C-26 - Professional Code

Section 187.1 Disposition versions

2020-09-24

187.1. With the exception of physicians and psychologists, no person shall practise psychotherapy or use the title of “Psychotherapist” or any other title or abbreviation which may lead to the belief that he is a psychotherapist, unless he holds a psychotherapist’s permit and is a member of the Ordre professionnel des conseillers et conseillères d’orientation du Québec, the Ordre professionnel des criminologues du Québec, the Ordre professionnel des ergothérapeutes du Québec, the Ordre professionnel des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec, the Ordre professionnel des psychoéducateurs et psychoéducatrices du Québec, the Ordre professionnel des sexologues du Québec or the Ordre professionnel des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Québec.

Psychotherapy is psychological treatment for a mental disorder, behavioural disturbance or other problem resulting in psychological suffering or distress, and has as its purpose to foster significant changes in the client’s cognitive, emotional or behavioural functioning, his interpersonal relations, his personality or his health. Such treatment goes beyond help aimed at dealing with everyday difficulties and beyond a support or counselling role.

The Office shall establish by regulation a list of actions which relate to psychotherapy but do not constitute psychotherapy within the meaning of the second paragraph, and shall define those actions.

1998, c. 18, s. 3; 2009, c. 28, s. 11; 2020, c. 15, s. 16.

2012-06-21

187.1. With the exception of physicians and psychologists, no person shall practise psychotherapy or use the title of “Psychotherapist” or any other title or abbreviation which may lead to the belief that he is a psychotherapist, unless he holds a psychotherapist’s permit and is a member of the Ordre professionnel des conseillers et conseillères d’orientation et des psychoéducateurs et psychoéducatrices du Québec, the Ordre professionnel des ergothérapeutes du Québec, the Ordre professionnel des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec or the Ordre professionnel des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Québec. (see notes 1 and 2 below)

Psychotherapy is psychological treatment for a mental disorder, behavioural disturbance or other problem resulting in psychological suffering or distress, and has as its purpose to foster significant changes in the client’s cognitive, emotional or behavioural functioning, his interpersonal relations, his personality or his health. Such treatment goes beyond help aimed at dealing with everyday difficulties and beyond a support or counselling role.

The Office shall establish by regulation a list of actions which relate to psychotherapy but do not constitute psychotherapy within the meaning of the second paragraph, and shall define those actions.

1998, c. 18, s. 3; 2009, c. 28, s. 11.

NOTE 1: as of 8 December 2010, the Ordre professionnel des conseillers et conseillères d’orientation et des psychoéducateurs et psychoéducatrices du Québec is designated under the name of “Ordre professionnel des conseillers et conseillères d’orientation du Québec”. (See chapter C-26, r. 77).

NOTE 2: on 8 December 2010, a professional order was constituted by letters patent under the name of “Ordre professionnel des psychoéducateurs et psychoéducatrices du Québec”. (See chapter C-26, r. 208).

NOTE 3: on 10 October 2013, a professional order was constituted by letters patent under the name of “Ordre professionnel des sexologues du Québec”. (See chapter C-26, r. 222.2).

NOTE 4: on 22 July 2015, a professional order was constituted by letters patent under the name of «Ordre professionnel des criminologues du Québec». (See chapter C-26, r. 90.1).

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187.1. No person may use the title of psychotherapist or any other title or abbreviation which may lead to the belief that the person is a psychotherapist unless the person is a member of a professional order and holds a valid permit for that purpose issued in accordance with the standards prescribed under this chapter.

1998, c. 18, s. 3.