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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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