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What has changed?
Historically, the only pathway to endorsement has been an approved postgraduate qualification (generally a Masters, DPsych or Combined Masters / PhD program in an area of endorsement) or recognition of overseas qualifications.
This news now means that area of practice endorsements identifies psychologists who have completed an approved postgraduate qualification (or a postgraduate qualification that is substantially equivalent or based on similar competencies to an approved qualification), and supervised training in an area of practice.
To be eligible for endorsement, you must:
To be eligible for endorsement, you must:
- hold general registration as a psychologist in Australia, and
- have an approved qualification accredited at sixth year or higher in one of the nine approved areas of practice, or hold a qualification assessed by the Board as substantially equivalent or based on similar competencies
Why did this happen?
What qualifications would be eligible for this pathway?
How to apply
If you believe that you have already completed a period of supervised practice after gaining the qualification that is comparable to a Board-approved registrar program then you can apply for full endorsement as part of this application.
In order to prove equivalence you will need to provide the following:
In order to prove equivalence you will need to provide the following:
- the total hours of supervised psychological practice
- the number of direct client contact hours
- the amount of individual supervision received
- the total amount of supervision received
- the amount of relevant professional development undertaken
- position descriptions setting out specific details of psychological practice undertaken, and
- details of supervisor(s).
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Good luck and let us know if you are applying as we would love to keep up to date with your successes at gaining endorsement!