IRCEP presented a session at the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) 2017 Conference in Bahrain discussing the global perspective of the counselling profession and how culture plays an important role in preparing counsellors. The presentation addressed the current challenges within the profession, within the changing landscape of higher education, and […]
Steering Committee Chair, Dr. Rick Gressard, shared his most recent trip to Swaziland. “I just returned from a visit for IRCEP to Swaziland a few weeks ago. Having been to India and Singapore as well over the last couple of years, I’ve had some time to contemplate the responses we have seen to IRCEP’s vision […]
Rakesh Kumar Maurya was working as a school counselor. Although he was employed by one of the most prestigious government schools in India, he was quite upset with the fact that his skills as a counselor were not being utilized or understood by school authorities. Then, he read an article in a local newspaper that […]
IRCEP facilitated a 2-hour workshop at the Southern African Association for Counselling and Development in Higher Education on September 12-14, 2016 to discuss the role that quality assurance plays in counsellor preparation and ways to promote excellence and best practice within the profession. The hands-on workshop addressed the process of preparing to write an IRCEP self-study, […]
The International Registry for Counsellor Education Programs is holding a session, Is Counselor Education Going Global? A Look at how U.S. Counseling Programs are Doing International Outreach at the following ACES Regional Conferences: NARACES Conference Saturday, September 24 10:10-11:10 AM Location: Syracuse, NY SACES Conference Friday, October 7th 3-3:50 PM Location: New Orleans, LA NCACES Conference Friday, October 21 […]
IRCEP Steering Committee Chair Charles F. (Rick) Gressard has been a counselor since graduating from a master’s program in counseling at Kent State in 1971. Although he enjoyed travelling for personal reasons, Rick did not have professional contact with counseling outside the United States until 2000, when he joined the leadership of the National Board […]
IRCEP selects Andreas Bienert, a doctoral candidate at Regent University, as European appointment to the Steering Committee. Andreas is originally from Austria. Andreas Bienert is a native of Austria and has lived in the United States since 2008. His bi-cultural background and focus on Community Mental Health has led him to a number of volunteer […]
Kadie-Ann Caballero-Dennis is a native of Jamaica, born in Kingston and growing up in Manchester. Her interest in counseling came at a young age, when as a child, she experienced helping people with mental health issues. The experience led her to a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. “This experience impacted me at a young age and […]
A native of Austria, Andreas Bienert grew up in a country that has deep roots in psychological theory as the home of Sigmund Freud and others, but counseling is yet to be recognized as a mental health practice. After looking at preparation programs in Austria/Germany and the United States, Andreas chose to pursue his master’s […]
Sachin Jain is a true international counselor. He completed a master’s degree in clinical psychology at VBS Purvanchal University in India. Looking around for a next step, he realized he had to leave India to improve his skills. “There are no doctoral level programs in Counselor Education in India. Even the master’s level programs struggle […]