Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Counseling
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Professional Counseling [18 VAC 115 ‑ 20]
Action Requirement for CACREP accreditation for educational programs
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 7/14/2017
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7/1/17  1:51 am
Commenter: Dr. Carol A. Deel, Carol A. Deel & Associates

OPPOSE
 

There are many excellent counselors working in the field today that did not graduate from a college or university that had this accreditation.  It would be a travesty for Virginia to lose these individuals, especially now when we are in dire need of qualified mental health workers.  I strongly oppose this Regulatory Action.  I encourage you to consider the possibility that you would be treading on anti-trust grounds.    It would be important for you to research this aspect of the Regulatory Action, that is  disallowing competent professionals from doing their job. 

 

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