Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
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Guidance Document Change: Consistent with the established position of the NASW, the Board considers “conversion therapy” or “sexual orientation change efforts” to be services that have the potential to be a danger to clients, especially minors. Thus, under regulations governing practitioners licensed or registered by the Board, practicing conversion therapy/sexual orientation change efforts with minors could result in a finding of misconduct and disciplinary action against the licensee or registrant.
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5/7/19  9:59 pm
Commenter: Anna Hebner

Ban conversion therapy
 
Conversion therapy causes trauma that lasts for years. It's abusive and wrong to encourage a not-straight person to try to become straight. No ethical mental health professional would treat a patient this way.
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