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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3/31/22  5:48 pm
Commenter: Linda Bacheller, PsyD, JD

Strongly Oppose
 

I strongly oppose the legistlation that would discriminate against those that come from non-CACREP-program.  By putting a 10-year requirement, rather that 3-year which is required for CACREP you are putting individuals in an untenable position. You can not favor one side over the other, but you MUST give equal protection. As has been commented on before, there is no empirical evidence that CACREP programs are more rigorous, or put out students that are superior to students that come from a program housed in the psychology department of a university.

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