Shane Wang
Department of Social Work Soo Chow University
In 2001, the implementation of the “Psychologists’ Act” is one of the most important events in the helping profession in Taiwan. As a “situated practitioner,” the author describes the process of legislation which reflects the dynamic of social reality and personal life experience, and leads to a change of position—the “situated practitioner” revokes his ”support” and resists this social action. This paper presents a critical discourse on the socio-cultural implications of the “Psychologists’ Act,” which generates the hegemony of culture and knowledge. It also examines the social consciousness that is being raised among the helping profession practitioners.
Keywords: Psychologists’ Act , licentiation, cultural hegemony, social consciousness