1. Keeping Up With The Counseling Profession: Current Issues on the National Level www.counseling.org/kaplan

2. David Kaplan ACA Chief Professional Officer dkaplan@counseling.org Art Terrazas ACA Director of Government Affairs aterrazas@counseling.org 2015 ACA ILT

3. Celebrating Supreme Court rulings The Affordable Care Act Same-sex marriage

4. Overarching Issue: How do we move forward together?

6. Professionalization The social process by which any trade or occupation transforms itself into a true profession -Ashley Crossman, PhD Sociologist About.com

7. Counseling Professionalization Benchmarks Circa 1908 - Named 1913 - First professional organization 1952 - Specialties coalesce under one association 1961 - Code of ethics

8. 1971/1981 - Counselor preparation accreditation 1976 - First state licensed 1982 - Establishment of a certification body 1985 - Establishment of a national honor society

9. 2009 - All 50 states and DC licensed 2010 - Consensus definition of counseling 2013 - Consensus licensure title & scope of practice 2013 - CACREP & CORE become corporate affiliates

10. Professionalization: A recent focus on counselor preparation 2010 - VA requires CACREP accreditation 2012 - TRICARE requires CACREP accreditation for independent practice

11. 2012 - NJ briefly requires CACREP for licensure 2013 - CACREP requires a counselor education degree for new core faculty 2022 – NCC requires a CACREP degree

12. Changes in State Laws Beginning in 2018- you will need a degree from a CACREP accredited school to obtain a license in Ohio. A petition was filed in 2014 with the Virginia Board asking for a CACREP requirement to obtain licensure Kentucky and Georgia have also introduced CACREP requirements.

13. Which has lead to some consternation and panic over jobs Teaching Practicing

14. Teaching Counseling Psychologists

15. THE COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGIST VOL. 41, NO. 5, JULY 2013 Psychology & counselor education accreditation

16. Articles Quality of Master’s Education: A Concern for Counseling Psychology? Looking to the Future – The role of Master’s Programs in Counseling Psychology Integrating Master’s Education in Counseling Psychology for Quality, Viability, and Value Added Legitimizing and Reclaiming Master’s Training and Education in Counseling Psychology: An Urgent Concern

17. Contributing to the ambivalent relationship of counseling psychology to masters training… -Jackson & Scheel, p.676

18. In some situations, the master’s training programs were developed …to help fund the doctoral training program. -Palmer, p.703

19. In some cases, master’s programs help pay the bills for doctoral education…in difficult economic times, counseling psychology doctoral programs without master’s programs may be easier to cut -Jackson & Scheel, p. 687 & 688

20. To maintain CACREP accreditation when budget cuts are required, deans and other administrators…may prioritize master’s over doctoral programs since master’s training is less expensive than doctoral training. -Jackson & Scheel, p.682

21. …such developments do threaten counseling psychology programs… -Jackson & Scheel, p.682

22. The new MCAC accreditation standards may serve to promote a new direction for counseling master’s education…consistent with core values and contributions of counseling psychology -Jackson & Scheel, p. 681

23. It is questionable…whether we will be able to avert eventual professional annihilation…as a profession we are experiencing THE RECKONING -Palmer, p. 701 & 704

24. Clinician concerns Non-CACREP degree 48 credit CACREP degree Master’s degree in counseling psychology

25. Pushback

26. Alternative Counselor Education Credentialing

27. Masters in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council (MPCAC)

28. MPCAC counseling programs U of Albany - mental health counseling Eastern University - clinical counseling & school counseling Felician College - counseling psychology

29. MPCAC counseling programs Fordham University - mental health counseling & school counseling Lehigh University - counseling and human services U of Massachusetts Boston- mental health counseling & school counseling

30. MPCAC counseling programs U of Missouri-Kansas City - counseling and guidance New York University – counseling for mental health and wellness & counseling and guidance U of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - counseling

31. Advocacy Counseling psychology program coalitions Coalition of Concerned Counselors Individuals

32. How do we move forward together?

33. Federal Issues in 2015 Medicare- The fight continues TRICARE-Amendment VA- Promising changes and new opportunities

34. State issues Certain state laws and/or policies prevent LPCs from being utilized as healthcare providers: – New York & diagnoses – Texas lawsuit – Bans on “reparative therapy” for minors

35. The 20/20 Building Blocks to Portability Project Consensus licensure title Consensus licensure scope of practice

36. Rubric of professional identity State licensed or certified in counseling Uses the title “Professional Counselor” Commits to counseling ethics Commits to the 20/20 definition of counseling Views professional counseling as a distinct profession

37. How ACA can help you keep up with current national issues ACA Connect Read Counseling Today Read CT online www.ct.counseling.org www.ct.counseling.org Read ACA e-News Subscribe to the ACA blogs www.my.counseling.org www.my.counseling.org Subscribe to the ACA government affairs newsletter: dharp@counseling.orgdharp@counseling.org

38. Visit the ACA Facebook page Follow ACA on Twitter https://twitter.com/#!/CounselingViews https://twitter.com/#!/CounselingViews Subscribe to counseling listservs (cesnet, counsgrads, icn, etc.) Use Google alerts Ask Art or David

39. Let’s schmooze!

40. Keeping Up With The Counseling Profession: Current Issues on the National Level www.counseling.org/kaplan