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Mental Health Care Act 2017 and RCI

The Big Question..????? Can Counselors, Scholars with PhD in Psychology/Counselling Psychology, MPhil in Counselling Psychology (or other branches) work as mental health practitioners in India?  As per the Mental Health Care Act 2017 and RCI, two years full time supervised training in M. Phil in clinical psychology degree is the only essential qualifications to practice as clinical psychologists in the field of mental health. No other degree such as PhD in Psychology, or certificate, or masters in Clinical Psychology and psychology, Diploma in Guidance, Counselling, Psychotherapy, 3 months or 6 months internship in the field of clinical psychology, open university courses like M.Sc in Psychotherapy and Counseling, individuals underwent few days or few weeks professional training in CBT, REBT, NLP, SLD, Neuropsychology or Hypnosis in India or abroad or similar courses cannot make eligible anyone to practice as Clinical Psychologist in India. So, don’t be misguided by any kind of fake in