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17-97-103. Exceptions generally.
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17-97-103. Exceptions generally.
(a) This chapter does not prohibit:
(1) The teaching of psychology or the conduct of psychological research by licensed or unlicensed psychologists or other licensed or unlicensed professionals under the laws of Arkansas if the teaching or research does not involve the delivery or supervision of direct services to individuals who are themselves, rather than a third party, the intended beneficiaries of the services without regard to the source or extent of payment for services rendered;
(2) The provision of expert testimony by psychologists who are exempted by this chapter;
(3) Members of other professions licensed under the laws of Arkansas from rendering services within the scope of practice as set out in the statutes regulating their professional practices, if they do not represent themselves to be psychologists or psychological examiners;
(4) Recognized members of the clergy from functioning in their ministerial capacities, if they do not represent themselves to be psychologists or psychological examiners or their services to be psychological services;
(5) Students of psychology, psychological interns, psychological residents, and other persons preparing for the profession of psychology from performing as a part of their training the functions specified in § 17-97-102, but only under qualified supervision; or
(6) The practice of psychology through a program in partnership with federal Innovative Readiness Training if the psychologist or psychological examiner has obtained a license to practice from another state, commonwealth, territory, or the District of Columbia.
(b) A person holding an earned doctoral degree in psychology from an institution of higher education may use the title “Psychologist” in conjunction with t
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-97-103
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17-97-103. Exceptions generally.
(a) This chapter does not prohibit:
(1) The teaching of psychology or the conduct of psychological research by licensed or unlicensed psychologists or other licensed or unlicensed professionals under the laws of Arkansas if the teaching or research does not involve the delivery or supervision of direct services to individuals who are themselves, rather than a third party, the intended beneficiaries of the services without regard to the source or extent of payment for services rendered;
(2) The provision of expert testimony by psychologists who are exempted by this chapter;
(3) Members of other professions licensed under the laws of Arkansas from rendering services within the scope of practice as set out in the statutes regulating their professional practices, if they do not represent themselves to be psychologists or psychological examiners;
(4) Recognized members of the clergy from functioning in their ministerial capacities, if they do not represent themselves to be psychologists or psychological examiners or their services to be psychological services;
(5) Students of psychology, psychological interns, psychological residents, and other persons preparing for the profession of psychology from performing as a part of their training the functions specified in § 17-97-102, but only under qualified supervision; or
(6) The practice of psychology through a program in partnership with federal Innovative Readiness Training if the psychologist or psychological examiner has obtained a license to practice from another state, commonwealth, territory, or the District of Columbia.
(b) A person holding an earned doctoral degree in psychology from an institution of higher education may use the title “Psychologist” in conjunction with the activities permitted in subdivisions (a)(1) and (2) of this section.
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17-97-102. Definitions — Levels of practice of psychology.
(a) As used in this chapter:
(1)(A) “Practice of psychology” means the observation, description, evaluation, interpretation, or modification of human behavior by a person who holds an advanced graduate degree in psychology and is trained in the application of psychological principles, methods, or procedures for one (1) or more of the following purposes:
(i) Preventing or eliminating symptomatic, maladaptive, or undesired behavior;
(ii) Enhancing interpersonal relationships, work and life adjustment, personal effectiveness, and behavioral and mental health; and
(iii) Consulting, teaching, and research.
(B) “Practice of psychology” includes without limitation:
(i) Testing and measuring, that consist of the administration and interpretation of tests measuring personal characteristics, such as intelligence, personality, abilities, interests, aptitudes, achievements, motives, personality dynamics, psychoeducational processes, neuropsychological brain functioning, and other psychological attributes of individuals or groups;
(ii)(a) Diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders, that consist of the appropriate diagnosis of mental disorders, behavior disorders, and brain dysfunctions, according to standards of the profession and the ordering or providing of treatments according to need.
(b) Treatment includes without limitation providing:
(1) Counseling;
(2) Psychotherapy;
(3) Marital and family therapy;
(4) Group therapy;
(5) Behavior therapy;
(6) Psychoanalysis;
(7) Hypnosis;
(8) Biofeedback;
(9) Other psychological interventions that aim to modify and adjust perceptions, habits, or conduct; and
(10) The psychological aspects of physical illness, pain, injury, or disab
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-97-102
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