Overview

APS members are invited to attend a joint webinar hosted by the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and the Psychology Board of Australia (the Board) on the consultation process for a draft Code of conduct for Australian psychologists. 

Psychology Board Chair Rachel Phillips, will outline the reasons the Board has developed a draft Code and how to participate in the consultation process.

In moving away from the APS Code of ethics (2007) for the profession, the Board has chosen to update the shared Code of conduct used by other regulated health professions, ensuring it is relevant for current and future psychology practice.

Whilst the Board is not proposing significant changes, there are some key areas where updates are being proposed. 

The webinar will focus on outlining the background and context to the Board developing the draft Code for the psychology profession including:

• a summary of the Board’s proposal, and 

• details on key changes, including cultural safety and sexual boundaries provisions.

Relevant resources

Prior to attending this webinar, we recommend that participants read the consultation documents, as published on the Psychology Board website, including: 

• Consultation paper: Code of conduct for psychologists (including the relevant attachments), and

• Guide to the review: An outline of the key aspects of the consultation and how the proposed changes will affect you.

Level of Learning

Foundational. This activity is targeted to those new to the the topic.

Duration of access

Access to the recording and presenter slides is for 12 months from the date of confirmed registration.

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Activity details 

• On-demand webinar recording 

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this on-demand activity, participants should be able to:

• list a summary of the Board’s proposal, including key changes,

• recognize how to apply the proposed changes of the Code into practice, and

• provide feedback to the Board’s consultation process.

Presenter(s)

Rachel Phillips

About the presenter(s)

Rachel Phillips is the Chair of the Psychology Board of Australia. She was appointed to the Queensland Regional Board in 2014, to the Psychology Board of Australia in August 2015, and appointed as its Chair in 2018. Rachel has worked predominantly in the Queensland public health sector across a variety of settings, including acute hospital, community child and youth mental health, and alcohol and drug outpatients. She has more recently worked in psychology leadership positions and is currently employed as the Executive Director, Clinical Support Services at Princess Alexandra Hospital. She has also worked in private practice – as a sole practitioner, within large practices, and with psychiatrists. Rachel has had a longstanding role as a clinical supervisor of provisional psychologists completing the different pathways to general registration as well as registrars in clinical psychology.