CACREP has attempted to create a second class of counselors out of the most experienced in Maryland. At the time I graduated (only about 10 years ago), there were virtually no CACREP accredited programs in Maryland. The only one in the Baltimore area was the pastoral counseling program at Loyola.  By discriminating against graduates from other institutions, you are ensuring that you won’t have experienced counselors. And even with a provision for “grandfathering” us more experienced counselors, the discriminatory language makes it clear to me, for one, that my expertise and experience is not welcome in Virginia.