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 Acceptance of doctoral practicum/internship hours towards residency requirements
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 10/5/2018
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9/4/18  8:18 am
Commenter: Jenna R. Haynes, Virginia Tech,

Doctoral Internships
 

I support this proposed regulatory action. I believe that this will allow well trained counselors who are in doctoral programs to more easily acquire the residency supervision hours that they need. The supervision provided in CACREP accredited programs must meet high standards at both the site and the university, which serve to better protect the public and ensure client welfare. This will also provide efficiencies for the Board staff, as each new Internship site will not need to be registered with the Board, if they are accounted for as the master's internships are. This seems like a proposal with no downside. ype over this text and enter your comments here. You are limited to approximately 3000 words.

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