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 Changes resulting from periodic review
Stage NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 9/18/2019
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9/11/19  10:11 am
Commenter: Gretchen Williams, LCPC-S

I strongly oppose Virginia's biased regulation against licensed counselors
 

I believe that Virginia should adopt the fair and simple Portability Model of the American Counseling Association:

A counselor who is licensed at the independent practice level in their home state and who has no disciplinary record shall be eligible for licensure at the independent practice level in any state or U.S. jurisdiction in which they are seeking residence. The state to which the licensed counselor is moving may require a jurisprudence examination based on the rules and procedures of that state.

 

Gretchen Williams, LCPC-S

CommentID: 76045