Defining High-Risk Psychological Services and Mandating Unregistered Practitioner Disclosure Under the Psychology Registration Framework

Dr Charlene Chen asked the Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Minister for Health in respect of the impending registration framework for psychologists, whether the Ministry will consider requiring all unregistered private practitioners offering mental health counselling services to explicitly state their status in all advertisements and service agreements in the interest of public safety and education.

Dr Charlene Chen asked the Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Minister for Health with reference to the regulatory framework in the practice of psychology and the five psychological subdisciplines identified as involving higher-risk assessments and interventions, what specific clinical criteria or types of therapeutic interventions, such as trauma-informed care or grief counselling, will be used to classify a counselling service as "high-risk" to warrant mandatory oversight in the private sector.

These questions have been addressed in the oral answer to Parliamentary Question No 32 at the Parliament Sitting on 7 May 2026. [Please refer to ​"Measures to Prevent Unregistered Individuals and Companies That Hire Them from Offering Counselling and Therapy Services", Official Report, 7 May 2026, Vol 96, Issue 31, Written Answers to Questions for Oral Answer not Answered by End of Question Time section.]