State Senator Randy Head recently filed a bill that would make it easier for clinicians serving families to obtain a license. Under current law, mental health counselor and mental health counselor associate applicants must complete 1,000 hours in a counseling setting through a clinical practicum, internship or field experience to receive a license. At least 100 of the 1,000 hours must include face-to-face supervision. Head’s bill, however, would require them to complete only 700 hours in a counseling setting through a clinical practicum, internship or field experience, and only 66 of the 700 hours would require face-to-face supervision. Plus, up to 50 percent of the supervised hours may be virtual supervision. Senator Head said the idea for this bill was a result of the work of the Task Force on Substance Abuse and Mental Health for Children, which he co-chairs. The Commission on Improving the Status of the Child also endorsed the bill.