To Whom It May Concern:

I am writing to encourage Virginia to oppose the current proposal related to CACREP requirements for counselor license portability. 

As others have already commented, the current proposal is dangerous to our profession because it suggests that licensed counselors who graduated from programs accredited by CACREP are more qualified than those who graduated from other programs, for which there is no documented evidence. Counseling psychology relies upon treatments that have been supported by science and so too should its licensing requirements.

John Dimoff, Ph.D.

Chatham University