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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7/13/17  11:49 am
Commenter: Melanie Stebbins, NRVCS

Radford University 2009—not LPC eligible
 

I am writing to OPPOSE the proposed regulations. After graduating from Radford University’s Clinical Psychology Program in 2009, I did not apply for the LPC in Virginia because I knew of several other recent graduates who had been denied by the Licensing Board. Although I was ultimately able to get a job, my salary is lower than it would have been otherwise because I do not have the LPC. I am now moving to Florida for personal reasons, but I am glad that I will finally be living in a state where I will be LPC eligible. It is very frustrating to be educated and live in Virginia, where my education, training, and expertise are not valued. Please OPPOSE CACREP-only regulations that will officially prevent virtually all graduates from psychology programs (even counseling psychology programs which are specifically geared to preparing students for the LPC) from being eligible for the LPC. Thank you.

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