•  Introduction to the 2024 CACREP Standards
  CACREP accreditation is both a process and a status, and denotes a commitment to program excellence. The 2024 CACREP Standards were written with the intention to simplify and clarify the accreditation requirements and to promote a unified counseling profession.
• Section 1, The Learning Environment
  Standards pertaining to the institution, the academic unit, and program facultyand staff.
• Section 2, Academic Quality
  The following standards apply to all entry-leveland doctoral-level programs for which accreditation is being sought unless otherwise specified.
• Section 3, Foundational Counseling Curriculum
  The following standards apply to all entry-levelprograms for which accreditation is being sought unless otherwise specified.
• Section 4, Professional Practice
  The following standards apply to entry-levelprograms for which accreditation is being sought. Professional practice, which includes practicumand internship, provides for the application of theory and the development of counseling skills under supervision. Fieldwork experiences will provide opportunities for students to counsel diverse clients.
• Section 5-A, Entry-LevelSpecialized Practice Areas, Addiction Counseling
  Specialized content for addiction counseling programs.
• Section 5-B, Entry-LevelSpecialized Practice Areas, Career Counseling
  Specialized content for career counseling programs.
• Section 5-C, Entry-LevelSpecialized Practice Areas, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
  Specialized content for clinical mental health counseling programs.
• Section 5-D, Entry-LevelSpecialized Practice Areas, Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling
  Specialized content for clinical rehabilitation counseling programs.
• Section 5-E, Entry-LevelSpecialized Practice Areas, College Counseling and Student Affairs
  Specialized content for college counseling and student affairs programs.
• Section 5-F Entry-LevelSpecialized Practice Areas, Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling
  Specialized content for marriage, couple, and family counseling programs.
• Section 5-G, Entry-LevelSpecialized Practice Areas, Rehabilitation Counseling
  Specialized content for rehabilitation counseling programs.
• Section 5-H, Entry-LevelSpecialized PracticeAreas, School Counseling
  Specialized content for school counseling programs.
• Section 6, Doctoral Standards for Counselor Educationand Supervision
  Standards for doctoral-level program requirements, including the specialized content for the doctoral-level core curriculum, and doctoral-level practicumand internshiprequirements.
• Glossary
  The terms listed here are used in the standards and have contextual meaning in relation to them. The Glossary does not provide definitions for terms and concepts used in counseling and counselor education.

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