THE 2016 CACREP STANDARDS REVISION PROCESS LAST CALL FOR FEEDBACK

Developing Draft #1  SRC initial meeting was summer 2011  Draft 1 developed with feedback received from annual reports by CACREP accredited programs, attendees at the ACES conference in 2011, and CACREP accredited doctoral programs through an online survey  Draft 1 was disseminated late August 2012

Feedback on Draft #1  Solicited in person at each 2012 regional ACES conference, at 2013 AASCB, and 2013 ACA  Solicited online from late August 2012 through January 15, 2013  Solicited via a targeted survey sent to all accredited college counseling and student affairs programs

Preparing Draft #2  Considered ALL feedback received:  Online from individuals and organizations  Letters from organizations  Comments provided at conferences  Our targeted survey of student affairs and college counseling programs

2016 Standards Goals 1. Promote the development of a unified professional counselor identity 2. Ensure that programs collect evidence that students have acquired knowledge and skill competencies 1. Remain relevant through 2024

2016 SRC Motto “Clarify, Simplify, Unify”

Draft #2 Clarification – Simplification of Standards  Intent WAS to eliminate redundancy  Intent was NOT to discount the importance of any particular content areas  Programs may address any content area as much or as little as they want – CACREP does not prescribe

Draft #2 Clarification – Purpose of Doctoral Program  The entry level programs are designed to prepare practitioners, so knowledge of specialty area and clinical skill development are emphasis  Advanced programs (i.e., doctoral) are designed to prepare people for roles as counselor educators, researchers, supervisors, and practitioners in academic and clinical settings, so less emphasis on clinical preparation

Draft #2 Major Revision – Specialty Areas  Promotes counselor first and specialty second (UNIFY)  Program = counselor education  Entry level  Advanced  Specialty area – relates to entry level

Draft #2 Major Revision – Postsecondary Counseling “Student Affairs and College Counseling” doesn’t capture the emerging postsecondary and tertiary environments where counselors are employed overlaps with student affairs professionals who are not trained as counselors and creates confusion If you don’t love the new name – give us suggestions!

Draft #2 Major Revision – Student Learning Outcomes ALL standards (section II.F as well as specialty areas) are input based – MUST show where content is covered Only BROAD areas are outcome based – must show evidence of student knowledge and skill development in each of the broad core curricular areas in section II.F Must show evidence of student knowledge and skill development in relevant specialty areas by broad domains (Foundations, Conceptual Dimensions, and Practice) NO LONGER require outcomes for every individual standard

Draft #2 Major Revision – Section IV: Evaluation Distinguish evaluation of students from evaluation of the program Refine the systematic developmental assessment plan to evaluate students Delineate the evaluation of student learning outcomes

Submit Feedback 1. Submit online as an organization 2. Submit online individually 3. Submit an organizational letter directly to the SRC. 4. Attend the session at ACA This is our final public draft - your feedback is very important! Draft #3 (Final) goes to CACREP Board for review January 2015