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2009 Connecticut Code
Title 20 Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards
Chapter 383 Psychologists
Sec. 20-187a. License required. Practice defined.
Sec. 20-187a. License required. Practice defined. No person shall practice psychology unless he has obtained a license as provided in section 20-188. The practice of
psychology means the rendering of professional services under any title or description
of services incorporating the words psychologist, psychological or psychology, to the
public or to any public or private organization for a fee or other remuneration. Professional psychological services means the application, by persons trained in psychology,
of established principles of learning, motivation, perception, thinking and emotional
relationships to the assessment, diagnosis, prevention, treatment and amelioration of
psychological problems or emotional or mental disorders of individuals or groups, including but not limited to counseling, guidance, psychotherapy, behavior modification
and personnel evaluation, with persons or groups in the areas of work, family, school,
marriage and personal relationships; measuring and testing of personality, intelligence,
aptitudes, emotions, public opinion, attitudes and skills; and research relating to human
behavior.(1969, P.A. 597, S. 3; P.A. 86-42.)
History: P.A. 86-42 changed the definition of professional psychological services to include "the assessment, diagnosis, prevention, treatment and amelioration of psychological problems or emotional or mental disorders of individuals or groups".
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