NOTE:  My comments are my own, and do not necessarily reflect the agency for which I work.  

Mental health counseling licensure needs to be based on meeting course and clinical experience requirements, per state standards, not degree title or outside stand alone accreditation pressure.  Who monitors CACREP's accreditation standards?  Why would a private, non-governmental organization with a particular agenda have say over who gets licensed in Virginia (or any state)?  It is not in the best interest of Virginia, or its residents, to grant licensure based on a narrowly determined organization's graduate program accreditation rather than the competency or experience of the practitioner.  From a practical perspective, at a time when Virginia is in dire need of qualified mental health practioners, why would the state be seeking to severely limit the licensure of qualified mental health professionals to meet the growing demands for mental health services?