The Board acts in an advisory capacity to the Department and to the Director of Health in all matters pertaining to the practice of the profession. The Board is responsible for the review and approval of applications for initial licensure, the formulation and promulgation of Rules and Regulations pertaining to the practice of the profession and for the over all exercise of disciplinary authority over all persons regulated under the statute. The categories of professional licensure and certification which fall within the authority of the Board are Psychologists and Temporary Practice Permits in Psychology (Psychologist Trainees).

Individuals regulated under the authority of this Statute provide services which directly effect the physical and mental health of the citizens of Rhode Island. The Board, and the Department of Health, strives to assure that only the highest quality care and services are delivered to the consumer. It is the mission of the Board to ensure that only qualified individuals enter the regulated profession, that the care and services which these individuals provide are within the standard of practice of the profession and that they maintain their professional competence through continuing education activities if required by statute.

Board Members

Name	Position	Term Expiration
James P. Curran, Ph.D.	Psychologist	06/30/2009
Vacancy	Consumer Member	06/30/2003
James F. Campbell, Ph.D.	Academic Psychologist	06/30/2010
Margaret Paccione-Dyszlewski, PhD	Psychologist	06/30/2009
Peter Oppenheimer, PhD	Psychologist	06/30/2008

2008 Meeting Dates:

Time: 8:30 a.m.

January 17th	March 13th	May 15th
July 17th	September 18th	November 13th

The Rhode Island Department of Health is accessible to the handicapped. Individuals requiring interpreter services for the hearing impaired must notify the Office of Health Professionals Regulation at least 48 hours in advance. For any information regarding the above meetings, please contact the Board Administrator listed at the bottom left of this page.

Disciplinary Actions since January 1, 1991. For Disciplinary Actions prior to January 1, 1991 or copies of Disciplinary Orders please contact the Board Administrator listed at the bottom left of this page.

Name	License Number	Sanction	Date of Sanction
Dannenfelser, Richard	Unlicensed	Cease and Desist for practicing without a license	08/01/2007
Esposito, Ronald, A.	63	Suspension; Evaluation and Rehabilitation Counseling	12/10/1991
Folkers, Charles, E.	415	6 Months Suspension, Stayed; 1 Year Probation with Supervision; CE	04/25/1997
Norman, William	158	Return to full Unrestricted Status	10/11/2001
Norman, William	158	1 Year Suspension, Stayed; 1 Year Probation with Supervision	08/09/2000
Stein, Joyce	PS00438	License Reinstated	10/02/2006
Stein, Joyce	PS00438	1 Year Suspension	10/02/2006
Wuraftic, Robert, D.	126	6 mo. Suspension, Stayed; 1 yr Probation w/ Conditions; CE	03/10/1997

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