CCPTP Survey: Master’s Level Training in Counseling Psychology Programs

The purpose of this survey is to collect data about the nature and extent of master’s level counselor training in APA accredited counseling psychology programs. Please respond to each of the following items in the survey. Also, note that item #24 provides you with an opportunity to clarify or expand on any of your responses.

1. Does your Counseling Psychology program offer a program of study that leads to a terminal master’s degree in counseling?

	Yes
	No

2. Is the Counseling Psychology program in:

	a College of Education
	a College of Arts and Sciences
	other

3. Does another program in your department offer a program of study that leads to a master’s degree in counseling?

	Yes
	No

If neither your Counseling Psychology program nor any other program in your department offers a master's level counseling program, you may submit your responses to the survey now by clicking on the "Submit your survey" button on the bottom of the page.

If there is a master's level counseling program in the department (even if separate from the Counseling Psychology program), please continue to respond to the questions regarding CACREP programs based on that program. Thank you.

4. Is the counseling master's (whether offered through the Counseling Psychology program or another program) currently CACREP accredited?

	Yes
	No

5. If there is a CACREP-accredited program, how long (in years) has that program been in existence?

6. For programs that are NOT CACREP-accredited, please indicate which of the following most accurately describes the program

	The program has never been CACREP-accredited and has no interest in CACREP accreditation
	The program has never been CACREP-accredited, but is considering or has considered pursuing CACREP accreditation
	The program was previously CACREP-accredited, but is no longer

7. Please identify which of the following are or have been barriers to having CACREP accreditation?

	Too expensive to get and maintain accreditation
	Cannot meet accreditation guidelines
	University administration does not support accreditation
	Other

8. If you identified any barriers above, please supply additional information about these barriers to accreditation for the counseling program.

9. If the program voluntarily relinquished CACREP accreditation, please provide the reason(s) for doing so.

10. Does your State Licensing Board require CACREP accreditation for their master’s credentials?

	Yes
	No

11. Are there competing programs at your institution offering master’s level training leading to master’s level licensure?

	Yes - in Psychology
	Yes - in Social Work
	Yes - in another type of program
	No

12. If your program/department offers a master's program, are there separate faculty or joint faculty who administer the Counseling Psychology doctoral and Counseling master's programs?

	Separate
	Joint

13. If two separate faculty groups exist for your master's and doctoral programs, what percentage of your doctoral faculty still cross over to teach in the master's program?

14. What is the approximate number of students currently enrolled in your master’s training program(s) (include school, rehabilitation, community agency/clinical mental health)

15. What is the:

	Approximate number of students who annually receive a terminal master's degree in
the specialty of mental health or community counseling
the specialty of school counseling
the specialty of rehabilitation counseling

16. Total number of credits required for a:

terminal master’s degree in community or mental health counseling.
master’s degree in school counseling.
master’s degree in counseling that prepares the student to pursue a doctorate.

17. Number of credit hours required in each of the following areas for a terminal master’s degree in community or mental health counseling:

counseling theories
counseling skills/techniques/interventions
group counseling
career counseling/vocational psychology
couple and/or family counseling
psychopathology
assessment and measurement
ethics and professional issues
counseling practicum/internship (includes both in-house and field experiences)
consultation
supervision
lifespan development
cognition, learning, behavior analysis, or emotion
statistics/research
multicultural counseling
other elective courses

18. Are the above credit hours semester or quarter hour credits?

	Semester
	Quarter

19. Total number of clock hours required in practicum/internship settings for a master's degree in mental health/community counseling.

20. Total number of direct service clock hours required in mental health/community counseling degree program (i.e., face to face contact hours with clients).

21. Master’s level students are supervised by: (Check all that apply)

	Ph.D. licensed psychologists
	Doctoral degree, but licensed as an LPC
	Doctoral students who are supervised by licensed individuals
	Master’s level licensure as LPC, MFT, or LSW
	Unlicensed service providers
	Other

22. Would you and/or your program be interested in SCP’s development of standards for master’s training (separate from CACREP standards)?

	Yes
	No

23. Please provide your reasons for being interested (not being interested) in SCP's development of standards for master’s training.

24. Please include any additional comments here to clarify or expand on any of your responses.