OTs started out as a profession working with mental health patients. OTs are more than qualified to work as mental health professionals especially once they have taken a level 2 internship in that area. There is no need for forced additional supervision by social workers or psychologists. (there is mutual collaboration in treatment team meetings). If the Virginia Board continues to impose these restrictions on OTs then we are going to greatly reduce the number of qualified OTs working in mental health and lose that as an area of our practice.