Action | Requirement for CACREP accreditation for educational programs |
Stage | Proposed |
Comment Period | Ended on 7/14/2017 |
I oppose! I graduated from Radford University's Psychology Master's program and then went on to get my doctorate. Many who graduated from the same Master's program did not get a doctorate for a variety of reasons. Some went on to jobs, which is beneficial to the community. Rural communities, such as those surrounding Radford, are considered mental health professional shortage areas and changing the criteria to CACREP only, it would likely cause that shortage to increase as many programs do not meet that criteria. That would be detrimental for the rural communities! It would make more sense to increase the ability to have providers available instead.