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With the enactment of the Mental Health Act in 1995, Korean clinical psychologists have received government-certified licensureand have gained a legal position to actively take part in the national mental health project. As a result, clinical psychologistshave become specialists in mental health, and the scope of their activities as experts has broadened. In addition,since the Mental Health Act was wholly amended to the Act on the Improvement of Mental Health and the Support for WelfareServices for Mental Patients in 2016, the role of the mental health clinical psychologists became more diverse, and thetraining system was also reformed. Therefore, we reviewed the history, main roles, status, and training environments of themental health clinical psychologists in Korea and discussed future directions for further growth. Especially, to maintain legalstatus in government-certified licensure, we suggest some solutions to cope with critical challenges due to the altered mentalhealth system.
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