The Assessment of CACREP Core Curricular Areas and Student Learning Outcomes Using the Counseling Competencies Scale

Abstract

Counselor education programs accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) are required to evaluate student learning outcomes (SLOs) aligned with CACREP Standards. Additionally, counselor educators have the ethical responsibility to remediate student deficiencies and gatekeep for the profession. The Counseling Competencies scale (CCS) is an instrument designed to assess counseling competencies in the CACREP core curricular areas and SLOs. The authors discuss the use of the CCS to measure CACREP objectives and SLOs within the counselor education curriculum.