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]
Action Unprofessional conduct - conversion therapy
Stage NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 8/7/2019
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8/7/19  8:48 pm
Commenter: Kat Thompson

Ban conversion therapy, it’s unethical
 

I support the regulations against conversion therapy for minors. Conversion therapy causes known harm to the lgbtq community, and has been known to raise rates of suicide for lgbt minors substantially. Furthermore many of the “therapy” treatments used isolate children from their family, and cause them to harbor irreparable damage to these relationships. 

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