CACREP National Accreditation

Department of Counseling, Rehabilitation and Psychometric Services

The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) announced that the Department of Counseling, Rehabilitation and Psychometric Services received national accreditation for the Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling programs.  This is one of the most difficult accrediting bodies in Counselor Education.

The CACREP Board of Directors met July 9-11, 2015 for the purpose of rendering accreditation decisions. Two programs housed in the College of Education and Human Development were reviewed under the 2009 CACREP Standards. The Board made the following decisions:

CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING (M.S. Degree)
Accredited: Eight-Year Period through October 31, 2023

SCHOOL COUNSELING (M.Ed Degree)
Accredited: Eight-year Period through October 31, 2023

According to Dr. Carol L. Bobby, CACREP president and CEO, "the above accreditation decisions were based on the Board's extensive review of the self-study documents, the site team's report, and your institution's response to the site team's report. Programs receiving accreditation for an eight-year period deserve to be commended for the work they completed throughout the accreditation process. This is indeed a worthy achievement."

This is a great moment for the Department of Counseling, Rehabilitation and Psychometric Services and the College of Education and Human Development.  “Congratulations and thanks to all who were involved with special thanks going out to Dr. Regina-Fults McMurtery, Dr. Lakitta Johnson, and Dr. Nanolla Yazdani who composed the Assessment Component,” stated Dr. Dion Porter, Chair of the Department.

Just a few of the Highlights of the Department are that we presently have a long-standing accreditation in our Masters of Rehabilitation Counseling program through the Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE). We highlight three Masters level programs and four Specialist in Education programs, One Concentration in School Counseling and one in Psychometry, both campus-based and Online totaling seven.   

Finally, we want to give thanks to everyone who assisted in the vital process including our Dean, Dr. Daniel Watkins and the entire College of Education and Human Development, upper administration in the tower, our on and off campus clinical site supervisors, our present students as well as program graduates, Ms Nadine Gilbert, Director of the Curriculum Center and our Departmental Advisory Board.

Pictured above from left to right starting on the stage is Dr. Frank Files, Director of the Rehabilitation Counseling Program, Dr. Alfonzo Haralson, with the Clinical Mental Health Program, Dr. Dion Porter, Department Chair and Dr. Nanolla Yazdani, Coordinator of the Psychometry Program. Standing on the floor from left to right is Mrs. Pamela Flowers-Magee, Administrative Assistant, Dr. Chaiqua Harris with the School Counseling Program, Dr. Gloria Dansby-Giles with the School Counseling Program, Dr. Ronica Arnold Branson, Coordinator of the School Counseling Program, Dr. Regina Fults-McMurtery, Coordinator of the Clinical Mental Health Program and CACREP Liaison, Dr. Lakitta Johnson with the clinical Mental Health Program and Coordinator of the William H. Brooks Counseling Laboratory and finally Dr. Gloria Fouche’ who was formally with the former Community Counseling Program but transitioned in 2007, and whose picture is being held by the Department Chair in the stage.