Chi Sigma Iota

CHI SIGMA IOTA - "Promoting Excellence in the Profession of Counseling"

Overview

Chi Sigma Iota is a Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society International for counselors-in-training, counselor educators, and professional counselors. The mission of Chi Sigma Iota is to promote scholarship, research, professionalism, leadership and excellence in counseling, and to recognize high attainment in the pursuit of academic and clinical excellence in the field of counseling. CSI International homepage: http://www.csi-net.org/index.cfm

The local chapter, Mu Nu Tau, encourages the furtherance of high standards of scholarship and professional practice through study groups, speaker programs, workshops, colloquia awards, social activities and networking opportunities.

To qualify, a student must be enrolled in a program leading to a counseling related graduate degree and have a 3.5 or better grade point average. Application may be made through the CSI faculty sponsor or any CSI member.

History

Chi Sigma Iota is the international honor society for students, professional counselors and counselor educators established at Ohio University in 1985. Our mission is to promote scholarship, research, professionalism, leadership and excellence in counseling, and to recognize high attainment in the pursuit of academic and clinical excellence in the profession of counseling.

The University of Wyoming chapter, Mu Nu Tau, has been supporting counseling students in their academic achievement and advocacy activities since 1999 - I'm guessing, I'll get you the correct date). We are a strong and active chapter that participates in many community service events on the Laramie campus and in the community. We also organize social events to support counseling students and their families.

What is CSI?

Chi Sigma Iota is the international honor society of professional counseling. It was established for counselors-in-training, counselor educators, and professional counselors whose career commitment is to research and service through professional counseling. Its mission is to promote scholarship, research, professionalism, leadership and excellence in counseling, and to recognize high attainment in the pursuit of academic and clinical excellence in the profession of counseling. Because common usage of the term "counselor" can be misleading, professional counselors are distinguished by their preparation at the graduate level in pursuit of both Masters and doctoral degrees. One's highest or terminal degree in counselor education is considered evidence of desire to identify with the profession and through membership to support the mission of the Society.

The Society was established in 1985 through the efforts of leaders in the profession of counseling whose desire was to provide recognition for outstanding achievement as well as outstanding service within the profession. For purposes of clarity among helping professionals who use counseling as a method or its techniques, the graduate education of members of the profession of counseling are defined by the national standards of the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). Individuals whose programs of study in counselor education were accredited by the Council of Rehabilitation Education (CORE) also are eligible for membership. While some members may be enrolled in programs that are not accredited by CACREP at the present time, the program where chapters are located must prepare its graduates to be eligible for state or national credentialing as professional counselors and fundamentally meet the minimum standards as defined by CACREP. Over two-thirds of the counselor education programs that sponsor CSI chapters are nationally accredited. CSI's goal is to encourage and ultimately expect all chapters to be located in nationally accredited counselor education programs.

Meaning of Symbols

The Greek letters for CSI were slected to denote:

Counseling Society International

The mission is to promote excellence in the profession of counseling on a truly international scope.
 

Last Updated on 11/20/2009 8:06:19 AM