Hello all Just to clarify the rules we will use for discussion and posting: all cases to be deidentified please change location as well as other identifying info please observe confidentiality in this group (yes, I know we are on the interwebs) ...

Thank you @Karen Forrest !​ ------------------------------ Tegan Carrison Australian Association of Psychologists Incorporated ------------------------------

Yes I completed the brief & extended questionnaires. Worth the time to make our voices loudly heard. These guidelines will unnecessarily restrict family & adult access to assessment. And of course we all know, that there are many of us as Psychologists ...

Thank you everyone for getting involved with this. AAPi has participated in formal interviews this week regarding these guidelines but this is an important opportunity to send a clear message that the current guidelines are needlessly restricting and ...

I agree it is an opportunity to express our views. I will complete the survey, Claire Schooneveldt (Wood)

Thanks Carolyn. I sent her a message this morning. Fingers crossed they will join in the advocacy fight. ------------------------------ Karen Donnelly ------------------------------

I agree @Pablo and its not the worst of what is in there. Make sure you provide extended feedback rather than the short form. There have provided misleading information about the years of study to gain endorsement, mislead the public to believe it is ...

I completed the short questionnaire and then then longer questionnaire- it takes a while but is an important opportunity for us to highlight the inequality in the guidelines & how it will further impact the public's access to assessment. ------------------------------ ...

Hello I followed the link and found that for psychology it reads: Successfully completed a 4-year Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) endorsed university degree, followed by 2 years of supervised professional training to become a registered ...

Hello, Has anyone been asked to supervise or mentor a practitioner who is not a psychologist/ social worker/ counsellor? I have been approached by a music therapist studying a graduate certificate in PBS asking to be supervised as part of their course. ...