Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Counseling
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Professional Counseling [18 VAC 115 ‑ 20]
Action Changes resulting from periodic review
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 4/1/2022
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3/29/22  2:03 pm
Commenter: Jay Farris

CACREP requirement is ludicrous-strongly oppose
 

The CACREP movement is another money making effort. It pushes already licensed professional counselors back to an academic environment to learn more theory, pay for more education, reduces the availability of mental health care providers; and for what? There is no research to indicate that the CACREP program produces better qualified, nor better professional counselors. What makes better counselors is quality supervision and experience, and further training with institutions such as the Beck Institute, Ellis Institute, Gottman Institute, etc. where counselors learn how to apply actual modalities, not just how to spell them! Put an end to this CACREP nonsense!

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