Isn't it also true though, that third party payers will only pay for services provided by a licensed individual? That would seem to make it a moot point. Carol
Carol L. DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Chair, Department of Psychology St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Street Davenport, Iowa 52803 Phone: 563-333-6482 e-mail: devoldercar...@sau.edu web: http://web.sau.edu/psychology/psychfaculty/cdevolder.htm The contents of this message are confidential and may not be shared with anyone without permission of the sender. -----Original Message----- From: Michael Smith [mailto:tipsl...@gmail.com] Sent: Mon 11/2/2009 2:14 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Can anyone call him/herself a psychotherapist? I think it's probably true in canada as well. I know of one "hypnotherapist" in toronto who has a B.A. in psych. I know of several who have an Med. And I have known one who had no official qualification whatsoever but who had read a lot about dream interpretation and ran a counselling service. --Mike On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 9:24 AM, Paul Brandon <paul.bran...@mnsu.edu> wrote: > > This would be a matter of state law; as far as I know your statement is > correct for Minnesota. > On Nov 2, 2009, at 8:03 AM, Paul Okami wrote: > > My understanding is that in the UK, Canada, and the USA, anyone can call him > or herself a "therapist" or "psychotherapist" and practice, as long as that > person does not claim to be licensed, use the word "psychologist" or > "Doctor" and so forth. I'm virtually positive this was true at one time, > and various web sites claim that it is true, but recently someone challenged > this statement and told me that at least in some states the law requires > anyone claiming to be a therapist to be licensed. > > Does anyone know about this with some measure of certainty? > > Thanks, > Paul Okami > > Paul Brandon > Emeritus Professor of Psychology > Minnesota State University, Mankato > paul.bran...@mnsu.edu > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) > --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
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