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REGISTRATION AS A PSYCHOLOGIST IN TASMANIA
FEES
Application for full or employed provisional registration
$150.00
Full time or employed provisional annual registration fee
$240.00
Application for full time student provisional registration $75.00 Full time student provisional annual registration fee
$120.00
TYPES OF REGISTRATION
A person may apply for full registration if the person has:
• a recognised Masters Degree or a qualification the Board deems to be equivalent;
• a recognised four-year degree in psychology or a qualification the Board deems to be equivalent and at least two years’ experience in the practice of psychology, being experience of a kind that is satisfactory to the Board.
Download:
Application Form for Full Registration
Guidance Notes
Provisional Registration
A person may apply for provisional registration if the person has:
a recognised four-year degree in psychology or a qualification the Board deems to be equivalent and is undertaking further fulltime study to obtain a Master Degree or a qualification the Board deems equivalent;
a recognised four-year degree in psychology or a qualification the Board deems to be equivalent and is undertaking employment under the supervision of a fully registered psychologist approved by the Board.
Download - 'Four Plus Two':
Application form for Provisional Registration
Guidance Notes
Form A (Contract of Supervision - Provisional Registrant)
Form B (Acceptance of Role of Supervisor, employed)
Form C (Notice of Completion of Period of Supervised practice)
Guidance Notes for completing Forms A, B and C
Guidelines for the Supervision of Provisionally Registered Persons
Supervision GuidelinesDownload - Full time Student:
Application form for Provisional Registration
Guidance Notes
Form A (Contract of Supervision - Provisional Registrant)
Form B(2) (University Placement Coordinator, supervision of full time student)
Guidance Notes for completing Forms A, B
Guidelines for the Supervision of Provisionally Registered Persons
Supervision GuidelinesNOTE: A person who holds provisional registration as a psychologist must not practise psychology except under the supervision of a person who holds full registration as a psychologist under the Act.
Post Graduate Students Full RegistrationThe Board registers graduates with an accredited course work Master of Psychology degree. The Board also registers some PhD students who it has deemed are at least of equivalent standing to someone with an accredited Master of Psychology degree.
They should have completed satisfactorily course work and supervised placements equivalent to the professional Masters degree requirements and have completed an equivalent amount of research to a completed and passed MPsych thesis, including the presentation and acceptance of a thesis proposal and the collection of data and some public presentation of results such as a formal presentation at a professional national conference or a published paper in a national or international professional journal.
An original letter from the applicant’s university, on letterhead and signed by the head of school/department, confirming their status must be provided with the application, containing all the information shown in the proforma letter produced by the Board.NOTE: Such applicants will only be registered if they can demonstrate equivalent status to a fully completed and conferred professional Masters degree in Psychology such as a Master of Psychology (Developmental and Educational) or Master of Psychology (Clinical).
Download:
Application Form for Full Registration
Proforma University Letter
Psychologists wishing to be restored to the Register
Psychologists previously registered with the Board whose registration has lapsed, may apply for restoration to the Register.The Board requires that a psychologist re-registering in Tasmania must have:
practised as a psychologist within the last 5 years, such practice being of a nature satisfactory to the Board; and,
undertaken professional development at Australian Psychology Society (APS) standard or equivalent.
Any practitioner not meeting these criteria must negotiate a bridging plan with the Board to enable competent re-entry into the profession. This plan must be approved by the Board before practice is commenced.
Download:
Application Form for Restoration to the Register
Psychologists registered in another State or Territory of Australia, or in New Zealand
Psychologists who are registered in another State or Territory of Australia or New Zealand can apply under the relevant Mutual Recognition Act. An original document, or a certified copy, evidencing current registration to carry on the practice of psychology in another State or Territory of registration or New Zealand must be provided.Download:
Guidelines and Application Form under Mutual Recognition
Application Form under Trans Tasman Mutual RecognitionPsychologists registered in other overseas countries
Psychologists registered overseas (with the exception of New Zealand) are required to provide original Academic Transcripts as well as certified copies of photo id and an original certified passport size photo when they lodge their application.Prospective applicants should contact the APS for assessment of equivalence of their qualifications before lodging their application with the Board. Certification provided by the APS must be submitted with the application form.
Please note that eligibility to apply does not guarantee registration will be granted.
Psychologists wishing to register in Tasmania should note that the Psychologists Registration Board of Tasmania does not provide employment assistance. Any requirement for practical training periods must be attended to personally, as should be longer term employment.