Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Psychology
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Psychology [18 VAC 125 ‑ 20]
Action Unprofessional conduct/conversion therapy
Stage NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 8/7/2019
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7/31/19  6:44 pm
Commenter: Deborah Hawkins, LMFT

Please continue to implement regulations against conversion therapy for minors
 

Conversion therapy is 1. unethical as it doesn’t meet an acceptable standard of care; 2. no psychologist could have received accredited training for it. 3. it is immensely harmful quackery. Professional regulations cannot free people from stigma imposed by religious bigots and homophobic parents. However, you can combat such stigma by banning psychologists from imposing CT on minors.

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