Presentations from International Conference "Motivation for development", Sofia, 10-12 Oct. 2012, organised by Euroguidance and Europass Bulgarian and Foundation Business for education. / Презентации от Международната конференция "Мотивация за развитие", София, 10-12 Окт. 2012, организирана от Еврогайдънс и Европас България, и Фондация на бизнеса за образование. Shawn O'Brien speaks about Certification Trends in the Career Conselling field in USA. The video from his appearance is available through our Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/webhrdc/. Шон О'Брайън говори за Основните тенденции в сертифицирането на кариерните консултанти в САЩ и защо сертифицирането е важно като цяло в тази нова професия. Видеото с неговото представяне е достъпно чрез нашия Youtube канал: http://www.youtube.com/user/webhrdc/.

1. School Counselor
Certification Trends
Shawn W. O’Brien

2. Preview Slide
NBCC
Accreditation of School Counselor Programs
School Counseling National Model
Certification of professional counseling
State Credentialing of School Counselors
National Certified School Counselor
Snapshot of a School Counselor
Global Career Development Facilitator

3. NBCC Slide
Program Accreditation Standards
Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational
Programs (CACREP)
The Institution
Academic Unit
Faculty and Staff
Evaluation
Core Competencies plus

4. NBCC Slide
Framework for School Counseling Programs
American School Counseling Association (ASCA)
Foundation
Management
Delivery
Accountability

5. NBCC Slide
Credentialing, Certification and Licensure
Credentialing: A method of identifying individuals by occupation
(Sweeney, 1995; p. 118)
Certification: A method of identifying individuals by occupation
other than by state law (Sweeney, 1995)
License: A document granted by a government agency indicating a
person has met the requirements set for in a licensure law. A
license law stipulates who can call themselves counselors and
what functions they can perform (Clawson, Henderson,
Schweiger, & Collins, 2004)

6. NBCC Slide
Certification
Provides quality assurance by establishing what competencies are
necessary to attain a specific title
Should:
• Be developed by local scholars and practitioners
• Describe current practice
• Be based on education and practice
• Be related to standards of practice
• Require passage of a qualifying exam
• Include self-regulation mechanisms

7. NBCC Slide
Benefits of Credentialing
Are developed and managed by the profession
Promotes identification of knowledgeable individuals
May be designed to incorporate other professionalization
components
Allows for the creation of specialty credentials

8. NBCC Slide
Challenges of Credentialing
Limits access
Requires educational infrastructure
Requires maintenance
Requires money
Depends on the credibility of professional organizations

9. NBCC Slide
Regulation of School Counselors
Education
Experience
Examination
Background check

10. NBCC Slide
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Founded in 1982 as a not-for-profit counseling organization
• Board of Directors: six counselors & one public member
• Key staff are counselors: president, associate vice presidents,
ethics officer, certification manager, and others
Established to identify counselors who have met predetermined
profession-defined standards
Currently certifies more than 51,000 counselors
• Over 10,000 counselors who practice in schools
• Over 2,500 who have achieved specialty certification, NCSC

11. NBCC Slide
National Certified School Counselors (NCSC)
Created in 1991
Specialty certification recognizing individuals who voluntarily
complete national standards of counseling in schools
Requirements include
• Completion of requirements for NCC
• Graduate coursework in the fundamentals of school
counseling
• Field experience in a school setting
• Three years of post-master’s supervised school counseling
experience
• Submission of a professional practice statement
• Passing score on the National Certified School Counselor
Examination (NCSCE).

12. NBCC Slide
National Certified School Counselors (NCSC)
School Counseling Program Delivery
Assessment and Career Development
Program Administration and Professional Development
Counseling Process, Concepts, and Applications
Family-School Involvements

13. Research Slide
NBCC on Counselors Practicing in US Schools

14. Settings of Counseling Practice in US Schools
NBCC Slide

15. NBCC Slide
Clinical Issues in the School
1. Behavioral problems 17. Human sexuality
2. Emotional abuse 18. Sexual orientation (Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual)
3. Gender issues 19. Grief and loss
4. HIV/AIDS 20. Career/Employment/Retirement
5. Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) 21. Aging/Life span issues
6. Pregnancy issues 22. Wellness issues
7. Dual diagnosis 23. Parenting
8. Physical disabilities 24. Chronic medical issues
9. Involvement in the criminal justice system 25. Death and terminal illness issues
10. Codependency 26. Acute medical issues
11. Violent behaviors 27. Stress related issues
12. Suicidal issues 28. Academic issues
13. Homicidal issues 29. Posttraumatic stress
14. Divorce 30. Disaster reaction issues
15. Remarriage 31. Pet loss
16. Blended families 32. interpersonal relationships
33. Terminating interpersonal relationships

16. NBCC Slide
Highest to Lowest Ranked Issues
• Behavioral problems • Establishing/Maintaining interpersonal
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) relationships
• HIV/AIDS • Stress related issues
• Grief and loss • Learning disorders
• Parenting • Suicidal issues
• Pregnancy issues • Wellness issues
• Academic issues • Disaster reaction issues
• Emotional abuse • Sexual orientation (Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual)
• Career/Employment/Retirement issues
• Violent behaviors
• Human sexuality
• Posttraumatic stress
• Gender issues
• Homicidal issues
• Motor skills disorders
• Terminating interpersonal relationships
• Physical disabilities
• Chronic medical issues
• Communication disorders
• Attention-deficit and disruptive behavior
• Cocaine-related disorders disorders
• Problems related to abuse or neglect • Death and terminal illness issues

17. Years of Experience of Counseling Practice in US
NBCC Slide

18. Education of NCCs in the US
NBCC Slide

19. NBCC Slide
Career Development in the Schools
Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)
Youth Employment
South Carolina
Bulgaria

20. Contact Information
The National Board for Certified
Counselors and Affiliates
3 Terrace Way
Greensboro, NC 27403
USA
Web site: www.nbcc.org
E-mail:
nbcc@nbcc.org
Phone:
001.336.547.0607
Fax: 001.336.547.0017