General Questions
What do I need to know when choosing a certification? Answer (1)
What are the advantages of certification? Answer (2)
Application Process
If I am a student applying for CRC certification under Category G, when do I mail my transcript and internship verification form? Answer (3)
What do I do if I don’Äôt have employment experience under the supervision of a CRC? Answer (4)
How much money do I need to submit with my application? Answer (5)
How do I know if my course work is acceptable? Answer (6)
Examination Process
Are there any study guides or preparation courses? Answer (7)
What is required for verification of any examination accommodations I will need? Answer (8)
Where are the examination sites? Answer (9)
Continuing Education
What qualifies as continuing education in the ethics focus area? Answer (10)
How will I know if a workshop, seminar, conference, or in-service training session I attend is considered pre-approved continuing education? Answer (11)
Can I get continuing education credit for activities that aren’Äôt pre-approved by CRCC and what fees would be required? Answer (12)
If I acquire more than 100 clock hours in a five-year period, may I apply the excess to the next renewal cycle? Answer (13)
Can I submit copies of information to document my continuing education? Answer (14)
Certification Renewal
How often must I renew my certification? Answer (15)
How do I renew my certification? Answer (16)
Answers
Answer (1)
Before you seek certification, you should review the questions and answers in What You Need to Know About Certification.
Answer (2)
The advantages to certification are many. See Advantages of Certification for more detail.
Answer (3)
An official transcript must be mailed to CRCC after you have graduated. The internship verification form is to be mailed after all of the hours have been completed. CRCC will only release your examination results after the transcript reflecting the granting of your Master’Äôs in Rehabilitation Counseling and verification of the completed internship hours have been received.
Answer (4)
The purpose of the supervision requirement is to permit the certified individual to share, and to ensure that the applicant has the opportunity to access, the certified individual’Äôs knowledge, skills, and abilities. For individuals who cannot meet this requirement at the time of their application, CRCC has developed a means to acquire the necessary supervision. It is called Provisional Supervision. Please review section 6, Provisional Supervision, of the Certification Guide Book.
Answer (5)
If you are a student applying for Category G, the application fee is $105. The application fee for all other categories is $155. You will be required to submit the examination fee when you are determined eligible.
Answer (6)
Section 4, Course Definitions within the Certification Guide Book contains course definitions to help you identify acceptable coursework. CRCC recommends that you review the definitions to make a reasonable self assessment as to how well the course descriptions and course syllabi for the courses you have taken meet the definitions.
Answer (7)
CRCC does not endorse any preparation courses or study guides. CRCC offers a list of recommended reading in section 12 of the Certification Guide Book.
Answer (8)
Notification of accommodation needs must be made at the time of application. All requests for exam accommodations will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. The candidate must provide a letter on official letterhead from a physician or other licensed specialist that documents the diagnosis, treatment provided, and last date of treatment, and which explains the need for the requested accommodations. Further, the letter must include the specific accommodations currently requested. To request an alternative examination administration for religious reasons, candidates must submit a letter on official letterhead from their minister or rabbi. This letter must confirm the candidate's affiliation with a recognized religious group that observes its Sabbath on Saturday.
Answer (9)
CRCC offers 65 fixed examination sites within the United States. In addition, sites are established in Canada. A list of locations is provided to candidates following submission of an application.
Answer (10)
In order to be classified in the ethics focus area, the content of the program must convey specific behavior that is related to, preferably, the CRCC Code of Professional Ethics for Rehabilitation Counselors, or, alternatively, the ACA Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice. Appropriate subject matter must relate to rehabilitation counseling and must include one of the following:
