PSYC201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Professional Responsibility, Professional Liability Insurance, Professional Development
2 Jun 2018
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Week 12 Lecture: Ethics
• Complaints from clients about psychs:
o Confidentiality
o Sexual relationships – boundaries
o Incompetent services/psychologists
o Expense
o Low complaint rate though
• Complaint goes to a tribunal – proceedings are recorded and transcribed and
are made publicly available on the internet
Registration & APS membership –
• Psychologists must be registered to practice and use the title
• Psychologists do not need to be a member of the APS
• Why join the APS?
o Indemnity insurance
o Legal consultation
o Private practice resources
o Professional network of colleagues
o Conferences/Professional development
• Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) → regulate many
boards (including Psychology Board of Australia)
Psychology Board of Aust –
• Registering psychologists and students
• Developing standards, codes and guidelines for psychology profession
• Handling notifications, complaints, investigations and disciplinary hearings
• Assessing O/S trained practitioners who wish to practice in Australia
• Approving accreditation standards and accredited courses of study
Registration Standards:
• Intensive registration process
• Continuing professional development
• Criminal history
• English language skills
• General registration standard
• Professional indemnity insurance
• Provisional registration
• Recency of practice
• Areas of practice endorsement
Codes and Guidelines:
• Mandatory notification
• Continuing professional development
• Guidelines for internship programs
• Advertising of regulated health services
• Psychology areas of practice endorsement
• PBA has adopted the APS Code of ethics for the profession
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