Consultations and Projects
Review of Accreditation Standards for the Psychology Profession in Australia 2012 & 2013
At the request of the Psychology Board of Australia, APAC is currently undertaking a major review of the accreditation standards for the psychology profession in Australia (the Review).
As part of the Review, APAC re-drafted the current APAC Accreditation Standards for Psychology Courses (the main standards for undergraduate and postgraduate programs of study in psychology in Australia), which have been in place since June 2010 and is currently consulting with stakeholders regarding the Proposed Draft Standards.
Submissions on the Consultation Draft closed on the 8th of December 2012.
Submissions Received
1. ACT Government Health Directorate
2. APS College of Counselling Psychologists
3. APS College of Health Psychologists
4. Australasian Psychology Training Clinic Directors Group
5. Australian Clinical Psychology Association
6. Australian College of Applied Psychology
7. Australian College of Specialist Psychologists
8. Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association
9. Australian Psychological Society
11. Directors of Clinical Programs, Flinders University, University of Adelaide, University of SA
12. Dunn, John
14. Heads of Departments and Schools of Psychology Association
16. Helmes, Edward
17. Leonard, Erika
18. Lewis, Andrew., Ollson, Craig., Jorm, Anthony., Toumbourou, John., Gould, Emma and Rowland, Bosco
21. New Zealand Psychologists Board
22. Organisational Psychology Programs, UNSW, UWA and UQ
23. Psychology Foundation of Australia
24. Queensland Health State-wide Professional Group
25. Queensland University of Technology
26. South Western Sydney Local Health District
32. University of New South Wales MPsych(Clin) Teaching Staff
33. University of New South Wales Directors Organisational and Forensic Postgraduate Programs
35. University of Southern Queensland
36. University of Western Australia
38. University of Wollongong Clinical Psychology Training Team
39. Valentino, Renee
40. Zuessman, Ronnie
41. Not for Publication
42. Not for Publication
43. Not for Publication
Draft Standards: Area of Practice Endorsement
A second set of draft standards, concerned with the specialised components of professional postgraduate programs of education intended to qualify graduates for entry to an Area of Practice Endorsement Registrar program, will be released for public consultation late in May 2013.
APAC encourages all stakeholders to participate in this important review of standards for the education and training of psychologists in Australia.
APAC welcomes feedback from stakeholders.