Gatekeeping is a central role to all counselor educators. It is imperative that as a profession we provide adequate means, tools, and theories for the process of gatekeeping to occur in a fair and competent manner. The process of gatekeeping begins at recruitment and continues through the last semester of internship. Each counselor education department in the nation needs to be prepared to answer questions about, and implement, a plan for gatekeeping at all programmatic levels. CACREP has been very clear that the process of gatekeeping those students who do not meet academic or disposition criteria must be gate-kept through a well thought-out and just plan. It is crucial that all departments are informed on current research being done in the area of gatekeeping and knowledgeable on ways to increase the likelihood of successful gatekeeping from retention through dismissal. This roundtable session will provide discussion into how one counselor education program has structured and implemented their gatekeeping plan. Objective assessment tools used for both academic and disposition concerns will be presented and means of proper documentation will be discussed. Participants are encouraged to come prepared to discuss how they have structured the gatekeeping process at their institutions and share triumphs and challenges based upon experience.
