CultureAugust 23, 2026

accreditors

uh-KRED-ih-terz

Definition

Organizations or agencies that formally recognize and certify educational programs or institutions as meeting established standards of quality and curriculum.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'accreditare', meaning to entrust or give credit to, which comes from 'ad-' (to) and 'credere' (to believe or trust).

In the news

In this article, the term refers to bodies like CACREP and MPCAC that set professional standards for counseling training, which the author argues effectively restrict therapists from providing certain types of traditional-value-based support.

Change The Counseling; Change The Culture

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American Thinker

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