The petitioner requests that the Board of Counseling amend 18VAC115-20-52(C)(2) and  18VAC115-50-60(C)(3) to require that supervisors complete two hours of continuing education in residency and supervision requirements and related supervisory ethical issues as part of required annual continuing education for licensed professional counselors and licensed marriage and family therapists.  

The petition for rulemaking will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations on September 9, 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 September 9, 2024 and will close on October 9, 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 January 24, 2025. The petitioner will be notified of the Board’s decision after that meeting.

At its January 24, 2025 meeting, the Board voted to deny the petition for rulemaking and send the issue to the regulatory committee. While the Board supported the idea of the petition, they preferred the regulatory committee look at the issue to identify all potential changes that would need to be made.