Restriction of supervision to licensed counselors is not a good idea because there are other highly qualified individuals from other professions who are also licensed to serve the public in ethical and effective ways. There is no need to restrict supervision in this manner. Diversity within the profession of counseling is a good thing. There are agencies that would benefit from continuing to be able to have diverse supervisors (all highly trained and licensed within their respective professions). Also, there are training programs in Virginia that are actively training counselors who have qualified, licensed supervisors from other professions. There is no reason for this to change. It would be a poor use of resources in Virginia to limit, by profession, those highly trained and higly qualified individuals who would be eligible to supervise counselors. Professional diversity in supervision of counseling, as it currently exists in Virginia, is already serving the publc well. There is not a problem that needs to be fixed: the public is currently being served well, effectively, and in an ethical manner.