Two psychologists spoil reputation of sector (opens original article in a new tab)

A study found that only a small number of South African psychologists faced ethical sanctions, with fraudulent billing being the most common misconduct, primarily driven by two individuals.

• Only 97 out of 8,488 South African psychologists were cited for ethical transgressions over a decade
• Fraudulent billing accounted for 83% of all ethical transgressions, with two practitioners responsible for 66% of fraud-related offences
• Gauteng recorded 74.2% of all sanctioned psychologists, while KwaZulu-Natal had the second-highest proportion of transgressions