Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Counseling
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Professional Counseling [18 VAC 115 ‑ 20]
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11/21/13  8:29 am
Commenter: Laura Welfare

I oppose this petition.
 

Counseling and Psychology are two different disciplines, with different philosophies, practices, codes of ethics, and training requirements.  Psychology graduate programs prepare students for psychology licensure not counseling licensure.  The content of the psychology graduate courses differ significantly from counseling graduate courses, even if the titles of the courses are similar.  Please do not compromise the meaning of the LPC by reverting back to a flawed policy of recognizing psychology master's degrees as comporable to counseling master's degrees.

Thank you,

Laura Welfare

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