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@missmusical I think it's pretty trustworthy, it seems to me that it's the programs being in charge of entering the dates into this calendar.

That I do not have much experience with. I think there's a separate panel for social work under "Forum>>The Menu>>Professional programs>>Social Work".

Congrats on your offers! CMHC programs focus more on the practice side, and my impression of CMHC coursework is that assignments are typically more discussion and reflection oriented than being traditionally intellectually challenging. The constructivist nature of counselor education allows different perspectives and explanations of a single issue so as long as you put in the work and can back up your points with logic and evidence you should be able to do well. Research methods and statistics are pretty basic in CMHC programs. However, it could be emotionally tolling at times due to the introspective aspects of counseling work. You should expect to look back on your past, origins, values, and identity during your program and your practice.

Check out the MA Clinical Psychology program at Towson University. I had a colleague in my clinical internship who went there and she was doing clinical work while working on a research thesis at the same time, and she's licensed as a counselor after graduation.

School: University of North Texas Type: Clinical PhD Date of invite: 12/28/2020 Type of invite: E-mail from DCT Interview date(s): Choose from 2/5 or 2/8 DM for POI: yes

School: University of Wisconsin-Madison Type: Counseling PhD Date of REJECTION: 12/21/2020 Type: mass email

You'll be fine! If six people proofread your statement and none of them noticed, it is not likely your POIs are going to make a giant news out of it. You only know about these 2 minor typos because you read your statement 500 times, your POIs will not do the same because they have a humongous number of application to review and also finish their teaching work and prepare for the holiday season and new semester. Also, if you run into someone who invalidates who you are and how hard you worked to get to this point just based on two typos, you need to reevaluate if this person is fit to supervise students and if they will make your life a living hell if you work with them. You are SO MUCH MORE than 2 typos, and you deserve all the faith you can have in yourself!

Two invites in an hour, what a day XD School: Penn State University Type: PhD Clinical Psych Date of invite: 12/17/20 Type of invite: Email from POI Interview date(s): Choice of Jan 29 or Jan 30 DM for POI: Yes

School: University of Denver Type: Counseling PhD Date of invite: 12/17/2020 Type of invite: Mass email Interview date(s): 01/22/2021

School: University of Wisconsin-Madison Type: Counseling PhD Date of invite: December 14 Type of invite: Email from DCT, 15-minute phone interview Interview date(s): This week

You are a saint, thank you!

I don't reckon any PI has that much time to be that nit-picky with applications. If a PI wants to use their time figuring out who taught a course in which one applicant (out of many) did not get a satisfactory grade years ago and conduct a full on investigation on this one single score, you should serious reconsider if you would want to work with this person. Even if what you did ended up on your criminal/academic offense records, in the most extreme case, you'll just respond to those legal questions honestly in your application and you'll have the chance to explain what happened and what you learned from it. That would depend on some luck to get into a program in that case. But judging from what you're describing this is probably not the case so you should be fine. Plus, if you're already in the program, what is in the past will be in the past unless you give them reasons to question your credibility.

Hey, I graduated from a CMHC program and I think these are somethings that you should consider in making a decision. CACREP programs typically consist the same coursework, and should not differ significantly between programs. Most programs would use a mix of asynchronous and synchronous teaching, but core courses like counseling techniques, theories, diversity, ethics, human development, diagnosis, psychopathology, practicum and internship should almost always be taught synchronously. But you should consider cohort size and class size to get the best out of the program. Some programs are exceptionally large which makes practicum and internship placement a headache, and not getting enough support from the program both as a student and as a new counselor. Available practicum and internship opportunities. Most programs should have a list of internship sites, you can try ask the program coordinator for it to see if any site you think can provide the training you need (i.e.specific populations, settings, etc.). Figure out how the program will provide your practicum and internship supervision. You should receive supervision from both your site and the program, and the class size should be as small as possible (4 or 5 should be good numbers). Ask about aside from the weekly practicum/internship classes, what is the frequency of dyadic/triadic supervision with the program faculty, and what this process look like. Think ahead about where you would want to start your private practice. School reputation may play a factor (not sure how large tho) in getting clients when you start working. Also, some states may require extra courses to be eligible to apply for your license. Check the requirements of the state you want to work in, and see if you can meet the requirement for the coursework from the program. Make sure to check the CACREP.org website to check the CACREP accreditation status of the program. Check how long the program is accredited and the expiration date. In the "status information" section of the program, if the program does not meet certain standard codes it will be listed there. Read it with reference to the "2016 CACREP Standards" document to see what exactly the issue is. One thing I learned from my experience is that no matter how little the issue may sound, you should absolutely address and ask for clarification from the program about the status of this issue and their plans for securing they will resolve the issue for future site visits from CACREP. Some programs may not inform the applicants voluntarily about this type of concern. In the worst case scenario, they failed to address the concern and the program WILL lose accreditation. Some states are very strict about CACREP and do not allow graduates from non-CACREP accredited programs to even apply for licensure. In that case you wasted your time, money and effort just to find yourself stuck in a legal quagmire with your program (real life story). This is all I can think about at the moment.

I see there are some misunderstandings here. What I am saying is that it is quite standard for the faculty members of CACREP-accredited Master's in Counseling programs to obtain their PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision instead of any field of psychology. I did some research after reading your comment, and I noticed that it is also true that some Master's in Counseling programs have faculty members from other psychology-related fields, only if the universities also house an APA-accredited PhD program in counseling psychology. So I think this is something original post should be thinking about when evaluating which counseling program to choose. I am speaking from the perspective of someone completing a CACREP-accredited Master's program in Counseling whose university does not have an APA-accredited counseling psychology program.

I feel like research opportunity is typically very rare in Master-level counseling programs. CACREP-accredited programs usually only include one basic research course in the curriculum, and it is not expected that you get any further training in research methods or stats solely from the program. It is further important to note that most faculty members in counseling got their degree In Counselor Education, a very different trajectory compared to the field of psychology, and their research may not be relevant to the more common topics in psychology. You are expected to complete your training almost solely in clinical practice, which has very limited value in the admissions process for PhD programs in psychology (according to my personal judgment). Whether the word “clinical” is present in the program name is not important - it’s just a tactic for programs to advertise themselves. Feel free to DM me if you want to discuss more about counseling programs.