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Objectives during this presentation:

· Define credentialing

· Note national standards met by a typical credential holder

· Compare how the HS-BCP credential meets national standards

· Provide information about applying for the HS-BCP

· Outline the benefits of getting the HS-BCP

Credentialing is an umbrella term that includes:

a variety of recognitions bestowed upon someone, such as

credential certification

licensure accreditation

advanced degree security clearance

These recognitions are bestowed by a review board OR regulatory agency.

A credential is used along with your name. ex: Jane Williams, HS-BCP

Credentials must be spelled out or abbreviated exactly like the board indicates. These are trademarked recognitions.

Credentialing is a declaration of an individual’s professional competence.

It means you have met AND maintain high standards in the field.

It sets you apart from other job applicants and employees with similar degrees and work experiences. Your potential clients notice that you have a credential, so it sets you apart from others providing the same services, too.

Please note, certification is NOT an automatic licensure to practice or bill clients!!!! The HS-BCP is a voluntary credential/certification right now—not a license.

Even to obtain a voluntary certification, applicants must meet these specific requirements:

1. Specific degree conferred by an accredited school (see the state/commission site). If the degree program is also accredited that may be beneficial, too. (CSHSE for human services)

2. experience

3. examination AND/OR

4. specific training

5. Ethics attestation

6. Application and fee to the board

To keep the certification at active status:

7. Adhere to the code of ethics

8. Annual renewal statement and fee

9. Very CE hours at recertification

Compare how the HS-BCP meets the above 1-9 standards of a national credential at

http://www.cce-global.org/HSBCP . (Review application packet.)

1. Human services, social work, criminal justice, marriage & family therapy, psychology, or counseling

2. Years and hours dependent on degree level

3. Human Services-Board Certified Practitioner Examination with passing score

4. No additional training required

5. Signed attestation for HS-BCP Code of Ethics

6. App and fee (base is $195, but less for students in school participation)

7. Reattest to ethics code every year

8. Renewal with $35 fee

9. 60 clock hours of continuing education

The school program exam registration process changes only the order of requirements, because these students test first:

Some school programs participate with CCE. These students are allowed to take the HS-BCPE near graduation. Students may only register to test through a school if their human services program is participating with us.

If the student passes, they are NOT certified. They have only passed the exam. But they are invited to transfer the passing score to an app without additional fee.

The graduate with a passing score can find the HS-BCP application on CCE’s Web page http://www.cce-global.org/HSBCP

The HS-BCP app is mailed to Center for Credentialing & Education and then the credentialing process begins. Timing usually depends a lot on the applicant and if they followed instructions in the application packet and in the letters from CCE. Initial review may take up to 6 weeks.

Students are allowed to transfer a passing score up to five years. Then the HS-BCP credential application remains open for three years.

Whether or not a company you interview with has heard of the HS-BCP—that company should want you if you are an HS-BCP. You may get an interview just because you have a credential listed on your application!! Be prepared to tell that employer about this credential.

1. The HS-BCP is the premier (first and only) certification in human services.

2. The HS-BCP offers the practitioner a credential to hold as they seek employment and/or complete advance degrees or licensure tract degrees. This credential creates a brand image for you as a human services practitioner because you voluntarily proved you met the national standards in this career field.

3. HS-BCPs are held to those high national standards for a credential holder.

4. By hiring HS-BCPs the company demonstrates they want to deliver quality human services.

5. Employing HS-BCPs helps an organization compete for funding, grants, and contracts.

6. The HS-BCP is property of CCE, affiliate of the National Board for Certified Counselors. CCE works closely with NOHS (national membership org for human services practitioners )and Council for Standards in Human Service Education (the council that accredits human services degree programs). http://www.cce-global.org/

This HS-BCP is a credible credential! It is a national certification based on national standards and growing in recognition every day.

You can be a part of this movement by becoming credentialed as a Human Services-Board Certified Practitioner (HS-BCP)!!

http://www.cce-global.org/HSBCP

What is credentialing?

How does the HS-BCP credential meet the standards?