A licensed social worker in Maine is barred from performing the same work in New Jersey for five years after he was accused of sexual misconduct in that state.
As an alcohol and drug counselor in New Jersey, Jon Boschen allegedly harassed two women he supervised and made sexual comments to a client.
Boschen is now based in Waterville and works with people in-person and virtually across Maine. He specializes in trauma-informed therapy, his website said.
Boschen’s clinical social worker license is active as of Tuesday, according to the state of Maine’s licensing search. He passed his clinical exam in 2013 and has been licensed since June 2020.
The Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, which oversees the licensing, cannot confirm or deny if there is an active investigation under Maine law, spokesperson Kristina Lunner said. The Board of Social Worker Licensure can consider adverse actions in another state and can conduct its own investigation into misconduct allegations, she said.
All licensees are required to report any criminal conviction, revocation or suspension to any professional license within 10 days, Lunner said.
Boschen said he promptly informed Maine about the agreement he reached in New Jersey. His Maine social worker license remains in good standing.
Lunner did not confirm if Boschen reported his New Jersey suspensions.
Boschen’s licenses for social work and alcohol and drug counseling were suspended for five years in November by the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. He was accused of sexual misconduct and workplace harassment.
Boschen allegedly harassed and intimidated two women he supervised, and had a personal and sexual relationship with one, the office said. He had been fired from another job as a counselor after a client reported he made repeated “inappropriate, sexualized comments to her during counseling sessions,” according to the office.
He is barred from any form of social work, mental health counseling or life coaching in New Jersey, whether it’s paid or unpaid.
He advertised openings in New Jersey on his business’s Facebook page in 2021 and advertised virtual group therapy for people in New Jersey and Maine the following year. Boschen started posting about a new office in Waterville in 2024.