18 Va. Admin. Code § 125-30-40 - Educational requirements
An applicant for certification as a sex offender treatment provider shall:
1. Document completion
of one of the following degrees:
a. A master's
or doctoral degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or nursing from a
regionally accredited university; or
b. The degree of Doctor of Medicine or Doctor
of Osteopathic Medicine from an institution that is approved by an accrediting
agency recognized by the Virginia Board of Medicine Graduates of institutions
that are not accredited by an acceptable accrediting agency shall establish the
equivalency of their education to the educational requirements of the Virginia
Board of Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, Nursing or Medicine.
2. Provide certificates of
completion documenting 50 clock hours of education acceptable to the board in
the following areas, with 15 clock hours in each area identified in
subdivisions 2 a and 2 b of this section, 10 clock hours in the area identified
in subdivision 2 c of this section, and five clock hours in each area
identified in subdivisions 2 d and 2 e of this section:
a. Sex offender assessment;
b. Sex offender treatment
interventions;
c.
Etiology/developmental issues of sex offense behavior;
d. Criminal justice and legal issues related
to sexual offending; and
e.
Treatment effectiveness and issues related to relapse prevention or recidivism
of sex offenders.
Notes
Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3605 of the Code of Virginia.
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