The gatekeeping process, which is the responsibility of professionals to regulate who enters and is allowed to practice a profession, is particularly important in a field such as counseling because counselors and counselors-in-training serve clients who may be particularly vulnerable to harm or exploitation (Bhat, 2005). The admissions review process represents the first opportunity for counselor educators to formally evaluate the suitability of applicants for the profession (McCaughan & Hill, 2014). The standards of the 2016 Council for Accreditation of
Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) require that admissions committees consider the following: “(1) relevance of career goals, (2) aptitude for graduate-level study, (3) potential success in forming effective counseling relationships, and (4) respect for cultural …show more content…
5). In evaluating applicants for admission, counselor educators typically evaluate a number of applicant characteristics, such as undergraduate grade point average (UGPA),
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and/ or Miller Analogy Test (MAT) scores, letters of recommendation, individual or group interviews, essays or autobiographical essays, criminal backgrounds, career goal statements, and pertinent professional experiences (Bradley & Post,
1991; Erwin & Toomey, 2005; McCaughan & Hill, 2014; Nelson, Canada, & Lancaster, 2003;
Swank & Smith-Adcock, 2013). Thus, ensuring students are academically prepared to successfully complete a counselor training program is one key element in the initial
Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) require that admissions committees consider the following: “(1) relevance of career goals, (2) aptitude for graduate-level study, (3) potential success in forming effective counseling relationships, and (4) respect for cultural …show more content…
5). In evaluating applicants for admission, counselor educators typically evaluate a number of applicant characteristics, such as undergraduate grade point average (UGPA),
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and/ or Miller Analogy Test (MAT) scores, letters of recommendation, individual or group interviews, essays or autobiographical essays, criminal backgrounds, career goal statements, and pertinent professional experiences (Bradley & Post,
1991; Erwin & Toomey, 2005; McCaughan & Hill, 2014; Nelson, Canada, & Lancaster, 2003;
Swank & Smith-Adcock, 2013). Thus, ensuring students are academically prepared to successfully complete a counselor training program is one key element in the initial