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 of promoting our profession internationally and building a global counseling community. Usually the first reaction we see, regardless where we are, is something along the lines of, “That’s exactly what we need for recognition of the counseling profession and our training program.” A little later we hear, “It would be wonderful if we could connect with other counselor training programs around the world.” Having heard these reactions for years now, I can’ t help but think IRCEP is on the right track. Although sometimes it seems that IRCEP’s progress is slow, every time we visit programs, I get reenergized. I’m always reminded that IRCEP, if we do our job well, can help create a strong, international, culturally responsive profession. Whatever it takes, achieving that goal will be worth the effort.”
Back to News & EventsIRCEP 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 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...