TY - JOUR
T1 - Riding on a wave
T2 - Reflections on a new era in psychology training
AU - Nicholson Perry, Kathryn
AU - Katsikitis, Mary
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Changes to Australian Psychology Accreditation Council’s Accreditation Standards for Psychology Programs (the Standards) (Australian Psychology Accreditation Council, Citation2019) came into effect on 1 January 2019 and brought with them very significant changes both to the structure and expression of the standards with the potential to result in significant changes to the training of clinical psychologists in Australia. The principal change encapsulated in the new Standards is a shift from measuring inputs to articulating the competencies that graduates at different levels should be able to demonstrate, reflecting a sea change in higher education more broadly. In addition, this is the first time that the Standards have included the specific competencies required for specialised areas of practice, including clinical psychology. Importantly, as a co-signatory to a Statement of Commitment in relation to cultural responsiveness to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in both the higher education and training of the psychology workforce, the Standards refer specifically to competencies required to work effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people rather than referring more general to cultural competence only. The Standards also allow for additional pathways to clinical psychology area of practice endorsement through stand-alone programs for registered psychologists as well as those with other areas of practice endorsement.
AB - Changes to Australian Psychology Accreditation Council’s Accreditation Standards for Psychology Programs (the Standards) (Australian Psychology Accreditation Council, Citation2019) came into effect on 1 January 2019 and brought with them very significant changes both to the structure and expression of the standards with the potential to result in significant changes to the training of clinical psychologists in Australia. The principal change encapsulated in the new Standards is a shift from measuring inputs to articulating the competencies that graduates at different levels should be able to demonstrate, reflecting a sea change in higher education more broadly. In addition, this is the first time that the Standards have included the specific competencies required for specialised areas of practice, including clinical psychology. Importantly, as a co-signatory to a Statement of Commitment in relation to cultural responsiveness to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in both the higher education and training of the psychology workforce, the Standards refer specifically to competencies required to work effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people rather than referring more general to cultural competence only. The Standards also allow for additional pathways to clinical psychology area of practice endorsement through stand-alone programs for registered psychologists as well as those with other areas of practice endorsement.
KW - Psychology
KW - Clinical training
KW - Australian Psychology Accreditation Council
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85121292716&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13284207.2021.2010669
DO - 10.1080/13284207.2021.2010669
M3 - Editorial
AN - SCOPUS:85121292716
SN - 1328-4207
VL - 25
SP - 241
EP - 243
JO - Clinical Psychologist
JF - Clinical Psychologist
IS - 3
ER -