Liberty University and my new plans.

The above paragraph was taken from the book, "Provision of Mental Health Counseling Services Under TRICARE (2010)."

 

Provision of Mental Health Counseling Services Under TRICARE (2010) includes an appendix that notes the requirements for licensure in each state.

Many states read something similar to Alabama (chosen only because its first alphabetically): "Master’s degree or higher in counseling from a CACREP-or CORE-accredited program or its equivalent at a regionally accredited institution, with at least 48 graduate semester hours."

The only states that that source indicates CACREP-accredited programs are REQUIRED (without any "equivalent" consideration) are: Arizona, Louisiana, Maine, Utah.

BUT, then I went to the websites of those four states. Arizona does not indicate CACREP only ("regionally accredited college or university"). Louisiana states "regionally accredited institution" as well. Utah reads "Master’s degree or equivalent."

So there. We're down to Maine.

If you want to practice in Maine or with clients whose sole funding source is TRICARE... then you should rule-out regionally-accredited non-CACREP programs.

 

Hey there Mr. Matter. Instead of following you around with the same post like you did to me, I am just going to direct you and anyone else reading this to the response here: http://www.degreeinfo.com/distance-learning-discussions/37144-liberty-university-masters-professional-counseling-2.html

Have a great day.