The Michigan Board of Psychology was originally formed with the enactment of Public Act 257 of 1959. On September 30, 1978, this authority was transferred to the Public Health Code, Public Act 368 of 1978, as amended.
The Public Health Code defines the practice of psychology as the rendering to individuals, groups, organizations, or the public of services involving the application of principles, methods, and procedures of understanding, predicting, and influencing behavior for the purposes of the diagnosis, assessment related to diagnosis, prevention, amelioration, or treatment of mental or emotional disorders, disabilities or behavioral adjustment problems by means of psychotherapy, counseling, behavior modification, hypnosis, biofeedback techniques, psychological tests, or other verbal or behavioral means. The practice of psychology does not include the practice of medicine such as prescribing drugs, performing surgery, or administering electro-convulsive therapy.
The Public Health Code mandates certain responsibilities and duties for a health professional licensing board. Underlying all duties is the responsibility of the board to promote and protect the public's health, safety, and welfare. The Board implements this responsibility by ascertaining minimal entry level competency of health practitioners. The Board also has the obligation to take disciplinary action against licensees who have adversely affected the public's health, safety, and welfare.
The Michigan Board of Psychology consists of 9 voting members: 5 psychologists, including one nondoctoral psychologist, and 4 public members, each serving 4-year terms.
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Members
Para Knight, Farmington Hills
General public
Term expires 12/31/21
Mindy Fernandes, Walled Lake
General public
Term expires 12/31/22
Mindy Bradish-Orta, Leslie
General public
Term expires 12/31/22
Frances Brown, Beverly Hills
Psychologists
Term ends 12/31/23
Byron Douglas, Ypsilanti
Psychologists
Term expires 12/31/23
Charmeka Whitehead-Newton, Caledonia
Psychologists
Term expires 12/31/23
Gary Harper, Ann Arbor
General public
Term expires 12/31/23
Harper West, Rochester Hills
Nondoctoral Psychologists
Term expires 12/31/24
Melissa Grey, Ph.D., Monroe
Psychologists
Term expires 12/31/24
