Good luck!  Nursing has been struggling with the same ideas since the 40s!

I see certification as a continuum.  I love what you said about some HCPs
being in a time warp.  Unfortunately so are some LLLLs, IBCLCs, LCEs, CLCs
etc :-(  Everyone needs to look at where they begin, as the beginning! not
the end of their life long education.  Being a counselor of any sort is a
process, not something you learn once and are done.  And experience plays a
large role in our educational process.  (when I think of what I used to say
30+ years ago as a raw leader I cringe :-)  But I learned, evolved and
changed and I'm still learning, evolving and changing :-)  Sincerely, Pat in
SNJ

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