REGISTRATION AS A PSYCHOLOGIST IN TASMANIA

FEES

Full time or employed provisional annual registration fee $240.00
Full time student provisional annual registration fee $120.00
Application fee for full or employed provisional registration $150.00

Application fee for full time student provisional registration

$75.00
Application fee for restoration to the register $50.00
Application fee to move from provisional to full registration $50.00*

* Provisionally registered psychologists who have paid the full time student registration fee should also pay the additional $120 registration fee when applying for full registration.
 

TYPES OF REGISTRATION


         Full 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.

NOTE: 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.

The Board has recently revised the forms and guidelines for the supervision of "four plus two" provisional registrants.  Further changes may be made, supervisors and provisional registrants are encouraged to check this page regularly.

Download - 'Four Plus Two':
 Application form for Provisional Registration
Form A - Provisional Registrant to complete
Form B - Supervisor/s to complete
Supervision Plan  - to be submitted with application for registration
Form C - Final Report  - to be submitted at completion of  period of supervised practice
Competency Certificates - to be submitted with Form C when applying for full registration

Suggested Log Book formats
Confidential Feedback form

Supervision Guidelines
Guidelines for Supervisors

NOTE: Provisionally registered psychologists undertaking the four plus two pathway to full registration are required to lodge their log books with the Board when applying for full registration.

Download - Full time Student:
 Application form for Provisional Registration
Form A(2) (Contract of Supervision - Post Graduate Student)
Form B(2) (University Placement Coordinator, Supervision of Post Graduate Student)

NOTE: Provisionally registered psychologists undertaking post graduate study who also wish to take up employment as a provisional psychologist (other than for the purpose of clinical placements) must first seek the Board's approval of such an arrangement.  In such cases the Board requires the lodgment of a Form A, Form B, Supervision Plan and job description, together with payment of $175. ($120 registration fee plus $50 administration fee.)  Students should be aware that they may be required to lodge their log books when applying for full registration.


Post Graduate Students Full Registration

The 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:

 

Psychologists 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.

 
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