24

The most recent CACREP standards were adopted in 1999.

Question 25

There are approximately 118 COAMFTE accredited marriage and family therapy programs. They are found in:

A) the United States only.
B) North America and Europe.
C) the United States, Europe and much of Latin America.
D) the United States and Canada.

Question 26

The American Association of Pastoral Counselors approves training centers for pastoral counseling.

Question 27

Training centers for pastoral counseling offer:

A) undergraduate degrees only.
B) undergraduate and master's degrees.
C) all degrees up to and including doctoral degrees.
D) no degrees.

Question 28

Samuel Adams University is looking to gain accreditation for its doctoral-­‐level program in clinical psychology. It will need to adhere to standards set forth by the Commission on Accreditation (CoA) of:

A) the American Psychological Association.
B) the Society for the Accreditation of Psychology Programs.
C) CACREP.
D) the American Psychiatric Association.

Question 29

Centers that train pastoral counselors that are approved by the American Association of
Pastoral Counselors (AAPC) offer degrees in pastoral counseling.

Question 30

IRCEP is a new organization that focuses on reciprocity between counseling programs and programs from related mental health professions (e.g., psychology, social work).

Question 31

In addition to setting standards for master's level counseling programs, CACREP sets standards for undergraduate human services programs.

Question 32

Group supervision of students in CACREP-­‐ accredited programs cannot have any more than
8 students.

Question 33

Rehabilitation counseling programs are accredited by:

A) CACREP.
B) Commission on Rehabilitation Education (CORE).
C) Rehabilitation Commission on Accreditation and Certification (RCAC).
D) American Association on Rehabilitation Counseling (AARC).

Question 34

Social work programs are accredited by:

A) CACREP.
B) The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
C) The Social Work Commission on Accreditation (SWCA).
D) The National Association of Social Workers (NASW).

Question 35

Students in accredited programs can take the national counselor exam to become nationally certified counselors (NCCs) earlier than students from non-­‐accredited programs.

Question 36

An application for CACREP accreditation will initially be reviewed by and if accepted, the program will be visited by .

A) the CACREP Adherence Department; an independent reader
B) an independent reader; the CACREP team
C) the CACREP board of directors; select members of the board
D) the CACREP Team: the CACREP board of directors

Question 37

Douglas-­‐Fir College must submit findings of its counseling program detailing changes it will implement in order to meet CACREP standards and hopefully achieve accreditation. Findings submitted to CACREP, as the changes are being instituted, are known as a(n):

A) self-­‐study report.
B) program audit.
C) institutional analysis.
D) accreditation analysis.