Action | Changes resulting from periodic review |
Stage | NOIRA |
Comment Period | Ended on 9/18/2019 |
For over 20 years I have been involved in counselor education, at a university with a long history of graduating responsible and highly qualified practitioners. ACA has provided a reasonable proposal for national licensure portability that would allow counselors from NJ and other states to change their residences while not unreasonably limiting their employability. There is not one shred of evidence to support the need for graduates of non-CACREP programs to practice for 10 years rather than 3 before they are licensable. This cannot be other than a thinly veiled attempt to privilege CACREP programs over other programs that graduate highly qualified counselors, for reasons completely unrelated to the safety of the residents of Virginia. I strongly oppose this proposal.