OVERVIEW
College Student Educators International (ACPA) and Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA) jointly developed this set of Professional Competency Areas to identify the broad professional knowledge, skills and attitudes expected of student affairs professionals working in the United States, independent of their field of specialization or positional function. It is designed to address professional development, graduate curriculum, and training of student affairs practitioners.
The ten ACPA/NASPA competency areas are:
Advising and Supporting
Assessment, Evaluation and Research
Law, Policy and Governance
Leadership
Organizational and Human Resource
Personal and Ethical Foundations
Social Justice and Inclusion
Student Learning and Development
Technology
Values, Philosophy and History.
REFERENCES
American College Personnel Association & National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. (2015). ACPA/ NASPA professional competency areas for student affairs practitioners (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: Authors.