College of Health and Human Services

Counselor Education Accreditation and External Review

The Master of Arts degree in Counselor Education with a Clinical Mental Health Counseling concentration and the Master of Arts degree in Counselor Education with a School Counseling concentration are accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). The Ph.D. in Counselor Education is accredited as such by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) located at 1001 North Fairfax Street, Suite 510, Alexandria, VA 22314, Telephone 703.535.5990. 

The Master of Arts degree in Counselor Education with a Clinical Mental Health Counseling concentration has been reviewed and approved by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage & Family Therapist Board as meeting the academic requirements for licensure as a Professional Counselor and a Professional Clinical Counselor.

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The Counselor Education program values input from our stakeholders, including current students, alumni, site supervisors, employers, and our Advisory Board.  The following table demonstrates recent changes that we made based on input from our stakeholders.  

Data Source	Program Modification
Bi-weekly Faculty Meeting	Change of format for doctoral comprehensive exam
Bi-weekly Faculty Meeting/Student Feedback	Offering HHS 6000 on campus once per calendar year.
Bi-weekly Faculty Meeting/Field Supervisor input	Splitting Theories & Techniques into COUN 5140 Counseling Theories & Applications and COUN 5180 Counseling Skills courses.
CACREP 2016 standards & School Site Supervisor input	Increased the School Counseling program of study from 48 hours to 60 and making the COUN 6240 Diagnosis and Mental Health course a required course for school counseling students.
CACREP 2016 standards & faculty input	Added COUN 8180 Advanced Multicultural Issues in Counselor Education and Supervision
CACREP 2016 standards and faculty input	Eliminated COUN 8480 Advanced Training in Professional, Legal, and Ethical Issues because it does not fit into any CACREP Doctoral Standard.

College of Health and Human Services
Department of Human Services
Counselor Education Program
Health and Human Services Building, Room 3100
The University of Toledo, Mail Stop 119
2801 W. Bancroft St., Toledo, Ohio 43606
Telephone: 419.530.2142, Fax: 419.530.2651

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