How are professional psychologists regulated in other countries? Will the provisions of the Psych Bill allow for mutual recognition of psychologists?
In the United States, only clinical psychologists, counseling psychologists, and school psychologists are licensed by different state boards (see e.g. www.asppb.org, www.psychologyinfo.com/license.html, and www.psychologyinfo.com/psych.htm). The minimum degree requirement is a PhD. All other types of psychologists are not required to be licensed. In the United Kingdom, the British Psychological Society has been authorized by the Crown to maintain the Registry of Chartered Psychologists to protect the public (see http://www.bps.org.uk/membership/grades/chartered_psy.cfm). The Registry covers only psychologists who provide direct services to individuals or groups. In particular, it only includes, clinical, counseling, forensic, sport, educational, and health psychologists, and requires post-graduate training (i.e., Master’s level) in psychology. Similar requirements are in place in most other Commonwealth states (e.g., Australia, New Zealand, etc.) In 2005, all member countries of the Eu
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