Demand Grandfathering Provisions for Licensed Professional Counselors
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Junior Mondie
3 years ago
I am interested in this legislation, I graduated from a CACREP accredited college in 2010 and am still an LPCA because I test poorly.
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Anonymous
5 years ago
People who graduated prior to this should be grandfathered in or allowed to prove competency in other areas.
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Adrienne Huval
5 years ago
Grandfathering seasoned professionals is the right thing to do.
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Ian Wickramasekera
5 years ago
This is a terrible affront to the profession of counseling and the institutions that have taught counseling for decades. Cacrep's puritanical focus on a very narrow definition of the professional identity standard is inherently wrong and cuts the tradition off from its roots in counseling psychology.
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Pamela Ann Griffith
5 years ago
I graduated from Troy University in 1999. During my time at Troy University they were not CACREP Accredited.
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Mercedes Williams
9 years ago
As a doctor of behavioral health (DBH) with expertise in integrated care, rural settings will benefit from "integrated counseling initiatives." With high rates of opioid misuse combined with lack of transportation that pose as barriers, the LPC license will allow all "DBH" to implement strategies that will result in measurable positive outcomes.
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Bethany Shrewsbury
10 years ago
Please implement grandfathering clause!
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SUSAN R. CREWS
10 years ago
SUSAN CREWS
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Michael K. Wade
10 years ago
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I am an LPC, NCC and the VA won't hire me as an LPMHC because I did not graduate from a CACREP accredited program. I am a Veteran and there were NO CACREP-Accredited programs in my area (EL Paso, TX), home of the 2nd largest Army post in the U.S.
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Sherry L. Sanford
10 years ago
Long overdue! Our career field is equally as qualified as Social Workers and should be allowed the same type of employment opportunities.
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Chelcey Graham
10 years ago
I am a licensed LPC and personal believe PTSD for veterans is limited and not available like it should be. I live a small town that veterans don't have the needs to get to a VA. I would be honored to help. I also lost my fiancee due to PTSD from doing 8 tours so this is close to my own heart. Please keep me posted.
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William Woods MS, CRC
10 years ago
Within the VA not only does this requirement prevent highly qualified RC's from using their unique skills where most needed, it also blocks career growth by limiting RC's to mostly vocational programs and prevents them from transferring into other types of rehab and mental health programs. It blocks promotion to higher levels of management, and responsibility. The loss is to veterans and the various programs that help them. A social worker can replace an RC in any job they hold, but not vice-versa.
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Kathy Collins
10 years ago
I attended Thomas University in Thomasville, Georgia who has an accredited Rehabilitation Counseling Program. I then obtained my CRC. After all of this, I still cannot obtain the higher paying jobs that I know that I am qualified for. I have multiple years of experience in Mental Health.
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Michelle I. Tompkins, MA, LPCI
10 years ago
I attended The Citadel Graduate College and received my MA in Psychology, Clinical Counseling. HOWEVER, our program is not CACREP accredited. Although I live in Charleston near a well known VA Hospital, I cannot be hired as a mental health counselor due to CACREP. Unbelievable.
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Armando De La Garza, MA, LCPC, CRC, NCC
10 years ago
I fully support this grandfathering provision.
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Robert Baker Jr
10 years ago
It is imperative that CRC'S be grandfathered in due to the new requirements not being offered at the time when most Counselors completed there programs. Also with the increase in additional courses needed to obtain the LPC when most programs are offering 48 credits and now programs are going to a standard 60 credits.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
Rehabilitation Counselor Training, especially with experiemce in the VA, provides an equal if not superior skill set to assist veterans dealing with complex issues
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Terry L. Cordray
10 years ago
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Many of us in the field have over 40 years of experience working with a variety of individuals with physical as well as psychological problems, including substance abuse and PTSD, all valuable assets to the VA. Please don't deny veterans our expertise.
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Scott Beveridge, PhD, LCPC-S, CRC, CDMS, ABVE-D
10 years ago
The inclusion of grandfathering to permit qualified rehabilitation counselors to provide services for veterans is essential. Otherwise, the scarcity of providers for veterans will only become worse and it would eliminate thousands of experienced providers who have been working on (TBI, PTSD, depression, substance abuse) and want to work with our veterans. This would be an injustice to the veterans who have served our country bravely and now need some assistance.
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Gerianne Barber
10 years ago
grandfathering(mothering) is an important issue here
I am interested in this legislation, I graduated from a CACREP accredited college in 2010 and am still an LPCA because I test poorly.
People who graduated prior to this should be grandfathered in or allowed to prove competency in other areas.
Grandfathering seasoned professionals is the right thing to do.
This is a terrible affront to the profession of counseling and the institutions that have taught counseling for decades. Cacrep's puritanical focus on a very narrow definition of the professional identity standard is inherently wrong and cuts the tradition off from its roots in counseling psychology.
I graduated from Troy University in 1999. During my time at Troy University they were not CACREP Accredited.
As a doctor of behavioral health (DBH) with expertise in integrated care, rural settings will benefit from "integrated counseling initiatives." With high rates of opioid misuse combined with lack of transportation that pose as barriers, the LPC license will allow all "DBH" to implement strategies that will result in measurable positive outcomes.
Please implement grandfathering clause!
SUSAN CREWS
I am an LPC, NCC and the VA won't hire me as an LPMHC because I did not graduate from a CACREP accredited program. I am a Veteran and there were NO CACREP-Accredited programs in my area (EL Paso, TX), home of the 2nd largest Army post in the U.S.
Long overdue! Our career field is equally as qualified as Social Workers and should be allowed the same type of employment opportunities.
I am a licensed LPC and personal believe PTSD for veterans is limited and not available like it should be. I live a small town that veterans don't have the needs to get to a VA. I would be honored to help. I also lost my fiancee due to PTSD from doing 8 tours so this is close to my own heart. Please keep me posted.
Within the VA not only does this requirement prevent highly qualified RC's from using their unique skills where most needed, it also blocks career growth by limiting RC's to mostly vocational programs and prevents them from transferring into other types of rehab and mental health programs. It blocks promotion to higher levels of management, and responsibility. The loss is to veterans and the various programs that help them. A social worker can replace an RC in any job they hold, but not vice-versa.
I attended Thomas University in Thomasville, Georgia who has an accredited Rehabilitation Counseling Program. I then obtained my CRC. After all of this, I still cannot obtain the higher paying jobs that I know that I am qualified for. I have multiple years of experience in Mental Health.
I attended The Citadel Graduate College and received my MA in Psychology, Clinical Counseling. HOWEVER, our program is not CACREP accredited. Although I live in Charleston near a well known VA Hospital, I cannot be hired as a mental health counselor due to CACREP. Unbelievable.
I fully support this grandfathering provision.
It is imperative that CRC'S be grandfathered in due to the new requirements not being offered at the time when most Counselors completed there programs. Also with the increase in additional courses needed to obtain the LPC when most programs are offering 48 credits and now programs are going to a standard 60 credits.
Rehabilitation Counselor Training, especially with experiemce in the VA, provides an equal if not superior skill set to assist veterans dealing with complex issues
Many of us in the field have over 40 years of experience working with a variety of individuals with physical as well as psychological problems, including substance abuse and PTSD, all valuable assets to the VA. Please don't deny veterans our expertise.
The inclusion of grandfathering to permit qualified rehabilitation counselors to provide services for veterans is essential. Otherwise, the scarcity of providers for veterans will only become worse and it would eliminate thousands of experienced providers who have been working on (TBI, PTSD, depression, substance abuse) and want to work with our veterans. This would be an injustice to the veterans who have served our country bravely and now need some assistance.
grandfathering(mothering) is an important issue here