The profession -- Credentialing of counselors -- Research design and data sources -- State licensure -- Academic preparation in the United States -- CACREP: thirty-something and aging well -- The National Board for Certified Counselors -- Chi Sigma Iota: Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society International -- Entry-level counselor preparation programs: Master's degrees -- Specialist counselor preparation programs -- Doctoral-level counselor preparation programs -- Issues and needs of international students in counselor preparation programs: a literature review -- Programs of counselor training outside the United States -- Expectations -- Data on each department (listed by states by colleges and universities by department by program) -- Data on each department outside the United States (listed by country and universities) -- Faculty Index.