Psychology Council of New South Wales

Clinical supervision is a collaborative process that is integral to our training and professional development and identity as competent psychologists, whatever our stage of career. All training pathways involve intensive individual (and often group) supervision, which...

An important part of being a health professional is getting the healthcare you need, without fear of a mandatory notification being made against you. The Health Practitioner Regulation National Law sets out the mandatory reporting obligations for registered health...

The Council is increasingly concerned that the content of client records is significantly below the accepted professional standard. The standard is quite varied, and often so poor, that Council is taking this opportunity to remind psychologists of their obligations...

Mandatory reporting is just that, mandatory. It is not optional . In NSW, psychologists’ mandatory responsibilities are prescribed under three pieces of legislation that cover three different types of mandatory reporting. The Children and Young Persons (Care and...

Private practice psychologists are often tempted to offer couple therapy to appease referrers and potential clients despite having little or no training in the area. Unfortunately, as more psychologists are drawn to meeting this demand, the number of complaints...

Boundary violations are one of the most common reasons why complaints are made about practitioners and one of the most potentially damaging experiences for clients. Establishing and maintaining clear professional boundaries is a key principle of ethical practice as a...

In the early 1990s I was invited to join a working committee of the then NSW Psychologists Registration Board. The committee had been charged with the task of writing a Code of Ethics for the Board. My academic appointment at the University of Newcastle was in the...