Exam for licensed psychologist

Yesterday, I got an exam in Tokyo.

This exam was to get the license of psychologists.

So far, Japan had had no official license or certification of clinical psychologists. Many inofficial organizations have their legislation to certify the members as a professional psychologist. But people cannot distinguish which organization is trustworthy. Indeed, there are several groups which are far from sincere to grow up good psychologists.

At last, the government decided to create a new certification system for psychologists. The act of licensed psychologists came into force the previous year. And yesterday, the first examination for certification was conducted.

You have to get some academic degrees regarding psychology before taking the exam. But, medical practitioners, including psychologists and psychiatrists, who are currently working in a relevant region also take the exam. Therefore, I applied for the exam this year.

The exam was not so hard as I guessed before. You are given four hours to answer only 154 multiple-choice questions. Most of them are easy to answer for psychiatrists. I am sure to pass the exam.