Debate continues on fate of 'registered counselor'

There could be as many as a quarter million clients that could be left high and dry Four months after state lawmakers balked at a proposal to do away with the professional term "registered counselor," a new state audit is again urging that the credential - held by roughly 18,000 people in ... via The Spokesman-Review

[Jeff Beck]

The attempt to get rid of the registerd counselor credential is just another way for large agencies and BIG BUISNESS type associations to once again deny washington ciitzens accsess to affordable mental health providers.