{"id":2512,"date":"2025-04-01T14:03:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T12:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpse\/?page_id=2512"},"modified":"2025-04-02T15:35:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T13:35:33","slug":"clinical-training","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpse\/en\/clinical-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinical Training"},"content":{"rendered":"

On 10th<\/sup> May 2015 <\/a>and 10th<\/sup> July 2016<\/a>, two laws were passed by the Federal government regulating the recognition of clinical psychologists and educational therapists as mental health professionals. These laws describe the activities that clinical psychologists and educational therapists may carry out, with the aim of ensuring the best possible quality of these activities for patients.<\/p>\n

Since January 2020, students have been required to have a licence and accreditation <\/a>in order to legally practise as a clinical psychologist or clinical educational therapist.<\/p>\n

Why become a clinician?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The title of \u201cclinician\u201d grants independent practice (prevention, support, care), the practice of psychotherapy and the supervision of other colleagues or assistants. Holding this title is not an obligation in itself, but rather depends on each individual\u2019s career plan.<\/p>\n

Students who have completed their Master\u2019s in Psychology but do not wish to become clinicians may nevertheless work in the field as psychologists or educational therapists in multidisciplinary teams.<\/p>\n

How do you become a clinician?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Any student registered from the 2017-2018 academic year in<\/u> <\/strong>a faculty of psychology and\/or education in the French Community of Belgium who wishes to use the title of \u201cClinical Psychologist\u201d or \u201cClinical Educational Therapist\u201d will require a licence and accreditation.<\/p>\n

Licence<\/strong><\/p>\n

In order to practise a regulated healthcare profession, you need to be in possession of a licence to practise. This is issued by the Federal Public Health Service on the basis of a certificate issued by your university confirming that you have followed a course of study in clinical psychology\/clinical orthopaedagogy that meets the legal requirements<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A licence will enable you to begin the process of obtaining the accreditation required to practise clinical psychology or clinical orthopaedagogy.<\/p>\n

The conditions for obtaining a licence are detailed in the tabs dedicated to clinical psychology and clinical orthopaedagogy.<\/p>\n

The licence does not have to be renewed but, in rare cases, it can be withdrawn (incapacity to practise).<\/p>\n

Approval<\/strong><\/p>\n

Accreditation is authorisation to practise clinical psychology or orthopaedagogy under the title of Clinical Psychologist\/Clinical Educational Therapist and therefore allows independent, unsupervised practice.<\/p>\n

Accreditation ensures the professional skills and qualifications of the person wishing to practise as a Clinical Psychologist\/Clinical Educational Therapist, and guarantees patients the quality of the training received.<\/p>\n

Like a licence, accreditation is compulsory for psychologists or educational therapists wishing to practise as clinicians. They are considered to be healthcare professionals and are therefore required to comply with the specific laws that apply in this field, in particular the Law of 22nd<\/sup> August 2002 on patients’ rights and the law of 22nd<\/sup> April 2019 on the quality of healthcare practice.<\/p>\n

Unless otherwise stipulated, approval entitles you to full exemption from VAT.<\/p>\n

In the near future, accreditation will be compulsory to enable patients to benefit from financial assistance from social security (INAMI, \u201cmutuelle\u201d<\/em> health insurance company).\u00a0 INAMI is associated with primary psychological care, as well as specialised psychological care, with services reimbursed under the framework defined by this scheme. The INAMI number is currently reserved for clinical psychologists who have signed an agreement with the INAMI.<\/p>\n

It is issued by the Direction des agr\u00e9ments des prestataires de sant\u00e9 <\/em>(Department for the Accreditation of Healthcare Providers) of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. It checks that the applicant:<\/p>\n