Gagliardi, Center for Credentialing & Education (CCE) Human Services-Board Certified Practitioner (HS-BCP), Earns National Honor

Greensboro, NC, May 03, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Jane Gagliardi, HS-BCP, coordinator of the human services program at Northern Essex Community College in Lawrence, Massachusetts, recently received the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence Award. This annual award recognizes outstanding faculty and staff in the country’s community colleges.

In 2010, Gagliardi received her Human Services-Board Certified Practitioner (HS-BCP) credential from the Center for Credential & Education (CCE), headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina. The HS-BCP credential is the premier professional credential for human services practitioners and educators working in an array of service and educational areas throughout the United States. The HS-BCP identifies standards of professional preparation and educational quality, promotes professional identity and accountability, and provides an enforceable Code of Ethics with a stringent review process.

"The HS-BCP credential is an essential step in recognizing and validating the skills and knowledge base of human service practitioners and the [field] itself," says Gagliardi.

Gagliardi holds a bachelor’s degree from Vassar College and a master’s degree from Boston College.

Information about the HS-BCP credential and the other credentials and services offered by CCE is available at www.cce-global.org.

About the Center for Credentialing & Education

The Center for Credentialing & Education™ (CCE®) is a nonprofit organization that provides practitioners and organizations with credentialing, assessment and management services. Created in 1996 as an affiliate of the National Board for Certified Counselors® (NBCC®), CCE credentials more than 25,000 practitioners around the globe in a variety of fields.