TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychology regulation, education, and representation in Australia
AU - Kavanagh, Phillip S.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Psychology training in Australia is a multifaceted pathway with not all roads leading to Rome. Students wishing eventually to practice psychology have multiple routes from which to choose, with only a select few gaining access to, and completing, postgraduate qualifications psychology. There are multiple stakeholders involved in the training and regulatory processes for psychology both in the universities that provide the academic training and in the community post-degree completion. There are also currently discrepancies among the different stakeholders in what they require as a minimum standard of entry and training, which can cause confusion for both students and educators alike. Essentially, psychology training in Australia is in a state of flux, with the ultimate goal of producing world-class standard psychologists. The outcomes of these changes are yet to be seenwe are, after all, psychologists, not psychics.
AB - Psychology training in Australia is a multifaceted pathway with not all roads leading to Rome. Students wishing eventually to practice psychology have multiple routes from which to choose, with only a select few gaining access to, and completing, postgraduate qualifications psychology. There are multiple stakeholders involved in the training and regulatory processes for psychology both in the universities that provide the academic training and in the community post-degree completion. There are also currently discrepancies among the different stakeholders in what they require as a minimum standard of entry and training, which can cause confusion for both students and educators alike. Essentially, psychology training in Australia is in a state of flux, with the ultimate goal of producing world-class standard psychologists. The outcomes of these changes are yet to be seenwe are, after all, psychologists, not psychics.
KW - Australia
KW - Education
KW - Psychologist
KW - Psychology
KW - Regulation
KW - Training
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84944317722&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/00207411.2015.1009742
DO - 10.1080/00207411.2015.1009742
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84944317722
SN - 0020-7411
VL - 44
SP - 4
EP - 10
JO - International Journal of Mental Health
JF - International Journal of Mental Health
IS - 1-2
ER -