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10/3/2005
Contact: K.E. Schwab -- 724-738-2199;
e-mail: karl.schwab@sru.edu
SRU’S SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAM GAINS
NATIONAL ACCEPTANCE
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The department of
counseling and development at Slippery Rock University has been
informed that its master’s degree level School Counseling
Program has been approved by the Council for Accreditation of
Counseling and Related Education
Programs.
CACREP is a national board which promotes
excellence in the professional preparation of master's level
counseling practitioners and master's level professionals in
related fields of study. Programs that receive CACREP
acceptance have demonstrated a commitment to high admissions,
academic and fieldwork standards and current best practices in
counselor preparation and ongoing program improvement.
“We are
proud of our most recent acceptance,” said Dr. Jay Hertzog,
dean of SRU’s College of Education. “The hard work put
forth by faculty in the department and across the college shows the
level of commitment we have in continuing to build on SRU’s
reputation of providing rock solid education to all of our
students. This accreditation clearly shows our program is a leader
in the nation and simultaneously tells students considering
enrolling at SRU that we are maintaining the latest standards and
most up-to-date classes possible.”
SRU’s
School Counseling Program started preparing to make application to
CACREP in the fall of 2003 by adjusting admissions procedures,
increasing fieldwork requirements for school counseling interns and
studying departmental practices and policies. Course
requirements consistent with CACREP standards have been in place
since 2001 when the SRU’s master's in Community Counseling
Program achieved CACREP accreditation.
Only six
other schools in Pennsylvania have CACREP accreditation for School
Counseling, including only two in the Pennsylvania State
System of Higher Education (Edinboro and Shippensburg
universities).
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