Belgium

Professional title for a Practicing Psychologist:

Psychologist or Clinical psychologist

Criteria, Regulations and Procedures to obtain a License:

Masters degree in clinical psychology (5 years) for the provisional license, then 1 year of supervised practice through a professional internship after which the final license is obtained at the regional (state) level.

License is covered in Belgium/ Flanders, for all kinds of modalities; the license of clinical psychologist allows for the autonomous exercise of clinical psychology: prevention, screening, psycho-diagnostic, counseling and treatment of psychosomatic and mental suffering.

Any Supplemental Resources regarding procedures for Licensure:

Licensing Bodies:

• Commission of Psychologists www.compsy.be
• Federal Public Service for Healthcare: https://www.health.belgium.be/en/node/35295
• Flemish Agency for Care & Health: https://www.zorg-en-gezondheid.be/erkenning-van-klinisch- psychologen-en-klinisch-orthopedagogen

Reciprocity of Licenses:

Not yet, licenses from abroad are always individually compared and validated. Sometimes additional training and/or internships are required.

Temporary/Short-Term Licenses (which are often needed for psychologists doing humanitarian work in foreign countries):

No