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CSHSE Accreditation The undergraduate Counseling and Human Services program is now a CSHSE accredited program until 2026 thanks to the hard work of Dr. Datti! The Council for Standards in Human Service Education (CSHSE) is a national board that works to assure the quality, consistency, and relevance of human service education through research based standards, and a peer reviewed accreditation process. This accreditation process includes a comprehensive self study, which was completed by Dr. Datti, and an on campus site visit. Accreditation is very important to students because it creates a network of graduates of similar programs around the country, and it allows University of Scranton graduates to apply to take the Human Services-Board Certified Practitioner (HS-BCP) examination upon successful completion of the program. The HS-BCP certification allows human services practitioners to express their educational background and knowledge to employers. The accreditors, James Ruby from California State University Fullerton, and Gigi Franyo from Stevenson University, MD, visited campus September 28th-30th. During their visit, James and Gigi met with CHS faculty members, Provost Joe Dreisbach, and Dean Debra Pellegrino. They also had the opportunity to meet with students, recent graduates, and to take a tour of the library and campus to get to know CHS students and The University of Scranton community. The visit went very well, and the accreditors were very impressed with the program, and the work that Dr. Datti did to prepare for the visit. “During the visit, the site visitors remarked on the comprehensive nature of the self study, and as a result they were able to come to campus already knowing that this is a program of excellence,” Dr. Bruch said in regards to the visit. Thank you again to Dr. Datti for his hard work in preparation for the visit, and a thank you to the CHS faculty and staff and Dean Pellegrino for their support throughout the accreditation process! Written by: Mara Wolfe, GA, RC
For the Accreditation process for the University of Scranton’s CHS department, I was involved with chaperoning them to the Provost office. Once they were finished, I brought them to McGurrin Hall. On the way, I learned about the accreditation process and about what they both do. After they were brought to McGurrin Hall and met with our faculty; graduate and undergraduate students met with them to discuss the undergraduate program. Here, we got to provide feedback on what we thought about our classes, internships and any suggestions we had. Written by: Liam Mooney, GA, RC
