Department of Health Professions
Board of Counseling
Regulations Governing the Practice of Professional Counseling
[18 VAC 115 ‑ 20]
Public Petition for Rulemaking: Petition to change residency and supervision requirements for licensed professional counselors
In Progress!
Opened on 4/8/2024 and
closes at 11:59pm on 5/8/2024
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37 comments
| Comment Title | Commenter | |
|---|---|---|
| Petition comment | Anonymous (222580) | 5/1/24 7:21 am |
| Easier for clinicians moving from out of state | Anonymous (222579) | 4/30/24 7:45 pm |
| in support | Suzanne Nixon | 4/30/24 7:15 pm |
| Mixed - Current Supervision Hours Excessive, Consider Slight Reduction | William Moncure | 4/30/24 3:52 pm |
| Long time supervisor, and I do not support these changes | Shelby DeBause | 4/30/24 2:59 pm |
| Times Have Changed | Anonymous (222575) | 4/30/24 2:33 pm |
| Keep the requirements. | LPC, LCPC of 12+ years | 4/30/24 1:46 pm |
| Time for Change | Sophia Sills-Tailor | 4/30/24 12:43 pm |
| LPC since 1996 | Suzan K. Thompson, Ph.D., LPC | 4/30/24 12:04 pm |
| NO!!!! Against the changes... | LPC for 25 years | 4/30/24 11:02 am |
| Agree, makes the licensure process comparable to other states. | Anonymous (222570) | 4/30/24 10:38 am |
| Supervision | Anonymous (222569) | 4/30/24 10:14 am |
| No!! Gatekeeping is there for a reason... | Anonymous (222568) | 4/30/24 10:01 am |
| Lowering hours lowers opportunities for multi-state licenses | Anonymous (222567) | 4/30/24 9:52 am |
| Agree Do No Harm | Anonymous (222566) | 4/30/24 9:48 am |
| Do no harm | Anonymous (222565) | 4/30/24 9:32 am |
| Petition | Anonymous (222564) | 4/30/24 9:13 am |
| Support for changes | Shante Williams | 4/30/24 9:05 am |
| Concerns | Anonymous (222562) | 4/30/24 8:20 am |
| Lower standards? | Jill A. Hagen, LPC, LSATP | 4/30/24 7:44 am |
| Standards for LPC's should remain high to compete well with other disciplines. | Anonymous (222560) | 4/29/24 11:26 pm |
| Supervision needs to be better | Anonymous (222559) | 4/29/24 10:34 pm |
| Comment | Anonymous (222558) | 4/29/24 10:24 pm |
| Residency Hours and Supervisors | Anonymous (222556) | 4/29/24 9:08 pm |
| Proposed Changes to Residency and Supervision Requirements | Anonymous (222554) | 4/29/24 8:47 pm |
| Maintain requirement for direct hours | Anonymous (222553) | 4/29/24 8:04 pm |
| Maintain the requirements to uphold professional standards | Anonymous (222552) | 4/29/24 7:58 pm |
| Accompanying Jurisprudence | Anonymous (222531) | 4/24/24 1:00 pm |
| I trust the board to weigh the positive and negatives of this change | Justin Jordan PhD LPC LSATP | 4/23/24 9:52 am |
| Ethics Issues | Very Concerned Client | 4/22/24 3:19 am |
| Beneficial changes | R. Fines | 4/21/24 1:58 pm |
| Supervision Hours | Anonymous (222513) | 4/13/24 2:22 pm |
| Adopt recommended changes | Anonymous (222512) | 4/13/24 9:56 am |
| Petition to reduce/change hours | Anonymous (222511) | 4/12/24 11:36 am |
| Residency Requirements | Jessica Johnson | 4/11/24 1:01 pm |
| Please review these proposed changes | Anonymous (222504) | 4/10/24 6:53 am |
| LPC Residency and Supervision Hours Amendment | Anonymous (222501) | 4/9/24 8:16 am |
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