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90 The Professional Counselor \ Volume 1, Issue 1 Development Association and Association of Specialists in Group Work) when first joining ACA or renewing their ACA membership. Overall, having more information available on major sources of training and continuing education can only assist practitioners and educators in their roles. Implications for Future Research Although this study provides an analysis of JCD articles over a 10-year period, with CACREP guidelines, additional research in this area is needed. Several ideas for future research foci are provided as preliminary courses of action. Researchers could help to identify students’, counselor educators’ and working counselors’ perceptions as to the importance of some of the lesser represented areas, such as Career and Group. Additionally, perceptions from these same constituents on how JCD , ACA, NBCC, and/or CACREP shape their views of the counseling field seems to be worthy of investigation. More research focused on specific CACREP areas and articles from other journals (e.g., the types of articles that represent each CACREP area and the impact on continuing education and training of future counselors) would further illuminate the relationship between the accrediting body and the counseling journals in general. Regardless of the exact focus of future research, it is clear that there is a link between the counseling accrediting body and the flagship journal. Further research is needed into how JCD and other counseling journals, along with CACREP and NBCC, may have or will influence each other over time. Conclusion It is our hope that the findings of the present study will be included in the perpetual input loop linking ACA, NBCC, JCD , CACREP and the counseling profession. With CACREP’s 2009 accreditation standards being implemented, we believe now is a good time for the counseling profession to re-examine the roles of the major counseling entities’ relationships to each other. Continuing this discussion, especially focusing on CACREP and ACA, may help strengthen the unity of our profession and further cement our identity as professional counselors. References Adams, S. (2006). Does CACREP accreditation make a difference? A look at NCE results and answers. Journal of Professional Counseling, Practice, Theory, & Research , 33 , 60–76. Bauman, S. (2004). School counselors and research revisited. Professional School Counseling, 7 , 141–151. Bergin, A. E., & Lambert, M. J. (1978).The evaluation of therapeutic outcomes. In S.L. Garfield and A.E. Bergin (Eds.), Handbook of psychotherapy and behavior change (2nd ed.; pp. 139–189). New York, NY: John Wiley. Betz, N. E., & Corning, A. F. (1993). The inseparability of ‘career’ and ‘personal’ counseling. Career Development Quarterly, 42 , 137–142. Bobby, C. L., & Kandor, J. R. (1992). Assessment of selected CACREP standards by accredited and non accredited programs. Journal of Counseling & Development, 70 , 677–684. Bobby, C. L., & Kandor, J. R. (1995). CACREP accreditation: Assessment and evaluation in the standards and process. ERIC digest. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED388884). Burke, M. T., Hackney, H., Hudson, P., Maranti, J., Watts, G. A., & Epp, L. (1999). Spirituality, religion, and CACREP curriculum standards. Journal of Counseling & Development, 77 , 251–257. Calley, N. G., & Hawley, L. D. (2008). Professional identity of counselor educators. Clinical Supervisor, 27 , 3–16. doi: 10.1080/07325220802221454 Canfield, B. S. (2007, October). Many uniting into one [President’s message]. Counseling Today, 6. Cochran, J. L., & Cochran, N. H. (2006). The heart of counseling: A guide to developing therapeutic relationships. Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole. Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (2007). Directory of accredited programs. Retrieved from http://www.cacrep.org/directory-current.html Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (2009). 2009 CACREP Standards . Retrieved from http://67.199.126.156/doc/2009%20Standards.pdf Eccles, J. S., Vida, M. N., & Barber, B. (2004). The relation of early adolescents’ college plans and both academic ability and task-value beliefs to subsequent college enrollment. Journal of Early Adolescence, 24 , 63–77. doi: