In what year were the CACREP standards first published?

In what year were the CACREP standards first published?

• A. 2009
• B. 2010
• C. 2012
• D. 2014

Answer: (A)

CACREP standards establish the criteria that counseling programs must meet to be accredited, outlining what is taught, how faculty are qualified, and how practicum, internship, and outcomes are assessed. The year 2009 is the first time CACREP published a formal, consolidated set of standards that programs could reference in their accreditation submissions. This publication created the baseline framework that programs base their curricula and evaluation on, and it serves as the anchor point for how accreditation has been conducted since then. Later years introduced revisions and updates (2010, 2012, 2014), but those are changes to the original framework rather than the initial publication itself.

CACREP standards establish the criteria that counseling programs must meet to be accredited, outlining what is taught, how faculty are qualified, and how practicum, internship, and outcomes are assessed. The year 2009 is the first time CACREP published a formal, consolidated set of standards that programs could reference in their accreditation submissions. This publication created the baseline framework that programs base their curricula and evaluation on, and it serves as the anchor point for how accreditation has been conducted since then. Later years introduced revisions and updates (2010, 2012, 2014), but those are changes to the original framework rather than the initial publication itself.