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 Resident license
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 11/13/2020
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11/13/20  4:58 pm
Commenter: Andrew Leonard, LCSW

The need for Residents in Counseling to count telehealth hours toward licensure.
 

In the light of the current pandemic, it has become necessary for supervisees and residents to do their contact via video chat and telephone. Many of our consumers, especially in impoverished areas, do not have access to computers, etc. Residents in Counseling need to be able to count their contact hours toward licensure, including telephone contacts. 

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