Legislators Agree to License a Professional Group, Such as Counselors

Legislators agree to license a professional group, such as counselors, only when it can be shown that:

A) other professional groups that are already licensed do not oppose the licensing of this new group.
B) the public cannot determine which practitioners are competent, and they might be harmed by incompetent members of that profession.
C) the public cannot determine which practitioners are competent, and the services the professional group provides require extensive education.
D) the rates for services of the professional group will go down if they are licensed.
E) the professional group needs to be licensed in order to gain the recognition it needs to be recognized as a legitimate profession in society.