The request to establish an Addiction, Clinical Mental Health, and School Counseling Concentration area within the MA Counseling Program

Date: June 23, 2011
To: College of Education
From: Clarence Greene, Faculty Governance Assistant
Approved On: May 26, 2011
Implementation Date: 2011

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The M.A. program in Counseling is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) in school counseling, community counseling, and addiction counseling. These specializations qualify graduates to become Licensed Professional Counselors in North Carolina and for certification eligibility by the National Board of Certified Counselors. The school counseling specialization qualifies graduates for advanced level K-12 school counseling licensure in North Carolina. The addiction counseling specialization provides students with the coursework and a portion of the clinical experiences for licensure as Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialists by the North Carolina Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board.

(Please note: once approval is given by UNC Charlotte for this specialization, application will be made to the CACREP Board for this specialization to be added to our accreditation).