Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Counseling
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Professional Counseling [18 VAC 115 ‑ 20]
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10/23/24  3:57 pm
Commenter: Taylor Strutton, Liberty University Graduate Student

Opposition: Disservice to Future Clients and Counseling Profession
 

I oppose this motion. Counseling is a specific profession with a unique philosophy and skill set that differs from psychology, social work, and psychiatry. It would be a disservice to future clients and the counseling profession for any counselor to forgo the specific counseling licensure requirement of supervised hours, replacing it with experience that is not equivalent. 

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