I am a Supervisee in Social Work currently working at an outpatient counseling practice in Roanoke, VA. The overwhelming majority of my clients receive Medicaid funding, many of whom would not have access to a licensed Therapist due to the high need in our region. Being able to receive Supervision towards licensure, and getting experience in Outpatient Counseling over the past three years has been invaluable professional development for me, and provided a needed service in the. community. This proposed change would seriously damage our regions ability to service the public's mental health needs. I strongly encourage you not to pass this proposed provision. Furthermore, any proposed change should be rolled out over the course of 6-12 months to provide therapists with an appropriate amount of time to provide resources and referrals to their Clients. Anything less would be unethical and cause serious shortages in the availability of mental health services across the state of Virginia.