CURRENT LIST OF GOALS AND SLOS
A. Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice
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Demonstrates knowledge of professional counseling credentialing, including certification, licensure, and accreditation practices and standards, and the effects of public policy on these issues. (CACREP Professional Counseling Orientation & Ethical Practice 2.F.1.g)
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Demonstrates knowledge of ethical standards of professional counseling organizations and credentialing bodies, and applications of ethical and legal considerations in professional counseling. (CACREP Professional Counseling Orientation & Ethical Practice 2.F.1.i)
B. Diversity Awareness and Sensitivity
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Identifies major cultural constructs (e.g., race/ethnicity, social class, sexual/affectional orientation, range of gender identities, religion/spirituality, oppression/privilege, dis/ability, and identity development) and how they intersect with the mental health of clients (or client scenarios). (CACREP Social & Cultural Diversity 2.F.2.c)
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Explores and articulates the sources of counselors’ own personal value systems (e.g., race/ethnicity, social class, sexual/affectional orientation, range of gender identities, religion/spirituality, oppression/privilege, dis/ability, and identity development) and acknowledges that these values may create biases that affect counseling. (CACREP Social & Cultural Diversity 2.F.2.c)
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Identifies stereotypes, how they derive from the traditional values and norms of various cultural groups, and can result in systemic oppression. (CACREP Social & Cultural Diversity 2.F.2.c)
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Identifies ways in which counselors can promote social justice and advocacy on behalf of clients. (CACREP Social & Cultural Diversity 2.F.2.c)
C. Clinical Skills (took out legal/ethical and the second group item)
- Demonstrates effective counseling skills with individuals (adults & children), couples, families, and/or groups. (CACREP Counseling & Helping Relationships 2.F.5.g)
- Evaluates clients’ progress toward treatment goals during practicum experiences. (CACREP Counseling & Helping Relationships 2.F.5.g)
- Demonstrates the ability to modify interventions based on clients’ intersectionality. (CACREP Social & Cultural Diversity 2.F.2.c)
- Demonstrates writing that is professional, ethical, and respectful with regard to clients. (CACREP Counseling & Helping Relationships 2.F.5.g)
- Recognizes counter-transference that may be interfering with the client’s process; minimizes counter-transference through personal work, and understands how counter-transference can be used in therapy. (CACREP Counseling & Helping Relationships 2.F.5.g)
- Demonstrates knowledge of the dynamics associated with group process and development. (CACREP Group Counseling & Group Work 2.F.6.b)
- Demonstrates knowledge of characteristics and functions of effective group leaders. (CACREP Group Counseling & Group Work 2.F.6.d)
D. Conceptualization and Treatment Planning
- Utilizes knowledge of major counseling theories in the context of individual (adult and child), couple, family, and/or group counseling, to formulate case conceptualizations. (CACREP Counseling & Helping Relationships 2.F.5.g)
- Appropriately applies the diagnostic categories of the DSM-5. (CACREP Clinical Mental Health Specialty 5.C.2.d)
- Collects and integrates multiple aspects of the assessment process in order to form appropriate diagnoses and intervention strategies. (CACREP Assessment & Testing 2.F.7.e)
- Recognizes how work/school/occupational statuses intersect with other life roles and mental health; formulates treatment plans that include attention to employment, work/school environment, skills development, and/or life-work planning, as necessary. (CACREP Career Development 2.F.4.b)
- Utilizes knowledge of how bio/psycho/sociocultural/spiritual factors intersect with and affect human development and functioning across the lifespan; and accordingly makes appropriate adjustments to case conceptualization and treatment plans. (CACREP Clinical Mental Health Specialty 5.C.3.a)
- Collects and integrates multiple aspects of the counseling process (e.g., theoretical knowledge, evidence-based practices, clinical information, and client perspectives), in order to create treatment plans. (CACREP Clinical Mental Health Specialty 5.C.3.a)
- Demonstrates knowledge of how biological, neurological, and physiological factors affect human development, functioning, and behavior. (CACREP Human Growth and Development 2.F.3.e)
E. Research and Professional Writing
- Utilizes a formal system of inquiry that integrates the work of researchers and counselors, and applies it in a research project regarding a specific clinical issue relevant to clinical mental health counseling. (CACREP Research & Program Evaluation 2.F.8.a)
- Writes a literature review regarding a specific clinical issue relevant to clinical mental health counseling. (CACREP Research & Program Evaluation 2.F.8.a)
- Demonstrates writing that is concise and organized, as well as correct in terms of grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure. (CACREP Research & Program Evaluation 2.F.8.a)
- Demonstrates original writing that is correct according to APA style (e.g., structurally and mechanically, including correct citations and references). (CACREP Research & Program Evaluation 2.F.8.a)