{"id":1180,"date":"2025-05-26T19:28:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T19:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.werknemerszorg.nl\/niet-gecategoriseerd\/what-does-a-big-registered-psychologist-do\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T08:05:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T08:05:59","slug":"what-does-a-big-registered-psychologist-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.werknemerszorg.nl\/en\/blogs\/what-does-a-big-registered-psychologist-do\/","title":{"rendered":"What does a BIG-registered psychologist do?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1180\" class=\"elementor elementor-1180 elementor-587\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-427c3007 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"427c3007\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b0e2491 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b0e2491\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.werknemerszorg.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/pexels-alex-green-5699418-scaled-r6e313q6pc0odectqbhaho8dctn33vskhiujvv8i1c.jpg\" title=\"pexels-alex-green-5699418\" alt=\"pexels-alex-green-5699418\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1640f8c5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1640f8c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59b6fbb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59b6fbb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does a BIG-registered psychologist do?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f389506 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f389506\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6de53598 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6de53598\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>As an employer, you want to offer your employees professional assistance. But how do you know if that assistance meets the highest quality standards? The answer: choose a BIG-registered psychologist.  <\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38597f34 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"38597f34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22f5f520 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22f5f520\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-275d3610 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"275d3610\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>\ud83d\udd0d What is a BIG registration?<\/strong><\/h5><div><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A BIG-registered psychologist:<\/p><ul><li>Has completed a recognized postgraduate program<\/li><li>Is authorized to independently diagnose and treat<\/li><li>Works according to guidelines and is subject to disciplinary law<\/li><li>Is required to undergo continuing education and quality monitoring<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18fa5a77 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18fa5a77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91a1ae9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"91a1ae9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"388\" height=\"198\" 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