Media releases

The following media statements have been issued by the Board.

2020

• Podcast: How the pandemic is changing mental healthcare
  Published 22 September 2020. Read the media release.


• Ahpra and National Boards welcome policy directions
  Published 22 January 2020. Read the media release

2019

• New social media guide
  Published 11 November 2019. Read the media release.
  
  
• Retirement of the 4+2 internship pathway to general registration
  Published 23 May 2019. Read the media release.
  
  
• Practitioners’ responsibility to support public health programs
  Published 8 May 2019. Read the media release.
  
  
• Counsellor convicted for a second time. fined $25,000 for claiming to be a psychologist
  Published 5 April 2019. Read the media release.
  
  
• First national psychology exam quality assurance project completed
  Published 12 March 2019. Read the media release.
  
  
• Counsellor and repeat offender pleads guilty to claiming to be a psychologist
  Published 6 March 2019. Read the media release.

2018

• National Boards support more public information on register
  Published 29 October 2018. Read the media release.
  
  
• Having your registration cancelled means you cannot claim to be registered’ says AHPRA as regulators win conviction
  Published 09 August 2018. Read the media release.
  
  
• Training providers invited to apply for Board-approval to deliver supervisor training
  Published 2 July 2018. Read the media release.
  
  
• Counsellor convicted of claiming to be a psychologist and providing false information to AHPRA
  Published 21 June 2018. Read the media release.
  
  
• New national psychology examination curriculum released today
  Published 29 January 2018. Read media release.

2017

• Annual report shows the Psychology Board of Australia took a consultative approach to regulation of the profession in 2016/17
  Published 15 November 2017. Read media release.
  
  
• Counsellor fined for posing as a psychologist to a vulnerable family
  Published 13 July 2017. Read media release.
  
  
• Local insights, National Scheme: State and territory summaries published
  Published 16 January 2017. Read media release. Download PDF (129 KB,PDF)

2016

• 'No excuse' says Board as court fines social worker for claiming to be a psychologist
  Published 30 November 2016. Read media release. Download PDF (92.1 KB,PDF)
  
  
• Revising and simplifying education and training was a priority for the Psychology Board of Australia in 2015/16
  Published 10 November 2016. Read media release. Download PDF (114 KB,PDF)
  
  
• Board and AHPRA publish health profession agreement
  Published 27 October 2016. Read media release. Download PDF (119 KB, PDF)
  
  
• Supervisor training providers invited to apply for Board approval
  Published 3 October 2016. Read media release. Download PDF (156 KB,PDF)
  
  
• Psychology Board of Australia fees set for 2016/17
  Published 1 September 2016. Read media release. Download PDF (122 KB,PDF)
  
  
• Unregistered psychologist convicted and fined by court
  Published 14 June 2016. Read media release. Download PDF (89.2 KB,PDF)

2015

• Tribunal affirms Board decision to refuse registration
  Published 30 December 2015. Read media release. Download PDF (67.4 KB,PDF)
  
  
• National drug screening protocol
  Published 18 November 2015. Read media release. Download PDF (51.7 KB,PDF)
  
  
• Tribunal reprimands former psychologist, finds professional misconduct
  Published 13 November 2015. Read media release. Download PDF (20.4 KB,PDF) 
  
  
• 2014/15 National Scheme annual report launched
  Published 6 November 2015. Read media release. Download PDF (211 KB,PDF)
  
  
• Psychology Board of Australia sets fee for 2015/16
  Published 2 September 2015. Read media release. Download PDF (123 KB,PDF)
  
  
• Tribunal dismisses psychologist's application for finding to be supressed
  Published 13 May 2015. Read media release. Download PDF (432 KB,PDF)
  
  
• Tribunal finds former psychologist guilty of professional misconduct
  Published 20 April 2015. Read media release. Download PDF (151 KB,PDF)
  
  

2014

• Statement from the Psychology Board of Australia
  Published 23 December 2014. Read media release. Download PDF (159 KB,PDF)
  
  
• South Australian woman pleads guilty to pretending to be a psychologist
  Published 7 November 2014. Read media release, Download PDF (156 KB,PDF)
  
  
• Psychology Board and AHPRA publish health profession agreement
  Published 16 September 2014. Read media release, Download PDF (48.8 KB,PDF) 
  
  
• Psychology Board of Australia sets fee for 2014/15
  Published 27 August 2014. Read media release. Download PDF (112 KB,PDF)
  
  
• National Boards consult on practitioners with blood borne infectious diseases
  Published 24 July 2014. Read media release. Download PDF (189 KB,PDF)
  
  
• Regulatory principles endorsed for National Scheme
  Published 14 June 2014, Read media release, Download PDF (130 KB,PDF)
  
  
• Advertising guidelines have been updated to make them clearer
  Published 20 May 2014, Read media release, Download PDF (160 KB,PDF)
  
  
• Revised guidelines, code and policy released today, effective from March 2014
  Published 14 February 2014. Read media release. Download PDF (269 KB,PDF)
• First National Law offence prosecution results in guilty verdict
  Published 24 January 2014. Read media release. Download PDF (201 KB,PDF)

2013

• Psychologists reminded to renew registration on time
  Published 20 November 2013. Read media release. Download PDF (211 KB,PDF)
  
  
• Australian Psychological Society (APS) and Psychology Board of Australia (National Board) Joint Statement on the future of Accreditation - 1 November 2013
  Published 1 November 2013. Read media release. Download PDF (50.0 KB,PDF)
  
  
• 2012-13 National Scheme Annual Report published
  Published 1 November 2013. Read media release. Download PDF (240 KB,PDF)
  
  
• Fourth-year students seeking provisional registration can apply online now
  Published 7 October 2013. Read media release. Download PDF (79.9 KB,PDF)
  
  
• Psychology Board of Australia sets fee for 2013-14
  Published 29 May 2013. Read media release. Download PDF (108 KB,PDF)
  
  
• Supervisor training providers invited to apply for Board approval
  Published 23 May 2013. Read media release. Download PDF (106 KB,PDF).
   
• Guidelines for supervisors and supervisor training providers released
  Published 30 April 2013. Read media release. Download PDF (326 KB,PDF).
   
• Applications open for Community Reference Group
  Published 10 January 2013. Read media release.

2012

• Psychologists urged to renew registration online and on time - 27 September 2012 (82.4 KB,PDF) Word version (420 KB,DOC)
• The National Boards will consult publicly on social media policy in coming months - 7 September 2012 (76.3 KB,PDF)
• Board and AHPRA publish Health Profession Agreement - 31 August 2012 (149 KB,PDF)
• National Boards consult on international criminal history checks - 25 June 2012 (90.7 KB,PDF)
• Revised registration standards for psychologists - 1 June 2012 (51.5 KB,PDF)
• Board issues guidance on when to be registered - 23 May 2012 (203 KB,PDF)
• First national statistics on psychology supervisors published - 22 May 2012(107 KB,PDF)
• Psychology supervisor list now available online - 17 January 2012 (72.7 KB,PDF)

2011

• Psychologists urged to renew registration online and on time - 11 November 2011 (85.9 KB,PDF)
• Psychology 2011 annual report media release First Psychology Data Released

2010

• Board Waives Provisional Application Fee - 23 December 2010 (218 KB,PDF)
• Australia's psychology workforce profiled - 21 December 2010 (209 KB,PDF)
• Health and Community Psychology Endorsements Approved - 1 December 2010 (203 KB,PDF)
• Ministerial Council approves Psychology Standards - 7 April 2010 (309 KB,PDF)