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to information about psychologists in Nova Scotia.
Psychology is a self-regulated profession under the Nova Scotia Psychologists Act (2000). All psychologists must be registered with the Nova Scotia Board of Examiners in Psychology in order to practice psychology in Nova Scotia. To be registered, psychologists must meet the standards of the profession, which include a graduate degree in Psychology and extensive education, training and supervised work experience in Psychology. As per 22 (2) of the Psychologists Act (2000), professors of psychology are not required to register with the NSBEP while carrying out their teaching and research duties. However, they must use a title or description of services that clearly indicates their professor of psychology status. Under the Psychologists Act, psychologists may examine the behavior of children and adults; diagnose psychological and emotional disorders; provide consultation and therapy; counsel individuals, groups and organizations to enhance physical and mental health and to achieve more effective personal, social and vocational development and adjustment; teach and apply psychological theory and principles regarding behavior and mental processes such as learning, memory, perception and human development, and design, conduct and communicate the results of psychological research. The Nova Scotia Board of Examiners and the Association of Psychologists of Nova Scotia have worked together over the years to ensure the public receives professional services from psychologists. For more information click here. To find out if a person is a psychologist, please check the Directory of Psychologists, and view the Register of Psychologists and the Register of Candidates. Psychologists (Candidate Register) have met the education and training requirements for registration, but have not completed the supervised work experience and the required examinations. Candidates must use the designation “Psychologist (Candidate Register)” which clearly indicates their status; “Psych. (Cand. Reg.)” is permitted. When transferred to the Register of Psychologists, the title “Psychologist” or “ Registered Psychologist” is used, and the abbreviated “R. Psych.” is permitted. A person who is not registered on either of the Registers of the Nova Scotia Board of Examiners in Psychology is not entitled to use any title or description of services containing the words “psychology”, “psychologist” or “psychological”, to practice or offer to practice psychology, or to hold himself or herself out in any way to be entitled to practice psychology, and may be prosecuted under the Psychologists Act.
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