Health Professions Council - Practitioner Psychologist

Link: http://www.hpc-uk.org/aboutregistration/aspirantgroups/psychologists/

Who is now regulated?

The profession of psychology is divided into seven areas or 'domains' of practice. The domains regulated are:

• Clinical psychologists; Counselling psychologists; Educational psychologists; Forensic psychologists; Health psychologists; Occupational psychologists; Sport and Exercise psychologists

Which titles are protected?

The following titles are generic titles to be used by any HPC registered psychologist::

• Registered psychologist
• Practitioner psychologist

The following are domain specific titles used by individual HPC registered psychologists:

• Clinical psychologist
• Counselling psychologist
• Educational psychologist
• Forensic psychologist
• Health psychologist
• Occupational psychologist
• Sport and exercise psychologist

The title 'psychologist' is not protected on its own.