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2017 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 77
BY SENATOR MILLS
SENATE. Designates Monday, May 8, 2017, as Psychology Day at the Louisiana State
Capitol.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend the Louisiana Psychological Association and to designate Monday, May 8,
3 2017, as Psychology Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.
4 WHEREAS, psychology is a diverse discipline, grounded in science, with numerous
5 applications in everyday life; and
6 WHEREAS, practicing psychologists have the professional training and clinical
7 skills to help people learn to cope more effectively with life issues and mental health
8 problems; and
9 WHEREAS, psychologists advance the creation, communication, evaluation, and
10 application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and to improve the lives of their
11 patients and clients; and
12 WHEREAS, psychologists study normal and abnormal behavior and treat individuals
13 with mental and emotional problems; and
14 WHEREAS, psychologists study and encourage behaviors that build wellness and
15 emotional resilience; and
16 WHEREAS, practicing psychologists can help with a range of health problems and
17 use an assortment of evidence-based treatments to help people improve their lives; and
18 WHEREAS, the Louisiana Psychological Association, as the state professional
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1 association representing psychologists in all practice, research, and academic settings, works
2 to further the development of psychology as a science, as an applied practice, and as a means
3 of promoting human welfare; and
4 WHEREAS, currently, more than seven hundred fifty licensed psychologists practice
5 in this state to serve the people of Louisiana; and
6 WHEREAS, in June, the Louisiana Psychological Association will host its annual
7 convention with an emphasis in 2017 on the support that psychology affords patients and
8 clients of all ages and in all stages of life.
9 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
10 does hereby commend the Louisiana Psychological Association and does hereby designate
11 Monday, May 8, 2017, as Psychology Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.
12 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
13 Lucinda DeGrange, PhD, president of the Louisiana Psychological Association, and Cindy
14 Bishop, executive director.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Christine Arbo Peck.
DIGEST
SR 77 Original 2017 Regular Session Mills
Designates Monday, May 8, 2017, as Psychology Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.
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