While I haven't practiced in Virginia for a number of years, i was among the first one thousand counselors to be licensed in the Commonwealth in the 1980's (I have allowed my VA licence, #989, to become inactive since my practice has been only in Maryland for a number of years now).  I'm embarassed by the seeming short-sightedness of the Virginia board in considering - in fact, seeming to push for - the requirement that licensees be graduates of programs which are approved by "CACREP or an approved affiliate of CACREP." 

My graduate program predates CACREP; my Virginia and Maryland licenses predate CACREP.  I believe the Virginia board and the counseling profession are quite capable of evaluating the quality of an individual's preparation to serve as a counselor without becoming part of the political flood tide of the CACREP-Only forces!