Liberty University has received accreditation for its Master of Education in School Counseling (M.Ed.) from the Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs(CACREP).<\/p>\n
The program, under Liberty\u2019s School of Education, is led by Rita Schellenberg, professor and school counseling program chair. The program is offered online and requires four resident intensives. The degree meets core counseling and school counseling content area requirements, which are necessary for licensure as a professional school counselor in both public and private K-12 school settings.<\/p>\n
\u201cSince CACREP is recognized as the premier accreditation for counselor education graduate programs both nationally and internationally,\u201d Schellenberg said, \u201cobtaining CACREP accreditation continues to reaffirm Liberty University\u2019s global commitment to excellence and identifies the M.Ed. in School Counseling program as one of quality that graduates highly qualified budding professional school counselors prepared to make an impact.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Schellenberg, the CACREP site team provided positive feedback, noting program strengths and identifying that all of the more than two hundred standards were met. Liberty\u2019s program was granted accreditation for the maximum eight-year period.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe stamp of CACREP on a counselor education program clearly enhances the program’s reputation and validates the program as one that provides the highest quality education and degree portability for graduates,\u201d Schellenberg said. \u201cFurthermore, because the school counseling program is accredited by CACREP, students are eligible to take the National Counselor Exam toward the end of the program and, if passed, may become a National Certified Counselor upon graduation. This certification demonstrates that counselors have met national standards for education, training, and experience set by the counseling profession.\u201d<\/p>\n
CACREP is an independent accreditation agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. The vision of CACREP is to provide leadership and to promote excellence in professional preparation through the accreditation of counseling and related educational programs. CACREP is committed to the development of standards and procedures that reflect the needs of a dynamic, diverse, and complex society.<\/p>\n
Liberty\u2019s resident Master of Clinical Mental Health Counseling in the School of Behavioral Sciences also received CACREP accreditation earlier this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Liberty University has received accreditation for its Master of Education in School Counseling (M.Ed.) from the Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs(CACREP).…<\/p>\n