Texas leads push for faster certification of mental health professionals

Chair John Bielamowicz of the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists has supported a faster route to certification. (Credit: Maria Crane/The Texas Tribune)

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Aspiring Texas psychologists hope to earn certification and start work faster under a new licensing examination that would be created by the state. The plan, which is catching the eye of other states, calls for Texas boards to conduct state certification tests, eliminating the need for more expensive and time-intensive national certification tests.