The National Association of Social workers, Virginia Chapter supports the Board of Counseling to approve accrediting bodies that are already written into the Code from adjacent health professions, including NASWVA. NASWVA is a widely utilized body for credentialing social workers and other aligned health professionals.  Hundreds of social workers are QMHP's so this would also align with the professional development requirement.  Because QMHP's work with clients with serious mental health issue and/or  challenging families, and are apart of the behavioral health continuum, it is important that  competencies using life long learning in the form of continuing education be a priority.