The New Zealand Psychologists Board is the regulatory authority appointed under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 in respect of 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.
The Board’s office will be closed from 5pm on Friday 21st December 2018 and reopens at 8.30am on Monday 7th January 2019.
We wish you all a safe & happy holiday season.
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 time and money by completing an online self-assessment. Find employment agencies...
21/12/18 - Vacancy: General Manager/Registrar
The Board is seeking a General Manager/Registrar. The appointee will lead the secretariat team, develop and implement its business plans and fulfil regulatory functions set out in the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003. Click here for the Position Description. Please address enquiries and applications to Board Chair Professor John Bushnell: [email protected]. Closing date: 5pm, Thursday 24 January 2019.
21/12/18 - Grandparenting applications for the Neuropsychologist scope of practice- date extended to 31 March 2021
The Board has extended the final date for applications for the Neuropsychologist scope of practice to 31 March 2021. Application forms can be downloaded here. More information about the application process can be viewed here.
09/07/18 - Family Court Practice Note updated
The Family Court have issued a slightly revised version of their "Family Court Practice Note - Specialist Report Writers". It can be downloaded here. The changes intend to address concerns raised about the lack of communication between Lawyers for Children and Specialist Report Writers.
A summary of the most recent (quarterly) meetings of PPAF and PWF can be downloaded... more
The Psychologists Board meets six 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 2019, click here.
The Board uses various means to consult with its stakeholders, with one of the most important being its meetings with representatives from the NZ College of Clinical Psychologists, the NZ Psychological Society, and University training programme Heads of Department. For the 2019 PPAF meeting schedule, click here.
The Board invites feedback on the guideline document for working with sex, sexuality and gender diverse clients. The guideline will remain open for feedback until Monday, 1st April 2019. Please email any comments, suggestions for additions or amendments and any other feedback to Anne Goodhead.
Posted 13/12/18
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