Counselor Educators & Researchers

NCDA follows a constituency model to better represent and serve the diverse needs of our members. These groupings are designed to help you in your networking, to facilitate greater connection with colleagues who may share similar interests and work settings, and to enhance communication between the membership and the NCDA Board.

In this section of the website, you will have the opportunity to hear from the trustee for the constituency group that most closely represents your work setting or interest affiliation. Similarly, when attending the NCDA Global Conference, you can meet with fellow participants in your constituency groups. This section may post results of these conference gatherings or additional resources your trustee wishes to share. The categories of links listed here serve as a connection to a select few valuable resources. It is not intended to be all-inclusive, and will grow/change in the future. Contact your Constituency Trustee for more information and watch your emails from this group.

  Patrick Akos, NCDA Trustee, Counselor Educators & Researchers

  Brief Biography >

  pakos@email.unc.edu

Integrating Career Development and Counseling Content into the Core 2016 CACREP Areas

NEW! The 2017 Counselor Educator Academy (Advocacy Subgroup, 2021) has gathered resources to help counselor educators integrate career development into courses beyond the career course. One career course is the norm for most counseling programs, which is not enough to adequately cover necessary information. Additionally, career and personal issues cannot be separated. By infusing career into all 8 Core CACREP areas, we can model the way. This list includes textbook recommendations and research, activities, and additional resources for each of the eight CACREP Core Areas. View now: " Integrating Career Development and Counseling into the Core 2016 CACREP Areas"

A Message from Your Trustee:

I am proud to represent all of you with NCDA. Please contact me with any questions and all of your ideas on how NCDA can best meet the needs and advocate for counselor educators and all career related researchers.

Below we list some information and links that may be of specific interest to you. Please share with your colleagues who also may have an interest.

• Counselor Educator Academy - Co-Chairs: Melinda Gibbons and David Ford
• Graduate Student Grant Opportunity (details coming soon)
• Become a NCDA Certified Career Counselor Educator
• Join the NCDA Research Committee - contact the co-chairs
• The Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) board approved the formation of a Career Counseling Interest Network. Please contact or stay tuned for more information from Dr. Laura Owen - owen@american.edu (or collaborators Dr. Mary Edwin - edwinmo@umsl.edu or Dr. Arden Szepe - arden.szepe@doane.edu). Please get engaged and look for opportunities at future ACES events.
• CACREP Career Information
  • Core Career Standards
  • Core Curricular Standards of CACREP Career Programs
  • CACREP Approved Career Counseling Programs: