CACREP's Relevance to Professionalism for School Counselor Educators
โ Scribed by Amy Milsom; Patrick Akos
- Publisher
- American Counseling Association
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 77 KB
- Volume
- 45
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0011-0035
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โฆ Synopsis
Archival data from 1994 to 2003 were used to examine the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Program's (CACREP) association with professionalism for school counselor educators. Indicators of professionalism included school counselor educators' contributions to the profession (i.e., journal publications and conference presentations), leadership in professional organizations, and pursuit of counseling credentials. Data analysis revealed weak (small effect sizes), yet statistically significant, relationships between CACREP accreditation and indicators of professionalism for school counselor educators.
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