Abstract

After the COVID-19 pandemic and several large-scale national disasters, persistent concerns have been raised regarding the lack of a public response system for mild to moderate psychological difficulties and the absence of a legal foundation for psychological services. Motivated by the reintroduction of the Psychological Counselors Act in 2025, this study synthesizes previous academic discussions and reviews recent international guidelines and oversea cases. This paper aims to comprehensively reexamine the definition of psychological services and their providers, qualification standards, and the relationship with existing national licensure systems. In addition, we also discuss the role of psychological professionals within interdisciplinary collaborative systems and analyze their legislative implications. We propose that the Psychological Counselors Act should be reconsidered not merely in terms of professional interests, but from the broader perspective of advancing the public value of mental health promotion.