Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Social Work
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Social Work [18 VAC 140 ‑ 20]
Action Unprofessional conduct/practice of conversion therapy
Stage NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 8/7/2019
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8/1/19  5:04 pm
Commenter: Shelton Dominici

BAN CONVERSION THERAPY
 

I STRONGLY urge you to BAN CONVERSION THERAPY!!

This guidance protects young people from state-licensed therapists in Virginia who falsely claim to parents and youth that being LGBTQ is a mental illness, and therefore taking advantage of parents and harming vulnerable youth.

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