ABSTRACT
The last two chapters presented the core areas that make counseling a unique profession. All professional counselors are trained in these areas. The basic core counseling master’s degree is sufficient for some settings; for others, counselors must meet additional course work in specialty areas. The 2009 Council for Accreditation in Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) Standards (2009) recognizes six specialties at the master’s level: addictions counseling; career counseling; clinical mental health counseling (combining the former community counseling with mental health counseling); student affairs and college counseling (combining the former college counseling with student affairs in higher education); marriage, couple, and family counseling; and school counseling. At the doctoral level, CACREP accredits programs in counselor education.
