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The practice of psychology means *ans* offering to render or rendering to individuals,
corporations, institutions, governmental agencies, or the public for renumeration any
service involving the following:
-application of established principles of learning, motivation, perception, thinking, and
emotional relationships to problems of personality evaluation, group relations and
behavior adjustment.
-includes but not restricted to, counseling and the use of psychological methods with
persons or groups with adjustment problems in the areas of work, family, school, and
personal relationships
-measuring and testing of personality, intelligence, aptitudes, and emotions and
offering services as a psychological consultant
**new addition**Psychologists with appropriate education, training and experience
may...... *ans* Diagnose and use psychological methods in the treatment of mental,
emotional or nervous illness or disability; alcoholism and other substance abuse;
disorders of habit or conduct; psychological aspects of physical illness, accident, injury
or disability; and psychoeducational evaluation, therapy remediation and consultation.
Measuring and testing consists of ......
(also under practice of psychology) *ans* the psychological assessment and
evaluation of abilities, attitudes, aptitudes, achievements, adjustments, motives and
personality dynamics and or other psychological attributes of individuals, or groups of
individuals by means of standardized measurements or other methods, techniques or
procedures recognized by the science and profession of psychology.
Psychological methods consist of ....... *ans* the application of principles of learning
and motivation in an interpersonal situation with the objectives of modification of
perception and adjustment, and requiring highly developed skills in the disciplines,
techniques, and methods of altering through learning processes, attitudes, feelings,
values, self-concept, personal goals and adaptive patterns.
, Psychological consulting consists of *ans* -interpreting or reporting upon scientific
fact or theory in psychology
-rendering expert psychological opinion
-psychological evaluation
-engaging in applied psychological research.
It shall be unlawful for....
(Necessity for license) *ans* any person to engage in the practice of psychology or to
offer or attempt to do so or to hold himself out to the public by an title or description of
services incorporating the words "psychological, psychologist or psychology" unless he
shall first have obtained a license pursuant to this act, except as detailed below....
Exception ( 1 ) to necessity for license: *ans* Simple acts of persuasion or suggestion
by one person to another, or to a group.
Exception ( 2 ) to necessity for license: *ans* Persons licensed to practice any of the
other healing arts.
(Necessity of License)
(2)
Statement in act regarding licensed psychologist engaging in other helping arts.
*ans* Nothing in this act shall be construed as authorizing any person licensed as a
psychologist to engage in any manner in the practice of any of the other healing arts as
defined in the laws of this commonwealth.
(Necessity of License)
(2)
Statement about psychologist actions outside of own competence
*ans* Psychologist shall assist his client in obtaining professional help for all relevant
aspects of his problem that fall outside the boundaries of the psychologist's own
competence.
(Necessity of License)
(3)
Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent qualified members of other recognized
professions, including but not limited to: *ans* -clergy
-drug and alcohol abuse counselors
-mental health counselors
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The practice of psychology means *ans* offering to render or rendering to individuals,
corporations, institutions, governmental agencies, or the public for renumeration any
service involving the following:
-application of established principles of learning, motivation, perception, thinking, and
emotional relationships to problems of personality evaluation, group relations and
behavior adjustment.
-includes but not restricted to, counseling and the use of psychological methods with
persons or groups with adjustment problems in the areas of work, family, school, and
personal relationships
-measuring and testing of personality, intelligence, aptitudes, and emotions and
offering services as a psychological consultant
**new addition**Psychologists with appropriate education, training and experience
may...... *ans* Diagnose and use psychological methods in the treatment of mental,
emotional or nervous illness or disability; alcoholism and other substance abuse;
disorders of habit or conduct; psychological aspects of physical illness, accident, injury
or disability; and psychoeducational evaluation, therapy remediation and consultation.
Measuring and testing consists of ......
(also under practice of psychology) *ans* the psychological assessment and
evaluation of abilities, attitudes, aptitudes, achievements, adjustments, motives and
personality dynamics and or other psychological attributes of individuals, or groups of
individuals by means of standardized measurements or other methods, techniques or
procedures recognized by the science and profession of psychology.
Psychological methods consist of ....... *ans* the application of principles of learning
and motivation in an interpersonal situation with the objectives of modification of
perception and adjustment, and requiring highly developed skills in the disciplines,
techniques, and methods of altering through learning processes, attitudes, feelings,
values, self-concept, personal goals and adaptive patterns.
, Psychological consulting consists of *ans* -interpreting or reporting upon scientific
fact or theory in psychology
-rendering expert psychological opinion
-psychological evaluation
-engaging in applied psychological research.
It shall be unlawful for....
(Necessity for license) *ans* any person to engage in the practice of psychology or to
offer or attempt to do so or to hold himself out to the public by an title or description of
services incorporating the words "psychological, psychologist or psychology" unless he
shall first have obtained a license pursuant to this act, except as detailed below....
Exception ( 1 ) to necessity for license: *ans* Simple acts of persuasion or suggestion
by one person to another, or to a group.
Exception ( 2 ) to necessity for license: *ans* Persons licensed to practice any of the
other healing arts.
(Necessity of License)
(2)
Statement in act regarding licensed psychologist engaging in other helping arts.
*ans* Nothing in this act shall be construed as authorizing any person licensed as a
psychologist to engage in any manner in the practice of any of the other healing arts as
defined in the laws of this commonwealth.
(Necessity of License)
(2)
Statement about psychologist actions outside of own competence
*ans* Psychologist shall assist his client in obtaining professional help for all relevant
aspects of his problem that fall outside the boundaries of the psychologist's own
competence.
(Necessity of License)
(3)
Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent qualified members of other recognized
professions, including but not limited to: *ans* -clergy
-drug and alcohol abuse counselors
-mental health counselors
