We support the petition to accept the supervised hours of practicum and internship in a CACREP accredited doctoral program towards the required hours for the residency in counseling in the state of Virginia.  We feel that it is wrong for the state to require students to spend additional funds when they have already created substantial debt to complete their education.  Since these hours are acceptable from the CACREP Masters program,  why is the government making it hard for qualified candidates to get their license?