Seychelles
Professional title for a Practicing Psychologist:
Registration is under the title ‘Practitioner Psychologist’ and individual practitioners can use the titles ‘Clinical Psychologist’, ‘Educational Psychologist’, etc. depending on their postgraduate qualifications. A person who holds a Bachelor Degree in Psychology can register as a ‘Provisional Psychologist’ and works under the supervision of a ‘Practitioner Psychologist’.
Criteria, Regulations and Procedures to obtain a License:
You need to have completed postgraduate training that would qualify you to practice as a psychologist. This should include a period of supervised practice within the field. To register as a Practitioner Psychologist, you need to complete an HPC Registration form (can be downloaded from www.hpcseychelles.org) and provide the required supporting documents (including certified copies of degree certificates, transcripts, evaluation of qualifications certificate from the Seychelles Qualifications Authority, and evidence of registration in another country if applicable).
Any Supplemental Resources regarding procedures for Licensure: —
Reciprocity of Licenses:
Not currently. A license from a different country may facilitate the process of registration as it would increase credibility but the professional would still need to go through the registration process.
Temporary/Short-Term Licenses (which are often needed for psychologists doing humanitarian work in foreign countries):
Currently, according to the Health Professionals Act (2006), a psychologist can register to practice for 6 months or 24 months but it is the same process either way. The registration process typically takes around 2 weeks and costs 600 Seychelles rupees (300 for processing and 300 for registration for 6 months/2 years), equivalent to around 35 US Dollars.
Name and Website of the Licensing Body/Bodies To Which You Belong:
Health Professionals Council (HPC), Seychelles, www.hpcseychelles.org (*licensed in Seychelles)