ENROLLED
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 62
BY REPRESENTATIVE FALCONER
A RESOLUTION
To commend the Louisiana Psychological Association and to recognize Tuesday, April 12,
2016, as Psychology Day at the state capitol.
WHEREAS, psychology is a diverse discipline, grounded in science, with numerous
applications in everyday life; and
WHEREAS, practicing psychologists have the professional training and clinical
skills to help people learn to cope more effectively with life issues and mental health
problems; and
WHEREAS, psychologists advance the creation, communication, evaluation, and
application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and to improve the lives of their
patients and clients; and
WHEREAS, psychologists study normal and abnormal behavior and treat individuals
with mental and emotional problems; and
WHEREAS, psychologists study and encourage behaviors that build wellness and
emotional resilience; and
WHEREAS, practicing psychologists can help with a range of health problems and
use an assortment of evidence-based treatments to help people improve their lives; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Psychological Association, as the state professional
association representing psychologists in all practice, research, and academic settings, works
to further the development of psychology as a science, as an applied practice, and as a means
of promoting human welfare; and
WHEREAS, currently, more than seven hundred fifty licensed psychologists practice
in this state to serve the people of Louisiana; and
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WHEREAS, in April, the Louisiana Psychological Association will host its annual
convention with an emphasis in 2016 on the support that psychology affords patients and
clients of all ages and in all stages of life.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend the Louisiana Psychological Association and
does hereby recognize Tuesday, April 12, 2016, as Psychology Day at the state capitol.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Lacey Seymour, Ph.D., president of the Louisiana Psychology Association, and Cindy
Bishop, executive director.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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