Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Psychology
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Psychology [18 VAC 125 ‑ 20]
Action Unprofessional conduct/conversion therapy
Stage NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 8/7/2019
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8/6/19  8:57 pm
Commenter: Jeffrey I. Bloom

Conversion Therapy Should Be Legally Prohibited
 

Conversion therapy should be legally prohibited.  There is no scientific or clinical basis for its use, and it has been proven harmful to the persons subjected to it.  The clinical evidence demonstrates that the damage caused by this practice is lasting and severe.  I encourage all Virginia legislators and regulators to support a legal ban on conversion therapy.  Thank you for your attention to my comment.

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