Florida/Georgia Personal Injury & Workers Compensation

...ist the public primarily with emotional survival, which in turn affects physical and psychological survival, the practice of psychology and school psychology by unqualified persons presents a danger to public health, safety and welfare. 44 Fla.Stat. § 490.002....

...f their qualifications. The legislative concern, however, is clear from the statutes--it has found that the practice of psychology and the allied fields by unqualified persons presents a danger to "public health, safety and welfare." Fla.Stat.Ann. §§ 490.002 and 491.002....

...gical problems as well as to her physical problems. 153 N.W.2d at 881. The Florida legislature has recognized "that as society becomes increasingly complex, emotional survival is equal in importance to physical survival." Psychological Services Act, section 490.002, Florida Statutes (1986)....

...This statute regulates the licensure of professionals practicing psychology, school psychology, clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, and mental health counseling, "to further secure the health, safety and welfare of the public." Sections 490.002, 490.003, and 490.005, Florida Statutes (1986)....

...to demonstrate knowledge and use of biological bases of behavior. However, the Board stipulated prior to appeal that Dr. Marrero's lack of a course in this subject does not pose a permanent impediment to her licensure. [2] The rule mistakenly cites section 490.002(2). There is no subsection (2) to section 490.002, and the parties agree that 490.009 is the statute to which the rule is intended to refer....

...essional Regulation, Board of Medical Examiners v. Durrani, 455 So.2d 515 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984), and is consistent with the legislature's intent to establish uniformity as well as to protect the public from the danger of unqualified psychologists. See section 490.002, Fla....

...sional Regulation, Board of Medical Examiners v. Durrani, 455 So.2d 515 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984), and is consistent with the legislature’s intent to establish uniformity as well as to protect the public from the danger of unqualified psychologists. See section 490.002, Fla.Stat....

...uirements under the original 1982 application... ." [5] In this regard, we also observe that the general public interest would not be well served here by permitting such licensure in contravention of the plain statutory educational requirements. See Section 490.002, F.S.

...Richter, 671 So. 2d 149, 153 (Fla. 1996). Here, it is clear that the statute establishes the confidentiality of psychotherapist communications and very limited means of waiving that privilege. This is also consistent with the legislative intent expressed in section 490.002, Florida Statutes, that “in order to preserve the health, safety, and welfare of the public, the Legislature must provide privileged communication for members of the public or those acting on their behalf to encourage needed or desi...