CACREP STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY COUNSELING STUDENTS

In addition to the common core curricular experiences outlined in Section ll.K, the following curricular experiences and demonstrated knowledge and skills are required of all students in the COMMUNITY COUNSELING program. You should place a checkmark in each box where you believe you attained this competency. In addition, you will need to have artifacts and reflections to demonstrate that these are your areas of specialization.

A FOUNDATIONS of COMMUNITY COUNSELING / 702 / 704 / 730 / 738 / 742 / 746 / 758 / 760 / 761 / other
1. history, philosophy, current trends in community counseling and the mental health movement;
2. role, function, and preparation standards, credentialing, licensure and professional identity of community counselors
3. policies, laws, legislation, recognition, reimbursement, right-to-practice, and other current issues
4. the role of multiple diversities and equity issues in community counseling
B. CONTEXTUAL DIMENSIONS OF SCHOOL COUNSELING / 702 / 704 / 730 / 738 / 742 / 746 / 758 / 760 / 761 / other
1. the roles and relationships between counselors and other professionals
2. organizational, fiscal, and legal dimensions of community counseling practices
3. strategies for community needs assessment to design, implement, and evaluate community counseling intervention programs and systems
4. general principles of community intervention, consultation, education and outreach; characteristics of local human service programs
C. KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMUNITY COUNSELORS / 702 / 704 / 730 / 738 / 742 / 746 / 758 / 760 / 761 / other
1. typical characteristics of individual and communities served by community counseling agencies
2. Models, methods, and principles of program development and service delivery (i.e. conducting peer facilitation training, parent education, self help, etc.)
3. Promoting client understanding and access to community resources (i.e. outreach regarding services offered)
4. Principles and models of biopsychosocial case assessment
5. Knowledge of human development and concepts of normalcy and psychopathology leading to diagnoses and appropriate counseling plans
6. Knowledge of current assessment and diagnostic tools including the DSM-IV-TR
7. Advocating for clients in terms of public policy and other matters of equity and accessibility
8. Application of appropriate modalities for initiating, maintaining, and terminating counseling, including crisis intervention, brief, intermediate and long term approaches
D. CLINICAL INSTRUCTION
For the Community Counseling Program, the 600 hour internship occurs in a community counseling setting, under the supervision of a site supervisor. 240 of direct service clock hours required.

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