Significant modifications were made in the 2016 edition of the CACREP standards. Presenters will highlight a few of the notable changes, but focus more extensively on the addiction-related competencies and some of the implications of these differences. The presenters published an article related to the addiction-related competencies in the 2009 standards and will present information on their current research outlined in a follow up manuscript regarding the 2016 CACREP standards. CACREP encourages innovative strategies for the delivery of curricula and for the measurement of student learning. The presenters propose several recommendations for best practice based on their own research as well as other investigations which have examined addiction training in CACREP-accredited programs.
The Council on Accreditation for Counseling and Related Programs (CACREP) created several standards that address crises, disasters, and other trauma-causing events. These standards address the importance of studying the topic of trauma for those in the counseling profession. However, the broadly written standards do not have competencies that would address more specifically how best to implement the standards. This study used the Delphi Method to seek the experts' help with creating competencies for the standards created by CACREP that address crises, disasters, and other trauma-causing events. The results were the development of trauma competencies that can be used by counselor educators to train future counselors about trauma.
