diff --git a/app/models/impressionist/impressionable.rb b/app/models/impressionist/impressionable.rb
index 30174e0..4b29824 100644
--- a/app/models/impressionist/impressionable.rb
+++ b/app/models/impressionist/impressionable.rb
@@ -3,19 +3,24 @@ module Impressionist
     extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
     module ClassMethods
-      attr_accessor :cache_options
-      @cache_options = nil
+      attr_accessor :impressionist_cache_options
+      @impressionist_cache_options = nil
 
-      def counter_cache_options
-        if @cache_options
+      def impressionist_counter_cache_options
+        if @impressionist_cache_options
           options = { :column_name => :impressions_count, :unique => false }
-          options.merge!(@cache_options) if @cache_options.is_a?(Hash)
+          options.merge!(@impressionist_cache_options) if @impressionist_cache_options.is_a?(Hash)
           options
         end
       end
 
+      def impressionist_counter_caching?
+        impressionist_counter_cache_options.present?
+      end
+
       def counter_caching?
-        counter_cache_options.present?
+        ::ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn("#counter_caching? is deprecated; please use #impressionist_counter_caching? instead")
+        impressionist_counter_caching?
       end
     end
 
@@ -29,8 +34,8 @@ module Impressionist
       options[:filter] == :all ? imps.count : imps.count(options[:filter], :distinct => true)
     end
 
-    def update_counter_cache
-      cache_options = self.class.counter_cache_options
+    def update_impressionist_counter_cache
+      cache_options = self.class.impressionist_counter_cache_options
       column_name = cache_options[:column_name].to_sym
       count = cache_options[:unique] ? impressionist_count(:filter => :ip_address) : impressionist_count
       update_attribute(column_name, count)
diff --git a/lib/impressionist/models/active_record/impression.rb b/lib/impressionist/models/active_record/impression.rb
index 4d13373..94c2710 100644
--- a/lib/impressionist/models/active_record/impression.rb
+++ b/lib/impressionist/models/active_record/impression.rb
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ class Impression < ActiveRecord::Base
   def update_impressions_counter_cache
     impressionable_class = self.impressionable_type.constantize
 
-    if impressionable_class.counter_cache_options
+    if impressionable_class.impressionist_counter_cache_options
       resouce = impressionable_class.find(self.impressionable_id)
-      resouce.try(:update_counter_cache)
+      resouce.try(:update_impressionist_counter_cache)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/impressionist/models/active_record/impressionist/impressionable.rb b/lib/impressionist/models/active_record/impressionist/impressionable.rb
index d9339fb..6100b88 100644
--- a/lib/impressionist/models/active_record/impressionist/impressionable.rb
+++ b/lib/impressionist/models/active_record/impressionist/impressionable.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module Impressionist
     module ClassMethods
       def is_impressionable(options={})
         has_many :impressions, :as => :impressionable, :dependent => :destroy
-        @cache_options = options[:counter_cache]
+        @impressionist_cache_options = options[:counter_cache]
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/test_app/spec/intializers/initializers_spec.rb b/test_app/spec/initializers/initializers_spec.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from test_app/spec/intializers/initializers_spec.rb
rename to test_app/spec/initializers/initializers_spec.rb
diff --git a/test_app/spec/models/counter_caching_spec.rb b/test_app/spec/models/counter_caching_spec.rb
index ba4f5f9..552bf64 100644
--- a/test_app/spec/models/counter_caching_spec.rb
+++ b/test_app/spec/models/counter_caching_spec.rb
@@ -8,17 +8,30 @@ describe Impression do
     Impression.destroy_all
   end
 
+  describe "self#impressionist_counter_caching?" do
+    it "should know when counter caching is enabled" do
+      Widget.should be_impressionist_counter_caching
+    end
+
+    it "should know when counter caching is disabled" do
+      Article.should_not be_impressionist_counter_caching
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "self#counter_caching?" do
     it "should know when counter caching is enabled" do
+      ActiveSupport::Deprecation.should_receive(:warn)
       Widget.should be_counter_caching
     end
 
     it "should know when counter caching is disabled" do
+      ActiveSupport::Deprecation.should_receive(:warn)
       Article.should_not be_counter_caching
     end
+
   end
 
-  describe "#update_counter_cache" do
+  describe "#update_impressionist_counter_cache" do
     it "should update the counter cache column to reflect the correct number of impressions" do
       lambda {
          @widget.impressions.create(:request_hash => 'abcd1234')