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Features . . .

Tying Counselor Standards toNBPTS Requirements 1

Spotlight on NBCC Affiliates 2

Announcing New Standardsfor the NCSC Credential 3

NBCC Bids Farewell toDr. Nicholas Vacc 5

New Officers Elected forNBCC, CCE, and RACC 6

NBCC Marks20th Anniversary 12

Departments . . .NCCs of Note 4

Recertification News 5

CE Provider Update 6

NCC Network 7

Tying Counselor Standardsto NBPTS RequirementsBy Thomas W. Clawson, NBCC Executive Director

Over the past few months, there has been significant progress in defining along-term relationship between the National Board for ProfessionalTeaching Standards (NBPTS) and NBCC. NBPTS has determined that itwill proceed with the establishment of a certification for school counselors.However, a new relationship is being explored, and we are now dealingwith details of what we assume to be the agreement that will be officialbetween NBCC and NBPTS.

On April 8, upon the invitation and arrangement of Richard Wong, theexecutive director of the American School Counselor Association(ASCA), I met with NBPTS executive vice president, Dr. Gary Galluzzo.Since then, we have had a telephone meeting and two face-to-face talksregarding future plans.

On June 27, Dr. Galluzzo and I spoke to the ASCA Delegate Assemblyand other invited ASCA members. After brief presentations, we answeredquestions for two hours.

Although neither board has fully ratified the proposal, this proposal isour goal:

� NBPTS will continue development of a certification for school counse-lors, which will be among its current credentials. The NBPTS schoolcounselor credential will be recognized for higher pay incentives alongwith all other NBPTS certificates.

� NBCC will continue to offer the National Certified School Counselor(NCSC) credential.

� Eligibility for the NBPTS credential will include holding our NCSCcredential.

� NBCC will partner with NBPTS in creating an assessment that willeliminate a major portion of the NBPTS process and be included in theNCSC requirements.

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Center for Credentialing & Education (CCE)

The Center for Credentialing & Education (CCE®) is a corporate affiliateof NBCC®. In the last newsletter, we announced the launch of CCE’s newWeb site (www.cce-global.org) and outlined the services offered by CCE.These include Examination Services, Credential Review and ManagementServices, Association and Board Management Services, Supervision andCareer Development credentials, a Study Guide for the NCE®, and i-counseling, which offers online continuing education to counselors.

In this issue, we are proud to formally introduce CCE’s new online con-tinuing education Web site, i-counseling, at www.i-counseling.net.i-counseling was developed by counselors for counselors and offers user-friendly online continuing education opportunities. A unique facet ofi-counseling is that the continuing education articles are free to any user.This gives you access to cutting-edge information at your convenience. Ifyou wish to receive formal continuing education hours, you may purchasean online quiz. Once you pass the quiz, you can print a certificate ofcompletion to submit to NBCC, your licensure board, or anothercredentialing body. i-counseling keeps track of the courses you have com-pleted, and you can return at any time to print a new certificate of comple-tion for documentation purposes. The certificate of completion includesyour name, the name of the course, the date you passed the quiz, and thenumber of continuing education hours awarded.

All i-counseling courses are NBCC-approved. These courses are devel-oped by CCE in consultation with leaders in the field, including ERIC/CASS. Current courses include Psychodiagnosis, Psychiatric Epidemiol-ogy, Rural Mental Health, and Divorce Mediation. New courses on Super-vision, Family Counseling in the Schools, School Violence, RefugeeMental Health, Life and Personal Coaching, Substance Abuse, andCybercounseling are in development.

CCE invites you to try i-counseling, a new continuing education option,and let us know what you think. ❏

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Tying Counselor Standards to NBPTS RequirementsFrom Page 1

� Both boards will respect eachother in any state or localnegotiations for higher paybased upon certification.

There will be a need for manymeetings and joint committees toassure a quality assessment process;however, both Dr. Galluzzo and Iare positive about the future of thisprocess. In simple terms, the fol-lowing will occur:

NBCC will continue to requirea master’s degree and regularly re-view standards based upon currentcounseling profession standards.NBCC consistently has maintainedthat the bachelor degree require-ment of NBPTS is not relevant

within our profession. By requiringthe NCSC for NBPTS application,the Teacher Board has elegantlykept its requirements intact whiledeferring to NBCC for formulatingstandards of counselor training,practice, and ethics.

NBCC is in the process of revis-ing the NCSC requirements. Weuse CACREP standards, ASCAprogram standards and formalpractice statements, as well as ourown national studies to formulateboth requirements and assessment.As we develop the first NBCCschool counselor examination, welook forward to cooperating withNBPTS assessment professionals

and committees.We cannot predict the exact

timing for the new arrangement totake place; however, spring of 2004is the likely time. Rest assured thatthe NCSC credential will continueto be available throughout and af-ter this entire process. In January2004, the NCSC standards willchange, and an examination willbe added (see article above). Cur-rent NCSCs will be asked to par-ticipate in norming of the newexamination.

It is with pleasure then that weannounce an agreement by bothboards to continue to move for-ward cooperatively. ❏

Announcing New Standardsfor the NCSC CredentialAs noted in our lead article,beginning January 1, 2004, newcandidates for NBCC’s NationalCertified School Counselor(NCSC) credential will completethe following requirements.(Additional requirements do notaffect counselors currently holdingthe NCSC credential.)

� The candidate must hold theNational Certified Counselor(NCC) credential.

� The candidate must have com-pleted graduate coursework in thefundamentals of school counseling.This coursework includes, but is notlimited to, foundations of schoolcounseling, contextual dimensions ofschool counseling, and schoolcounseling knowledge and skills.

� The candidate must havecompleted a minimum of threeyears of post (counseling) master’s

supervised experience as a schoolcounselor.

� The candidate must pass apractical simulation examination,currently under development byNBCC.

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICESTATEMENTIn order to prepare for the practicalsimulation examination, on orbefore January 1, 2003, applicantswill be asked to provide a Profes-sional Practice Statement as part ofthe application process. While notassessed or scored, this ProfessionalPractice Statement will allow thecandidate to reflect on practice bypreparing the following:

� Explain the reason you becamea school counselor and yourpersonal philosophy of schoolcounseling.

� Describe how you incorporateyour personal philosophy of schoolcounseling into daily practice.

� Describe how you use nationallyrecognized standards for schoolcounseling programs.

� Describe how you evaluate youreffectiveness as it relates to studentsuccess in academic, career, orpersonal/social development.

The Professional Practice State-ment will also provide ongoing de-scriptions of school counselingpractice that will be compiled andresearched to create a longitudinalassessment of national norms.NBCC is pleased to join theAmerican School Counselor Asso-ciation (ASCA) in the promotionand ongoing enhancement of theNCSC credential, which is grow-ing at a rapid pace nationwide. ❏

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NCCS OF NOTE

Victoria Merrill-Washington presentsa check for $200 to Mike Dexter,president of Crown Point Chamberof Commerce, as a donation to theNew York Disaster Relief Fund.

� Debra Bush, NCC, NCSC, ofLaurel, MS, with her coworkers,won the Kenneth B. Hoyt Awardfor Exemplary Guidance Programsfor her work at West Jones HighSchool in Laurel. The award wasgiven at the 2002 AmericanSchool Counselor Association(ASCA) conference in Miami, FL.

� Ralph E. Covington, NCC,CAS, LPC, of Concord, NC, wasrecently nominated for the KeenanInstitute of Ethics’ CharacterEducator of the Year Award.Covington was nominated for hisdevelopment of creative character-building programs for youngpeople. These programs includeddevelopmental classroom guidanceactivities, a New Student Orienta-tion Program, an “Above the Line”Club for at-risk youth, and aclassroom guidance cooperationactivity based upon the populartelevision program, Survivor.Covington retired from the NorthCarolina public schools with 32years experience. Currently acounselor in private practice,Covington can be contacted at 51Edgewood Avenue, Concord, NC28025.

� Kamlesh Mehrota, NCC, LPC,of Glen Ridge, NJ, recently re-ceived both the Individual Perfor-mance Award for her counselingservices for the year 2001 with theNew Jersey Department of Laborand the Group Merit Award forher services to the September 11victims affected by the WorldTrade Center attack. Mehrota hadalready been a recipient of the

Individual Merit Award in 2001.The awards were given by the NewJersey chapter of the InternationalAssociation of Personnel inEmployment Security.

� Victoria Merrill-Washington,NCC, of Merrillsville, IN, recentlycontributed in two significant waysto the New York Disaster ReliefFund. She gave three seminars:“Stress Management,” “Longevityfor the New Year,” and “WeightLoss/Weight Management.” Theproceeds of $200 from the seminarswere donated to the New YorkDisaster Relief Fund. Her workwith the fund has been featured onChannel 56, CLTV Channel 16,and in the February/March issue ofUSA Roller Sports magazine.Merrill-Washington, a nationallyknown speaker, may be contactedat VMW Consultant Services, POBox 11393, Merrillville, IN 46410;219-226-1381; e-mail:vmwconsult@earthlink.com.

� Judith L. Oakes, NCC, aschool counselor from Gallup, NM,

was cited by the ASCA for Honor-able Mention in the ExemplarySchool Counseling Programs at the2002 ASCA conference in Miami,FL.

� William H. Stone, Jr., NCC,NCCC, of Winthrop, ME, wasselected by the Association forAssessment in Counseling as thisyear’s recipient of the ExemplaryPractices Award. The association’sdecision was based on Stone’s newbook, The Harrington-O’SheaCareer Decision Making System.The award was presented at theAmerican Counseling Association(ACA) conference in New Or-leans in March 2002. Stone is theCEO of Promising Futures CareerServices of Falmouth, Maine, 4Fundy Rd., Suite 102, PO Box6149, Falmouth, ME 04105;207-781-7999; fax: 207-228-3566;www.promisingfutures.com.

� Richard Wedemeyer, NCC,MAC, of Norman, OK, receivedthe Rose State College 2002Excellence in Teaching Award. Hehas taught at Rose State as anadjunct professor of psychologysince 1985. In addition, he recentlycompleted the second edition ofSucceeding in Medical School: AGuide to Making the Grade andComing Out Sane (Eagle Press,Greenville, SC, January 2002).Wedemeyer serves as a professionalconsultant and education specialistto the College of Medicine at theUniversity of Oklahoma HealthSciences Center, assisting studentswith academic skills. He is also inprivate practice.

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NBCC BIDs Farewell to Dr. Nicholas Vacc

Dr. Nicholas Vacc

The InternationalAlliance for

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October 10–12, 2002

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Dr. Nicholas A. Vacc, of Greens-boro, NC, died on June 8 after anextended illness. Dr. Vacc servedas an NBCC and CCE examina-tion consultant for 18 years andwas instrumental in the develop-ment of the current NationalCounselor Examination for Licen-sure and Certification, the Exami-nation for Certified ClinicalMental Health Counselors, and theCounselor Preparation Compre-hensive Examination for graduatestudents. His contributions areamong the chief reasons NBCC isthe examinations leader in ourprofession. His steadfast, enlight-ened, and patient leadershippropelled NBCC forward in pro-fessional examination development.

Born in Cleveland, OH, on Sep-tember 22, 1939, Dr. Vacc servedthe counseling profession in manycapacities. He was the president ofthe Association for Assessment inCounseling, editor of the Journal ofMeasurement and Evaluation inCounseling and Development, andpresident of Chi Sigma Iota Inter-national. During his tenure at the

University ofNorth Caro-lina, Greens-boro, Dr.Vacc servedas the chair-person of theDepartmentof Counselingand Educa-tional Devel-opment. He was selected as the JoeRosenthal Excellence Professorand, under his leadership, the de-partment was twice selected as theOutstanding Counselor EducationProgram (1991 and 1994).

Dr. Vacc had more than 120scholarly publications. He was theauthor of 11 books or monographs,contributed to eight chapters inthe works of others, and published70 referenced articles. He was a fre-quent presenter at professionalconferences and was often recog-nized by his profession. Among his

awards and honors were theAmerican CounselingAssociation’s David K. Brooks Dis-tinguished Mentor Award and theArthur A. Hitchcock Award forDistinguished Professional Service.The Association for CounselorEducation and Supervision alsorecognized Dr. Vacc with its Dis-tinguished Mentor Award, and theAssociation of Measurement andEvaluation in Counseling and De-velopment gave him the Meritori-ous Service Award. He was alsothe recipient of the Ella StephensBarrett Award from the NorthCarolina Counseling Associationand was nominated for the NorthCarolina Board of GovernorsAward for Excellence.

His guidance, his leadership,and, most of all, his friendship willbe deeply missed by all who werefortunate enough to have knownhim. ❏

SEPTEMBER 11 AFFECTS RECERTIFICATION RATEFor the past several years, the recertification rate for NCCs has been in theneighborhood of 87 percent. In 2001, we saw a low of 78 percent of NCCsreturning their completed recertification forms in April in contrast to a 97percent return rate for August, most of which arrived after September 11.The rate remained in the high 80s and 90s for the rest of 2001.

THANKS TO THE VOLUNTEERSNBCC wishes to thank all of the NCCs who not only volunteered theirservices in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks but who also tookthe time to write of their experiences for the collection that NBCC iscompiling. NCCs are still volunteering, and we hope those of you who dowill send us a written account of your experiences. Please send your storieson this topic to NBCC at #3 Terrace Way, Suite D, Greensboro, NC27403. ❏

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New Officers for NBCC,CCE, and RACC Are ElectedElections were recently held for Director positions on the NBCC,CCE and RACC Boards. Congratulations to all new board membersand officers.

NBCC:New Board Members: Dawna Jackson-Sanford, NCC, LCPC,LMFT, Boise, ID, and Thomas J. Keller, NCC, ACS, LMHC,Indianapolis, IN.

Officers: Chair, Wayne L. Lanning, NCC, LPC; Chair-elect,Charles F. “Rick” Gressard, NCC, MAC, LPC, LMFT; Secretary,Thomas M. Collins, NCC; Past Chair, Dorothy Jeffries Anderson,NCC, CCMHC.

CCE:New Board Member: Clifford “Ford” Brooks, Jr., NCC.

Officers: President, Barry Glick, NCC; President-elect, Harold“Dick” Hackney, NCC, LPC, ACS; Secretary, Stanley J.Maliszewski, NCC; Past President, Thomas M. Lovett, NCC.

RACC:New Board Member: David C. Weigle, NCC, ACS.

Officers: President, Stephen P. Barrett, NCC; President-elect,Samuel T. Gladding, NCC, CCMHC; Secretary, Betsy J. Page,NCC, ACS, LPCC; Past President, Sandra B. Barker, NCC,MAC, LPC.

Many thanks for years of service and contribution to the counsel-ing profession to those NBCC Board members leaving us this year:Lynn E. Brueske, NCC, MMCHC, ACS, LMHC, and Estela M.Pledge, NCC, MAC, ACS, LCPC, CADC. We wish you both thebest in your continued work in our field.

Farewell also to departing CCE Board Member Judy Lombana,NCC, LMHC, and RACC Board Member Leon E. Spencer, NCC,MAC, LPC. You all have our deepest gratitude for your valuable ser-vice to NBCC, CCE, and RACC. ❏

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� Joan H. Blacher, NCC, MFT,of Somis, CA, and Robert J.Meadows, a criminal justice expert,have coauthored a guide forparents of oppositional, defiantteens. Difficult Teens: A ParentsGuide for Coping (Meadow OaksPress, 2002) describes characteris-tic behaviors of such children,discusses risk factors for becomingdefiant, explains the impact onfamilies, and identifies relevantschool and legal issues. To order:contact Meadow Oaks Press,260 Maple Court, Suite 118,Ventura, CA; 805-529-7847;www.meadowoaks.com; orwww.amazon.com.

� Janice Calnan, NCC, fromOttowa, Ontario, Canada, hasauthored a new book. In SHIFT:Secrets of Positive Change forOrganizations and Their Leaders, sheoffers a new perspective on copingwith the perceived disorder andchaos of today’s ever-changingworkplace. SHIFT offers simplesteps to help the leader slow down,notice how he or she contributes tothe work environment, and thenmove forward in a more purposeful,effective, and personally rewardingmanner. To order: contact Cre-ative Bound Resources, 1-800-287-8610; fax: 613-831-3643; e-mail:resources@creativebound.com.

� William Watson Purkey,NCC, NCSC, of Greensboro, NC,and David B. Strahan have appliedthe valid principles of InvitationalEducation to the enduring problemof classroom discipline in a newbook. Inviting Positive ClassroomDiscipline presents practical ideas inthe form of “blue notes,” a color-

coded framework that describestheoretical concepts that work inmany different settings. Whenapplied to discipline, the tenets ofInvitational Education will createan overall classroom environmentthat will greatly improve studentachievement. To order: contactRadford University Center forInvitational Education, c/o PaulaHelen Stanley, College of Educa-tion and Human Development,PO Box 7009, Radford University,Radford, VA 24142; 1-540-831-6509; fax 540-831-5059; e-mail:inviteru@radford.edu.

� Robert Schwarz, NCC, ofHaverford, PA, has published anew book Tools for TransformingTrauma (Burnner Rutledge, July2000). The book presents anintegrated framework for treatingtrauma that includes Ericksonian,Solution Oriented, NLP, andEnergy approaches. It includesmore than 30 detailed instructionsand rationales for using differenttools at different points in a phase-oriented treatment of trauma.Schwarz has also created two self-help audio tapes that teach creat-ing safety as well as boundaries.There is also a videotape for mentalhealth professionals demonstratingthe use of Trauma ReassociativeConditioning (aka V/K dissocia-tion). To order: contact Schwarz at349 West Lancaster Avenue, Suite101, Haverford, PA 19041; 610-642-0844; www.drbob.net.

� John Swanson, NCC,CCMHC, a licensed professionalcounselor in Corvallis, OR, hasrecently written a book calledCommuning with Nature: A Guide-

book for Enhancing Your Relationshipwith the Living Earth. Inspired by hisown nature explorations, Swansonpresents workshops in the emerg-ing field of ecopsychology. Hebelieves that ourrelationship withthe naturalenvironment is acritical compo-nent of mentalhealth that haslong been over-looked. Thisguidebook is avaluable resourcefor therapists, educators, wildernessguides, and anyone who loves theoutdoors and wants to reconnectwith nature. It is filled withinsightful theory, practical exer-cises, and examples of how theauthor successfully applies histheories in his own practice. Toorder: go to www.1stBooks.com;1-888-280-7715; e-mail:illaheeproject@aol.com.

� Joe Wittmer, NCC, and MaryAnn Clark, NCC, both of theUniversity of Florida, Gainesville,recently published a school-widecharacter education program forK–6 grades. Program publicationsinclude a 176-page teacher hand-book, Teaching Children to Respectand Care for Others, along with an80-page instructor’s guide for useby counselors for the purpose oftraining teachers in their respec-tive schools. Teachers are taughtthe techniques needed for buildingcohesion, belonging, and bondingwithin their respective classrooms.To order: contact EducationalMedia Corporation, Minneapolis,MN; 1-800-966-3382.

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CHARLES F. GRESSARD, NCC, MAC, LPC, LMFTWilliamsburg, VirginaChair-Elect

THOMAS M. COLLINS, NCCStroudsburg, PennsylvaniaSecretary

DOROTHY JEFFRIES ANDERSON, NCC, CCMHCTacoma, WashingtonPast Chair

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DAWNA JACKSON-SANFORD, NCC, LCPC, LMFTBoise, Idaho

THOMAS J. KELLER, NCC, ACS, LMHCIndianapolis, Indiana

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NBCC Marks20th AnniversaryThe regular June meeting of the NBCC Board of Directors was anythingbut ordinary. It was the 20th year of operation for NBCC, and the eventwas recognized by inviting all of the past chairs of the board to a specialmeeting. The meeting included presentations for them and by them inorder to bring us full circle to where we stand today, at the beginning ofthe new millennium. We were honored by the presence of the followingpast chairpersons: Lloyd Stone, Carl Swanson, Fred Adair, Elinor Waters,Dick Percy, John Bloom, Bob Pate, Janine Bernard, Sandra Lopez-Baez,Dick Page, and Lynn Brueske. Unable to attend and sorely missed wereBetty Hedgeman, Joyce Breasure, Wanda Lipscomb, and Joe Wittmer.

Staff members reported feeling “awed” by the presence of so many ofour profession’s leaders in one room. And, indeed, before the end ofthe day, there were laughter and tears and a deepened sense of purposeand dedication felt by all. Presentations by the staff illustrated thegrowth that NBCC has experienced since the early 1980s. We pointedout the 32,500 NCCs, the six major examinations administered, the 43states using our exams, the increase in staff, building size, and budget.In contrast, the presentation by the past chairs related NBCC’s historyfrom a personal viewpoint. They were the eyewitnesses, the architectsof the facts that most of us have only read about. They were the shep-herds who brought us to the new millennium, and now we go forwardto a bright future because of their contributions. ❏