The Board of Counseling shall regulate the practice of counseling, substance abuse treatment, art therapy, and marriage and family therapy.
The Board shall consist of 12 members to be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. Ten members shall be professionals licensed in the Commonwealth, who shall represent the various specialties recognized in the profession, and two shall be nonlegislative citizen members. Of the 10 professional members, six shall be professional counselors, three shall be licensed marriage and family therapists who have passed the examination for licensure as a marriage and family therapist, and one shall be a licensed substance abuse treatment practitioner.
The terms of the members of the Board shall be four years.
1976, c. 608; § 54-933; 1981, c. 447; 1983, c. 150; 1986, cc. 185, 464; 1988, c. 765; 1995, c. 820; 1997, c. 901; 2000, c. 473; 2013, cc. 201, 590; 2016, c. 105; 2020, c. 301.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations
Chapter 35 - Professional Counseling
§ 54.1-3501. Exemption from requirements of licensure
§ 54.1-3502. Administration or prescription of drugs not permitted
§ 54.1-3503. Board of Counseling
§ 54.1-3505. Specific powers and duties of the Board
§ 54.1-3505.1. Continued competency requirements
§ 54.1-3506.1. Client notification
§ 54.1-3509. Continued certification of certain certified substance abuse counselors
§ 54.1-3513. Restriction of practice; use of titles
§ 54.1-3514. Certification of existing providers
§ 54.1-3516. Art therapist and art therapy associate; licensure
§ 54.1-3517. Advisory Board on Art Therapy; membership; terms