PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS
in France
THE SYSTEMICIAN® CLINICIAN OF THE RELATIONSHIP®
You have obtained the Systemician ® Relationship Clinician ® , you can then practice professionally using this title.
The Systemician - Relationship Clinician is a professional in support and helping relationships, who uses the strategic systemic approach (known as the Palo Alto school).
He takes care of patients/clients with a global approach to the individual in his relationship with himself, others and the world. This global support can concern very diverse fields: clinical, education, business, ecology, etc. The title of Systemician is protected by the profession of systemicists via SYPRES-Syndicat des Praticiens en Systememique and requires a minimum training level of 500 hours out of 3 years, as well as adherence to the profession's code of ethics.
This title gives you the possibility of appearing in the directory of LACT graduates and in the directory of Systemicians of the SYPRES union (after validation of the required conditions).
Health professionals can also be Systemician - Relationship Clinician.
Only a doctor is authorized to make a diagnosis within the meaning of the DSM-5 or ICD-11 and to prescribe or modify a drug treatment.
THE PSYCHOPRACTITIONER
It is an unregulated professional who practices psychotherapy, using several techniques from psychotherapeutic models or alternative medicine (NLP, hypnosis, Gestalt therapy, etc.).
The title of psychopractitioner is free, with no training requirement but very strongly recommended. .
The psychopractitioner cannot prescribe and cannot deliver medicinal treatments. He cannot use a title from regulated professions without providing proof of the training, diplomas and conditions required for the exercise of these professions.
THE PSYCHONALIST
He is a professional who uses the method of S. FREUD (exploration of the unconscious to resolve current problems born in childhood), who has followed specific training at university or other school. Psychiatrists and psychologists can be psychoanalysts.
REGULATED PROFESSIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY
in France
THE PSYCHIATRIST
It's a doctor ; it prevents, diagnoses and treats mental illnesses using medication. Sometimes they resort to psychotherapy when they are trained, for example, in a systemic approach, CBT or psychoanalysis. He is the only one who can prescribe drug treatments. These sessions are reimbursed. He works privately and/or in hospital
THE PSYCHOLOGIST
He holds a Master 2 in psychology.
It analyzes and evaluates the behavior of people in difficulty, their problems and their disorders. He cannot prescribe medication. Its sessions are not reimbursed except for those who are registered in the MonparcoursPsy program
THE PSYCHOTHERAPIST
He is a professional who uses psychotherapy (a method of treating mental disorders which is different from biological-drug methods, for example).
The title of psychotherapist is protected in France by article 52 of law n°2004-806 of 08/9/2004 and by decree n°2010-534 of 05/20/2010. Only doctors, psychologists and psychoanalysts under certain conditions can be psychotherapists. They are registered by the ARS on the National Register of Psychotherapists.
OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
in France
The State Registered Nurse
(IDE)
The physiotherapist
The Caregiver
The Specialized Educator
The social worker
The marriage and family counselor
The coach
The mediator
Version dated 01-11-2024
