Psychologists Act Article 61

Any person with any of the following qualifications may, after passing the review by the central competent authority, attend a special clinical psychologist examination:1. Having practiced clinical psychology in a medical institution for two years and holding a junior college or higher-level diploma before this Act is published and implemented.2. Having practiced clinical psychology in a medical institution for one year and holding a master’s or higher degree from a relevant psychology institute, faculty or division of a university or independent college before this Act is published and implemented.Any person with any of the following qualifications may, after passing the review by the central competent authority, attend a special counseling psychologist examination:1. Having practiced counseling psychology in a medical institution, a college guidance or counseling center or a community psychological health center for two years and holding a diploma from a university, independent college or higher-level institution before this Act is published and implemented.2. Having practiced counseling psychology in a medical institution, a college guidance or counseling center or a community psychological health center for one year and holding a master’s or higher degree from a psychology, counseling or guidance-related institute, faculty or division of a university or independent college before this Act is published and implemented.3. Having practiced counseling psychology in a government registered institution with psychological counseling or psychological guidance business for three years and holding a diploma from a university, independent college or higher-level institution before this Act is published and implemented.The special examinations under the preceding two paragraphs will be organized three times within 5 years from the publication and implementation of this Act.For any university or independent college graduate majoring in clinical psychology or counseling psychology in a clinical psychology or counseling psychology institute, faculty, or division or graduate institute of related psychological studies and who meets the qualifications under the first and second paragraphs, the sanction under the first paragraph of Article 42 may be waived within 5 years from the date of publication and implementation of this Act.Before this Act is published and implemented, any person who has passed the public clinical psychologist examination under Level III elementary civil servant examinations may file an application for waiver of all subjects included in the clinical psychologist examination under elementary professionals and technologists examinations.