Talk:Training and licensing of clinical psychologists

US, UK, and Canada-centric
Changed the intro to other licenses to:


 * There are professions whose scope of practice overlaps with the practice of psychology (particularly with respect to providing psychotherapy) and for which a license is required.

The other licenses do not allow one to "practice psychology."

This article is US, UK, and Canada-centric, but the articles does not say so overtly. This is confusing, as it implies that countries besides the US, UK, Canada do not have licensing requirements. I suggest changing the name of the article to "Training and licensing of clinical psychologists in the US, UK, and Canada." 79.183.231.130 (talk) 08:18, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

Merger proposal
I propose that Training and licensing of clinical psychologists be merged into Psychologist. I think there are common elements between the two articles, and the information on training and licensing for each region should go under the sections for those regions on the Psychologist page. This page is not heavily linked, not an article title many people would search out, and contains information that goes beyond just clinical psychologists (and into counselors, therapists, psychological associates, etc.). Netoholic @ 23:33, 9 June 2014 (UTC)
 * I agree for the reasons you stated. Good idea. :o) -  Mark D Worthen PsyD  03:09, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

License Exemption Clarification
I've added a clarification that, in some jurisdictions (Oregon, for one), one can practice counseling or marriage and family therapy either with or without a license. RobertPlamondon (talk) 03:23, 10 February 2015 (UTC)

Yes, thanks... I noticed that was absent from the article, which seems to state that every state requires a license. It would be good to include a list of U.S. states that do not require a license to be a psychotherapist. --David Alexander PlanetThoughts.org / Green-Wave-Email.com / OpalComputing.com 11:21, 5 May 2015 (UTC)

Section merge (Continuing education)
In addition to providing an overview of clinical psychologists' role in mental health care, the article Mental health professional contains a sub-section Continuing Education Requirements for Clinical Psychologists. The sub-section is well outside that article's scope. As continuing education is within the realm of training and licensing, I propose merging it into this article—with a shorter section heading: Continuing education. —Shelley V. Adams ‹blame credit › 13:22, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

Yes, let's merge!
I agree that merging Training and licensing of clinical psychologists into Psychologist would be wise. Continuing Education Requirements for Clinical Psychologists should be updated and expanded to include information from other parts of the world and then be moved to Psychologist as well. --Hordaland (talk) 23:07, 11 July 2016 (UTC)