The Virginia Academy of Clinical Psychologists (VACP) Board strongly values training and believes supervised experience to be a critical part of mastery of a profession.  Furthermore, it is our understanding that the Virginia Academy of School Psychologists (VASP) was not consulted before this petition was filed, and the president of VASP confirmed that this proposal is not coming from their organization.  With this in mind, and to maintain the standards of the profession and protect public safety, the VACP Board formally opposes the petition before the Board of Psychology.