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California Business And Professions Code Section 2936

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The board shall adopt a program of consumer and professional
education in matters relevant to the ethical practice of psychology.
The board shall establish as its standards of ethical conduct
relating to the practice of psychology, the "Ethical Principles and
Code of Conduct" published by the American Psychological Association
(APA).  Those standards shall be applied by the board as the accepted
standard of care in all licensing examination development and in all
board enforcement policies and disciplinary case evaluations.
   To facilitate consumers in receiving appropriate psychological
services, all licensees and registrants shall be required to post, in
a conspicuous location in their principal psychological business
office, a notice which reads as follows:
"NOTICE TO CONSUMERS: The Department of Consumer Affair's Board of
Psychology receives and responds to questions and complaints
regarding the practice of psychology. If you have questions or
complaints, you may contact the board on the Internet at
www.psychboard.ca.gov, by calling 1-866-503-3221, or by writing to
the following address:   Board of Psychology
  1422 Howe Avenue, Suite 22
  Sacramento, California 95825-3236"

Last modified: January 12, 2009