I am writing to express my opposition to current regulations that restrict counseling residents’ supervisors to people who hold an active Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) license. Such a restriction would result in a shortage of supervisors and thus represent a barrier to employment, which would in turn result in fewer service providers for clients in need.

I am also writing to express strong opposition to any regulations requiring graduation from a CACREP-accredited school in order to become licensed to practice. Such regulations are politically and financially motivated and have no supporting empirical data which show that providers from CACREP-accredited schools provide services which result in better client outcomes.