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Practitioner psychologists
Psychology is the scientific study of people, the mind and behaviour. Psychologists attempt to understand the role of mental functions in individual and social behaviour.
Protected titles
Clinical psychologist Counselling psychologist Educational psychologist Forensic psychologist Health psychologist Occupational psychologist Practitioner psychologist Registered psychologist Sport and exercise psychologist
The profession of psychology is divided into seven areas or ‘domains’ of practice. The domains that will be regulated are:
Modalities
Clinical psychologists Counselling psychologists Educational psychologists Forensic psychologists Health psychologists Occupational psychologists Sport and exercise psychologists
Number of registrants: 19,331 (01/05/13)
Professional bodies: Each of the professions regulated by us has at least one professional body and / or association. These organisations do work which may include promoting the profession, representing members, curriculum frameworks, post registration education and training and continuing professional development. Whilst these organisations are separate from the HCPC, their role may be complementary to ours, which is why we have provided their contact details below:
British Psychological Society (BPS) www.bps.org.uk
Association of Educational Psychologists www.aep.org.uk/
Current renewal start date: 01 June 2011
Current renewal end date: 31 May 2013
Next renewal start date: 01 June 2013
Next renewal end date: 31 May 2015
Related Documents:
Standards of proficiency - Practitioner psychologists
Adobe PDF Document 164kb
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