health professions licensing authority

psychologists board

• membership
• role
• code, policies and forms
• peak body

membership

• Chair – Ms Jeanette Stott
• Prof Member - Ms Vidula Garde
• Public Member – Ms Beth Walker
• Prof Member – Ms Cindy Wall
• Public - Ms Judith Dikstein

role

The Psychologists Board of the Northern Territory is a statutory body responsible for ensuring the public is protected through the regulation of Psychologists registered in the Northern Territory. The Psychologists Board carries out this mandate by:

• Ensuring that all Psychologists have received educational preparation to an agreed national standard;

• Dealing with issues of conduct and taking any disciplinary action as required;

• Administering the framework under which impaired Psychologists can be rehabilitated without necessarily losing their license to practice;

• Assisting to improve Psychologists performance should it be found to be below accepted professional standards, and

• Ensuring that all Psychologists either currently registered or intending to be registered are competent and fit to practise.

The Health Professions Licensing Authority (HPLA) provides a bureau service to the Psychologists Board and carries out administrative duties as directed by it. The objectives of the Health Practitioners Act 2004 (the Act) requires the Psychologists Board to:

• Protect and promote the health and safety of the people of the Territory;

• Promote the highest standard of professional health care practice in the Territory;

• Determine the standards for registration and enrolment of health practitioners and for professional health care practice in the Territory, and

• Facilitate the continuing competence of health practitioners in the Territory.

psychologists code

The Psychologists Code is comprised of General Policies and Psychologist Board Specific Policies listed below.

General Policies

psychologists Board Specific Policies

Note: Policies remain current until a review has been completed and the revised version available on the website

	Entitlement to Registration Psychologist	PDF | DOC
	Supervised Practice Policy	PDF | DOC
	Supervision Forms	PDF | DOC
	Retrospective recognition of Supervised Practice Hours	PDF | DOC
	Indigenous Clients Policy	PDF | DOC
	Use of Title Policy	PDF | DOC
	Phone Counselling Addendum to Supervision Policy	PDF | DOC
	Psychological Services Via Telecommunications Policy	PDF | DOC
	Sexual Relationships Policy	PDF | DOC

Registration Forms

	Application Form – Psychologist	PDF | DOC
	Mutual Recognition & Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Form	PDF | DOC

peak body

Australian Psychological Society