The petitioner requests that the Board amend 18VAC140-20-50(B) to permit licensed professional counselors to serve as supervisors for supervised post-master's degree clinical experience.

The petition for rulemaking will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations on February 12, 2024. The petition will also be published on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to receive public comment, which will open on February 12, 2024 and will close on March 4, 2024. The Board will consider the petition and all comments in support or opposition at the next meeting after the close of public comment, currently scheduled for March 29, 2024. The petitioner will be notified of the Board’s decision after that meeting. 

At its meeting on July 12th, the Board voted to take no action on the petition. The Board did not feel the requested changes would be necessary or beneficial due to differing levels of supervision between the two disciplines, existing availability of LCSW supervisors, changes in technology which allow virtual supervision with greater ease, and the advisability of maintaining consistency with the requirements of the Council on Social Work Education.