State puts social worker Larry Rhodes on probation for sexual harassment

December 18, 2013

On June 24, 2013, the North Carolina Social Work Certification & Licensing Board placed the license of clinical social worker Larry Rhodes on probation for two years. During this period, he may only work in setting which has in place mandatory sexual harassment prevention training, among other requirements. The Board’s document states that during 2011 and 2012, Rhodes engaged in texting with sexual innuendo with his supervisee (a person with whom he’d had a personal relationship from 2003 to 2008). Further, the Board received a complaint from Rhodes’ employer, alleging workplace sexual harassment directed toward his supervisee.