Monsey, NY - Man To Halt Claim To Be Licensed Psychologist

Monsey, NY - State officials have told a local man to stop telling people that he is a licensed psychologist when in fact he isn't, according to the New York state Department of Education.

Zev Ballen entered a compliance agreement with the state Office of Professional Discipline. He agreed to stop advertising himself as a licensed psychologist, according to Jonathan Burman, a spokesman for the Department of Education.
Ballen is licensed by the state as a social worker under the name William M. Ballen. "We told him not to do it anymore and he said he wouldn't," Burman said.

The Education Department is referring the case to the Attorney General's Office for possible prosecution, he said.