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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6/17/19  9:02 pm
Commenter: Jane Fetterman

Supervision Proposal
 

I am strongly opposed to the proposed changes to the qualifications for supervisors of residents in counseling. Increasing requirements to 5 years post licensure would result in fewer qualified supervisors making it harder for prospective residents to get supervision. Secondly, this proposal doesn’t specify that the increase to 5 years include clinical practice, so the concern may not even be changed with the proposed additional time. Lastly, supervisors should not supervise outside her/his areas of expertise and this is what should be stressed and monitored to address the presented concern.

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