The New Zealand Psychologists Board is the regulatory authority appointed under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 in regard to the profession of psychology. The principal purpose of the Act is to protect the health and safety of members of the public by providing for mechanisms to ensure that health practitioners are competent and fit to practise their profession.
Read more about the HPCA Act, the Board, and the Board’s functions. Find out what psychologists do and how you can have your concerns about a psychologist’s competence, fitness, or conduct addressed...
Read more about a psychologist's responsibilities under the HPCA Act, renewing a practising certificate, making a non-practising declaration, and the CCP. Login to update your details on the Register...
Read more about training to be a psychologist. Find out which training programmes have been accredited by the Board, and access information about the psychology workforce...
Read more about how to register. Access application forms and checklists and find out how you can save money by requesting a “non-binding assessment”. Find employment agencies...
As advised in its newsletters in June and December 2011, the Psychologists Board has been involved in discussions with Health Workforce New Zealand (HWNZ) around proposals to amalgamate the secretariats of all Regulatory Authorities... more
The 2012/2013 APC renewal notice has been mailed out... more
We are pleased to announce that the Hon Tony Ryall (Minister of Health) has appointed Mr Jhanitra (Jhan) Gavala to the Psychologists Board... more
This year's Board Forum (23/04/12) will include updates and discussion of some very important developments confronting the Board and the profession... more
The Ministry of Health will be conducting a review of the HPCA Act beginning in early 2012... more
The project to translate the Code of Ethics for Psychologists Working in Aotearoa New Zealand into te reo Maori has reached the final stage....more
The Board's office will be closed on Wednesday, May 2nd 2012, to enable secretariat staff to attend a training event. Any urgent matters can be communicated to Steve Osborne on 0274 199 205, or by email (click here). Our apologies for any inconvenience caused.
The Psychologist Board normally meets four times a year in Wellington, and also conducts some business by email and teleconference to keep costs down and to progress more urgent matters. For a schedule of the Board's meetings in 2012, click here.
The Board uses various means to consult with its stakeholders, with one of the most important being its quarterly meetings with representatives from the NZ College of Clinical Psychologists, the NZ Psychological Society, and University Heads of Department. For their 2012 meeting schedule, click here.
One of the Board's key responsibilities is linking with stakeholders. Board representatives routinely present at the NZCCP and NZPsS conferences each year, and have begun meeting with Interns and psychologists in the regions. For a schedule of upcoming forums, click here.
The Board previously published a discussion paper towards developing guidelines for "Providing Psychological Services via the Internet". We thank those who have contributed their thoughts. The Board has now published the draft (proposed) best practice guidelines "Psychology services delivered via the internet and other electronic media" for consultation, and invites your comment. The draft guidelines can be downloaded here.
The Board has published the draft (proposed) best practice guidelines "The use of Psychometric Tests" for consultation, and invites your comment. The draft guidelines can be downloaded here.
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