Walden's M.S. in Counseling-CACREP

Discussion in 'Nursing and medical-related degrees' started by jadeyladey, Mar 14, 2009.

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  1. jadeyladey

    jadeyladey New Member

    Hello,

    Just wanted to inform everyone that Walden's Mental Health Counseling program is now CACREP-accredited! I am new to this forum, so please forgive me if I am repeating information you already know ;).

    http://www.waldenu.edu/mhc.

    Jadey
     
  2. mattbrent

    mattbrent Well-Known Member

    Yay for Walden!

    -Matt
     
  3. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

    That's good news for Walden!
     
  4. BlackBird

    BlackBird Member

    What is strange is that they say that they are the only game in town unless they are changing a letter or two in the degree designation. Capella was the only game in town. Now it isn't nor is Walden.

    Notice this from Walden's website:

    "Walden is the only school that offers a CACREP-accredited M.S. degree in Mental Health Counseling online."

    Anyone figure that one out? It is almost misleading or it is a mistake.

    Notice Capella's statement: "Capella is the first and only online university offering CACREP-accredited master's degree specializations." That would be accurate since they have more than one degree that is CACREP accredited.
     
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  5. BlackBird

    BlackBird Member

    Okay, I see what Walden did. They ARE the only online CACREP accredited M.S. in "Mental Health Counseling" while Capella's similar degree is an M.S. in Human Services with a concentration in Mental Health Counseling. Tricky, tricky! :D
     
  6. jadeyladey

    jadeyladey New Member

    BlackBird,

    I was also confused about the difference between Capella and Walden's M.S. degree. Thanks for clearing that up!
     
  7. PhiloScholar

    PhiloScholar Member

    Re:

    As far as CACREP is concerned, it is likely the same program. As I examine the curriculum for Walden, the only noticeable difference I see in general between them and Capella is that Walden requires a statistics course. Walden also provides an option to do a thesis (in addition to the other comparable requirements to Capella), but it is not required. They also combined a couple of courses in their course line up - compared with Capella. Also, Capella was actually the first online CACREP program in both MFCC, and MHC.

    Shawn
     
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  8. PhiloScholar

    PhiloScholar Member

    Re: Walden/Capella - CACREP

    One last note: It is not a "concentration" with Capella's programs. They list it as a **Specialization**. One thing is clear, Capella now has competition. Walden also requires more credits. There are obviously some differences.
     
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