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<pubDate>Tue, 2 Jun 2026 21:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Legislative Update</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;">If you have any questions please reach out to PSYPACT Staff at info@PSYPACT.gov.&nbsp;</span><script src="https://infograph.venngage.com/js/embed/v1/embed.js" data-vg-id="j1V9fHZemo" data-title="Social Media  welcome Louisiana" data-w="700" data-h="700" data-multipage="true" data-f="false"></script>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 2 Jun 2026 22:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New YouTube Tutorial - Renewal</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Open Sans';">The PSYPACT Commission has a newly released PSYPACT Renewal Tutorial available on YouTube.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Open Sans';"><a href="https://youtu.be/CBi6d135Qjk">PSYPACT Renewal Tutorial - YouTube</a></span><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans';"></span></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 20:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>PSYPACT Commission Newsletter</title>
<link>https://psypact.gov/news/news.asp?id=717787</link>
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<description><![CDATA[<div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Segoe UI'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans';"><strong>The December 2025 PSYPACT Commission Newsletter is now available.</strong><br />You can view it&nbsp;<a href="https://psypact.gov/resource/resmgr/newsletters/psypact_newsletter-_december.pdf" target="_blank" style="font-size: 13px;">HERE</a><span style="color: #444444; font-size: 13px;">.&nbsp;</span></span></div><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Segoe UI'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans';">Previous newsletters are accessible&nbsp;<a href="https://psypact.gov/page/PSYPACTnews" style="font-size: 13px;">HERE</a><span style="color: #444444; font-size: 13px;">.&nbsp;</span></span></div>]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 9 Jan 2026 21:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New YouTube Tutorials</title>
<link>https://psypact.gov/news/news.asp?id=709072</link>
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<description><![CDATA[<p style="margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 4px; overflow-wrap: break-word; color: #424242; font-family: 'Segoe Sans', 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Web (West European)', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #fafafa;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">PSYPACT Staff is excited to announce two new tutorial videos now available on our YouTube channel!</span></p><ul><li style="margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 4px; overflow-wrap: break-word; color: #424242; font-family: 'Segoe Sans', 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Web (West European)', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #fafafa;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><a href="https://youtu.be/53nZda-SJS8 " target="_blank">Accessing Your Digital Badge and Confirmation Certificate</a></span><br />This tutorial is designed to assist PSYPACT Authorization Holders with accessing, viewing, and sharing their digital badge and confirmation certificate.</li><li style="margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 4px; overflow-wrap: break-word; color: #424242; font-family: 'Segoe Sans', 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Web (West European)', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #fafafa;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><a href="https://youtu.be/VPpoxyoCSlc" target="_blank">Guide to Setting Up Your PSYPACT Spotlight Directory</a></span><br />This tutorial provides step-by-step guidance for PSYPACT Authorization Holders on setting up their PSYPACT Spotlight Directory.</li></ul><p style="margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 4px; overflow-wrap: break-word; color: #424242; font-family: 'Segoe Sans', 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Web (West European)', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #fafafa;">Be sure to follow us of <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/psypact" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> for weekly updates and subscribe to our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@PSYPACTCommission" target="_blank">YouTube</a> Channel.&nbsp;</p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 18:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>🔔 Important Update: PSYPACT Emails Are Moving to .gov! 📧✨</title>
<link>https://psypact.gov/news/news.asp?id=708696</link>
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<description><![CDATA[<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="97%" style="width: 97.18%;"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" style="padding: 0in; text-align: left;"> <p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Lora; color: #333232;">PSYPACT Commission Staff are excited to share that starting September 2, 2025, PSYPACT email addresses will be transitioning from the .org domain to .gov. This update helps us better align with our official website and reinforces our commitment to transparency and security.</span></p> </td> <td valign="top" style="width: 0.3pt; padding: 0in; text-align: left;"></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Lora; color: #333232;">&nbsp;</span></p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr style="height: 0.05in;"> <td valign="top" style="height: 0.05in; width: 853.05pt; padding: 0in 12pt 12pt; text-align: left;"></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="97%" style="width: 97.18%;"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" style="padding: 0in; text-align: center;"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="font-family: Lora; color: #333232;">Current Email (.org) --&gt; New Email (.gov)</span></b></p> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 150%;"><a href="mailto:info@psypact.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Lora;">info@psypact.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Lora; color: #333232;"> --&gt; </span><span style="font-family: Lora; color: #5f0b35;"><a href="mailto:info@psypact.gov">info@psypact.gov</a></span><b><span style="font-family: Lora; color: #333232;"> </span></b></p> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 150%;"><a href="mailto:updates@psypact.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Lora;">updates@psypact.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Lora; color: #333232;"> --&gt; </span><span style="font-family: Lora; color: #5f0b35;"><a href="mailto:updates@psypact.gov">updates@psypact.gov</a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 150%;"><a href="mailto:commission@psypact.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Lora;">commission@psypact.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Lora; color: #333232;"> --&gt; </span><span style="font-family: Lora; color: #5f0b35;"><a href="mailto:commission@psypact.gov">commission@psypact.gov</a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 150%;"><a href="mailto:jorwig@psypact.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Lora;">jorwig@psypact.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Lora; color: #333232;"> --&gt; </span><span style="font-family: Lora; color: #5f0b35;"><a href="mailto:janet.orwig@psypact.gov">janet.orwig@psypact.gov</a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 150%;"><a href="mailto:alucas@psypact.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Lora;">alucas@psypact.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Lora; color: #333232;"> --&gt; </span><span style="font-family: Lora; color: #5f0b35;"><a href="mailto:ashley.lucas@psypact.gov">ashley.lucas@psypact.gov</a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 150%;"><a href="mailto:gpolk@psypact.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Lora;">gpolk@psypact.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Lora; color: #333232;"> --&gt; </span><span style="font-family: Lora; color: #5f0b35;"><a href="mailto:gina.polk@psypact.gov">gina.polk@psypact.gov</a></span></p> <p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Lora; color: #333232;">Please update your approved sender list to ensure that the emails are received and not forwarded to your junk/spam folder</span><span style="font-family: Lora; color: black;">.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Lora; color: #333232;">Follow us on LinkedIn for weekly updates:</span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="101" style="background: white; width: 76.05pt;"> <tbody><tr style="height: 26.25pt;"> <td valign="top" style="height: 26.25pt; padding: 0in; border: 1pt solid white; text-align: left;"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100" style="width: 75.3pt;"> <tbody><tr style="height: 8.6pt;"> <td valign="top" style="background: #1214c9; height: 8.6pt; padding: 0in; text-align: left;"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white;"><a href="https://email.cloud2.secureclick.net/c/5524?id=317832.282.1.7f169d2778eec36cece4f44e8eb05b09" target="_blank"><b><span style="padding: 8pt; border: 1pt solid #1214c9; font-family: Lora; color: white;">LinkedIn</span></b></a></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Lora; color: #333232;">Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for tutorials:</span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="0" style="background: white;"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" style="padding: 0in; border: 1pt solid white; text-align: left;"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr style="height: 30.15pt;"> <td valign="top" style="background: #1214c9; height: 30.15pt; padding: 0in; text-align: left;"> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: white;"><a href="https://email.cloud2.secureclick.net/c/5524?id=317832.283.1.a76904ed03b1a6835e3ec67e25f51502" target="_blank"><b><span style="padding: 8pt; border: 1pt solid #1214c9; font-family: Lora; color: white;">YouTube</span></b></a></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> <p style="line-height: 150%;">&nbsp;</p> </td> <td valign="top" style="width: 0.3pt; 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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 19:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New YouTube Video- How to find a PSYPACT authorized provider using the: PSYPACT Spotlight Directory</title>
<link>https://psypact.gov/news/news.asp?id=708634</link>
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<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans';">If you need assistance locating a PSYPACT authorized provider please check out our new YouTube tutorial <a href="https://youtu.be/p-tVyIjNaIs?si=qVRgjQPCtB4J3HI7" target="_blank">HERE</a>.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 20:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>We are excited to announce that PSYPACT now offers a directory!</title>
<link>https://psypact.gov/news/news.asp?id=706062</link>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://psypact.gov/page/Directory" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://psypact.gov/resource/resmgr/directory_announcement.png" style="width: 1360.33px; height: 606.222px;" /></a>]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 20:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Press Release- PSYPACT Announces Launch of Innovative AI Knowledge Assistant</title>
<link>https://psypact.gov/news/news.asp?id=722385</link>
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<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://psypact.gov/resource/resmgr/press/3.17.2026-_psy_press_release.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans';">Press Release- PSYPACT Announces Launch of Innovative AI Knowledge Assistant</span></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>PSYPACT Commission Annual Report 2024</title>
<link>https://psypact.gov/news/news.asp?id=705331</link>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>The PSYPACT Commission has issued the 2024 Annual Report. It can be found <a href="https://psypact.gov/resource/resmgr/annual_report_/psypact_commission_annual_re.pdf">HERE</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Annual Reports from previous years and other PSYPACT News can be found <a href="https://psypact.gov/page/PSYPACTnews">HERE</a>.&nbsp;</p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 7 Jul 2025 21:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>PSYPACT Confirmation emails</title>
<link>https://psypact.gov/news/news.asp?id=694138</link>
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<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans';"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The PSYPACT Commission previously announced that we will begin issuing digital badges and confirmation certificates through Accredible. In doing so, all Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT®) and Temporary Authority to Practice (TAP®) application approval and renewal application approval emails will now be delivered from the email address <a href="mailto:">info@psypact.gov</a>. We are requesting that all Authorization Holders and applicants add <a href="mailto:info@psypact.org"></a><a href="mailto:info@psypact.org" style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 14px;"></a><a href="mailto:" style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 14px;">info@psypact.gov</a> to your approved sender list to ensure that the emails are received. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Open Sans';"></span><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Open Sans';">Please note this change only pertains to applications and renewals approved by the PSYPACT Commission. ASPPB notification pertaining to E. Passports and IPCs will continue to be delivered from </span><a href="mailto:noreply@psypro.org" style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 14px;">noreply@psypro.org</a><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Open Sans';">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Open Sans';"></span><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Open Sans';">Authorization Holders who have been issued a digital badge may also view and share their</span><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Open Sans';">&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Open Sans';">digital badge by creating an account </span><a href="https://authorizations.psypact.gov/issuer/152321/credentials" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Open Sans';">HERE</a><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Open Sans';"> and selecting “SIGN IN”, located in the top right corner of the page.</span></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>PSYPACT Quarterly Newsletter</title>
<link>https://psypact.gov/news/news.asp?id=684197</link>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>The PSYPACT Commission has release the 2024 3rd Quarter Newsletter!</p>
<p>Find all Newsletters <strong><a href="https://psypact.site-ym.com/page/PSYPACTnews">here</a></strong>.</p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 9 Oct 2024 21:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>PSYPACT Releases the 2023 Annual Report</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 20:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>PSYPACT Commission Releases First Annual Report</title>
<link>https://psypact.gov/news/news.asp?id=635825</link>
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<description><![CDATA[The PSYPACT Commission is proud to release the PSYPACT Commission Annual Report 2022. You may view the report by clicking <a href="https://cdn.ymaws.com/psypact.org/resource/resmgr/annual_report_/psypact_commission_annual_re.pdf">here</a>.&nbsp;]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2023 19:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>PSYPACT Commission issues a statement regarding ESA Letters</title>
<link>https://psypact.gov/news/news.asp?id=610020</link>
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<description><![CDATA[The PSYPACT Commission has issued the following statement in regards to the issuance of Emotional Support Animal Letters. You may view the statement by clicking&nbsp;<a href="https://psypact.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/commission/esa_statement_from_psypact_c.pdf"><strong>HERE</strong>.</a>]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2022 20:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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