I had missed the proposal to remove the ability to count 20 hours of a supervised internship towards the 200 required supervised residency hours for an LPC. I don't think this specific suggestion will encourage more people in the psychology field to work towards being an LPC, especially because internships in this field from my knowledge are unpaid. My mother worked unpaid internships during her time in graduate school. Without having some incentive to work the internship, it will push more people away from trying to be an LPC, which is exactly the opposite of what reducing residency hours should be causing. This amendment to the ruling should be removed for the sake of every Virginian's mental health.