La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXIII-1705 - Use of Specialty Title

A. The use of any specialty title must be consistent with the board's "ethical standards" and with such additional standards as may be designated by other, professional but nonstatutory, boards which certify the use of such specialty titles by individuals who present appropriate qualifications to them.

B. The term specialty refers to an area within the profession of psychology which can be identified on the basis of a history and tradition of service, research, and scholarship to have a body of knowledge and a set of skills related to that knowledge base, and which is distinguishable from other such specialties.

C. "Special proficiency" recognizes the mastery of a special skill, special technique, or an in-depth knowledge of the needs of a specific population or problems of a specific setting. Such special proficiencies are not unique to any one specialty of psychology, and also may not be unique to the profession of psychology.

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La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXIII-1705

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Board of Examiners of Psychologists, LR 6:602 (October 1980), Amended by the Department of Health, Board of Examiners of Psychologists, LR 49679 (4/1/2023).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:2353.