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  11:23 pm
Commenter: Dr. Kimberle Jacobs

Ban conversion therapy
 

Please continue work on your regulation to ban conversion therapy. There is no scientific evidence that “therapy” can turn gay kids straight. We don’t allow parents to abuse their kids and CT would be abuse.

CommentID: 74795