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 Requirement for CACREP accreditation for educational programs
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 7/14/2017
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5/30/17  3:30 pm
Commenter: Ryan Senator, LPC, NCC

I support the proposed rule regarding CACREP
 

An accredited degree is required for other mental health professions. For example, a degree from an accredited social work program is required for licensure as a social worker in nearly all states and a degree from an APA-accredited program is a requirement for licensure as a psychologist in nearly all states. The consistency, state to state, is a major reason why those professions are recognized by all the major federal programs, including Medicare. It is time to remove the barriers that are in the way of professional counselors doing the necessary clinical work with still underserved populations.

Perhaps next we can begin the process of interstate/intrastate licensure portability! 

—R

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