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CACREP Accreditation, Ethics, and the Affirmation of Both Religious and Sexual Identities: A Response to Smith and Okech
Author(s) -
Sells James N.,
Hagedorn W. Bryce
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/jcad.12083
Subject(s) - accreditation , acculturation , sexual identity , perspective (graphical) , pedagogy , sociology , counselor education , psychology , medical education , social psychology , law , gender studies , political science , human sexuality , higher education , medicine , artificial intelligence , ethnic group , computer science
In response to Smith and Okech ([Smith, L. C., 2016]), the authors reason that protections for sexual minorities can thrive with protections for religious liberties. The authors (a) acknowledge that the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs' accreditation process is designed to ensure that counseling programs of religious or secular institutions meet established standards to prepare counselors to work with all client groups, (b) describe the Ethical Acculturation Model (Handelsman, Gottlieb, & Knapp, [Handelsman, M. M., 2005]), and (c) provide an example of a theological perspective for educators to help students integrate their professional and religious identities.