[The Enactment of "the Certified Public Psychologists Act" and the Issues to be Considered].

Abstract

In this thesis, the historic circumstancs of enactment of and the forthcoming issues related to "the Certified Public Psychologists Act" are reported."The Certified Public Psychologists Act" was established thanks to the united efforts of a great number of the persons concerned, and the Act is scheduled to take effect in September 2017."The Certified Public Psychologist" is an occupational register: it is a qualification without which a person is allowed to deliver relevant services, but not permitted to feign a "Certified Public Psychologist". And since the Certified Public Psychologist is a general qualification, psychologists with the qualification are allowed to work in various fields such as educational area, medical/clinical area, forensic/criminal area, and industrial/occupational area. Mental problems in the modern society arise, in many cases, from various multidimensional factors which are intertwined and mutually related. Psychologists, in offering professional support in actual settings, need to be aware of their accountability that theories and skills are right for the supports. In addition, a sense of balance is required in collaboration, or team approach. It is emphasized that enhancing the systems for training and education is an urgent issue because continuous exertion to improve the compre- hensive capacity as professionals for future is indispensable.