The impact of CACREP accreditation: A multiway frequency analysis of ethics violations and sanctions

Abstract

The impact of CACREP accreditation on counselor competency has received little empirical investigation. Differences in the frequency and type of ethical misconduct between graduates of CACREP-accredited and non-CACREP-accredited counselor education programs were investigated. Results of a multiway frequency analysis indicated that fully licensed graduates of CACREP-accredited programs were sanctioned for ethical misconduct significantly less frequently than were graduates of non-CACREP-accredited programs. Additionally, the accreditation factor was among the highest-ranking parameter estimates of expected cell frequencies. © 2013 by the American Counseling Association. All rights reserved.