As you are probably aware, the Mental Health Council has been working with VACSB on pursuing a regulation change through the Board of Counseling at the Department of Health Professionals to allow for:
1stAregulation change to allow a hybrid approach to supervision hours where the QMHP-Trainee would complete some supervision hours with a seasoned QMHP who is specifically trained for this supervision, and some supervision with an LMHP.
2ndAllow an undergraduate degree in criminal justice to be added to the Board of Counseling’s guidance document titled 115-8 - Approved Degrees in Human Services and Related Fields for QMHP Registration and to reinstate sociology as an approved degree.