I strongly oppose the CACREP requirement. I am a current Counseling and Development graduate student at George Mason University. We are all well aware of the shortage of mental health professionals in our field and this proposal will only limit the number of individuals who chose to be counselors. Many highly qualified professional counselors have graduated from non-CACREP institutions and are doing extraordinary work in our field. Implementing a CACREP only law in educational institutions limits the number of counselors we could potentially have benefiting our increasing numbers of clients. STRONGLY oppose CACREP.