Licensure and Certification
Licensure and certification summarizes the mechanisms in place for identifying qualified psychologists, both at the governmental level, and by private organizations that credential licensed psychologists. Those terms are distinguished from and compared to other terms such as credentials, registered, and chartered. Standards for the recognition of psychologists are stated. Organizations that credential psychologists in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom are briefly described. Characteristics of credible credentialing organizations are summarized. 
 
 
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counseling psychology; 
health psychology; 
practice in clinical psychology; 
certification; 
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doctoral degree; 
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health; 
health service psychologist; 
licensure
Licensing and Credentialing as Quality Management Tools in Behavioral Health Care
Professional licensing in health services has very little to do with the assurance of quality. While people assume it does, or wish it did, knowing that a provider is licensed assures us only that the state has determined him or her to possess a minimum level of competence. Minimum competence is typically defined as the provider having completed a defined sequence of education, training, and experience followed by successful performance on an independent examination of knowledge and skills.
Neurorehabilitation: A Disciplined Disciplining Discipline
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