Conversion therapy is harmful and deadly. The Board of Social Work needs to join the other "mental health" boards in banning this terrible practice that has been proven to not only be ineffective, but to also cause irreparable harm to some of our most vulnerable community members. Our entire practice of 36 Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, and Board Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners at Richmond Creative Counseling stand united against conversion therapy and we are hopeful that the Board of Social Work will support what every reputable regulatory and governing agency in the medical and mental health worlds have stated: conversion therapy has NO place among the helping professionals of this world.