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2006-2007 Annual Report
Message from the President
Dear members and colleagues,
Since its beginning in 1993, the National Association of Forensic Counselors (NAFC)
and its certification commission, the American College of Certified Forensic
Counselors (ACCFC), has worked meticulously on behalf of its membership,
criminal justice officials, legislatures and stakeholders to identify the needs
of the
criminal justice system, probation, parole and the correctional community to
identify counseling and treatment needs of offenders as well as their personal
and basic needs in order in order to re-enter their communities successfully.
NAFC during the fiscal year 2006-2007 completed a study titled "A Prisoners Self
Assessed Needs" involving nine prisons and 2,509 incarcerated felons in order to
identify prisoners needs that would assist them in making a successful
transition back to the community. A synopsis of this study was published in The
Forensic Therapist Magazine, NAFC’s official publication. This study is
presently being reviewed by correction officials as well as a number of state
and federal legislatures.
As of this writing the NAFC is comprised of approximately 36,359 members
representing all 50 states and the Virgin Islands. Through feedback from its
membership as well as the NAFC and ACCFC advisory boards the organization is
able each year to identify and develop its strategic plan for the following
year.
On behalf of the NAFC Board of Governors you are invited to review the work
completed during fiscal year 2006-2007 as well as the goals established for
fiscal year 2007-2008.
Partnerships
During fiscal year 2006-2007 NAFC has partnered with several universities in
developing specific curriculums for counseling, social work and criminal justice
programs with students that are interested in a career in forensic counseling.
Indiana State, State University of New York, and Wisconsin State University will
be offering these courses to students in 2007.
Presently, through the work of the NAFC State of new Hampshire Chapter, the
University of Southern New Hampshire is in the process of developing a forensic
counseling curriculum for its counseling program.
During fiscal year 2006-2007 NAFC has continued to work closely with U.S. Army
medical command in developing a formal certification program for domestic
violence. Presently NAFC is certifying addiction counselors for the army and
that program is doing well. The NAFC is also the exclusive certification body
for the U.S. Coast Guard Family Advocacy Program certifying domestic violence
counselors.
During fiscal year 2006-2007 the NAFC has continued its efforts to communicate
with and partner with the Association For The Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA).
Work in this area continues and communication with the president of ATSA has
finally been achieved.
Membership
NAFC continues to grow and that’s a good thing. Presently the census for NAFC
membership is 36,359 which is a 2,344 member increase. We contribute the growth
during 2006-2007 due to the Accreditation of the Clinically Certified Forensic
Counselor program by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA)
the certification commission for the National Organization for Competency
Assurance (NOCA).
Goals for 2007-2008
1. Achieve a 2% membership growth
2. Increase university partnerships
3. Complete accreditation for the CCAS/CCAE
4. Increase membership satisfaction scores by 10 points
5. Hire three licensed psychometrists for continued examination development
Strategies for 2007-2008
1. Continue to educate state and federal legislatures on offender re-entry
needs.
2. Continue to market NAFC certifications to state departments of corrections to
utilize NAFC members for mental health services.
3. Appoint a committee comprised of NAFC members to explore the feasibility of
creating a mental health provider union.
Statement of Financial Impact to Achieve 2007-2008 Goals
The projected cost of implementing the above 2007-2008 strategies in order to
fulfill corporate goals during 2007-2008 are estimated at:
Hiring three psychometrists....................$158,000
Marketing criminal justice.......................$90,000
Traveling perdiem for marketing...............$45,000
Consultation fees..................................$12,000
Printing, postage, research, surveys.........$22,000
New Memberships 2006-2007
During fiscal year 2006-2007, NAFC increased membership in the following:
1. Domestic Violence Counselors..............290
2. Forensic Counselors...........................237
3. Sex Offender Specialists.....................400
4. Student members..............................265
5. Organization members........................458
6. Professional memberships...................338
TOTAL NEW MEMBERSHIPS....................1,988
Rates of Attrition
During fiscal year 2006-2007 the NAFC rate of attrition due to change of career,
death, illness, retirement, etc was 3.1% or 1,116 members. However, there was an
increase of 1,988 new members leaving 882 increase in membership.
Audited 2006-2007 Financial Statements
Attached for the boards review are the 2006-2007 agency audit and financial
statements. In short, the NAFC income increased during the fiscal year by
$341,136 over2005-2006 fiscal year. However, expenses increased $189,573 due to
role delineation studies on three separate certifications, examination
development activities.
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