The move to CACREP accreditation is not necessary to insure the quality of services delivered by Licensed counselors.  It is one more regulatory hurdle for licensed counselors must overcome and a money making scheme by the creators of CACREP and the universities to eliminate competition from other schools who have not gone through the accreditation process but who turn out highly trained and qualified counselors.  In the environment that exists in our country of over regulation, this is one more example of over reach.  Licensed counselors are already required to take a national counseling exam and go through State Board review to demonstrate proficiency.  This requirement for accreditation is repititious and eliminates qualified counselors who didn't graduate from CACREP accredited schools from practicing in the profession.  Additionally, this holds counselors, who have attended schools that hold other accreditations(i.e.- MPCAC), to an unprecedented standard that our cohorts in the social work field are not held to.  Please consider this issue and investigate thoroughly before voting on this unneeded change and imposition on our field.