Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Counseling
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Professional Counseling [18 VAC 115 ‑ 20]
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3/31/24  11:10 am
Commenter: Leslie Stachelski, LPC

Strongly Oppose
 

As an LPC and PhD student in Counselor Education, I strongly oppose allowing social workers to supervise registered counseling interns. This practice risks weakening counselors' professional identity and mental health counseling expertise. It confuses two professions with differing training and skills. Counselors' autonomy and legitimacy as a distinctive profession must be upheld, and supervision arrangements need to consider counseling interns' particular needs and aspirations.

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