National 4+2 Psychology Registration Program
AHPRA has closed the 4+2 pathway to new applicants, asofthe30th of June 2022.
AHPRA has closed the 4+2 pathway to new applicants, asofthe30th of June 2022. However, the College of Professional Psychology welcomes applications from provisional psychologists whohavestartedtheir4+2internshipalready,and would benefit from our program’s structure and support.
Program at a Glance
4+2 pathway to general registration
Your 5th and 6th year of supervised, generalist practical training
To develop knowledge and practical skills across the eight core competencies in general psychological practice identified by the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) in order to be eligible for general registration as a psychologist
2 years full-time
Placement: 2720 hours over two years (approx. 28 hours per week)
Supervision: 160 hours required over two years
Professional Development: 120 hours over two years
Eligibility for general registration with the Psychology Board of Australia
You must have completed an approved four year tertiary psychology qualification
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Our National 4+2 Psychology Registration Program meets the requirements of the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) for your 5th and 6th year training whilst preparing you for your career as a psychologist.
Our structured and integrated learning program is designed to ensure that as a provisional psychologist, you receive the supervision and professional development required to achieve PsyBA core competencies as well as access to learning resources such as psychometric assessments to enable you to complete all PsyBA assessment tasks.
The PsyBA core competencies of the 4+2 registration program to be achieved by the provisional psychologist are:
- Knowledge of the discipline
- Ethical, legal, and professional matters
- Psychological assessment and measurement
- Intervention strategies
- Research and evaluation
- Communication and interpersonal relationships
- Working within a cross-cultural context
- Practice across the lifespan
Program Structure
Individual Supervision
We provide you with PsyBA approved principal supervisors to mentor, guide and support you with weekly individual supervision sessions. You will also have access to secondary supervisors if needed.
Group Supervision
Supervision provides the provisional psychologist with a professionally stimulating and supportive opportunity for growth. Our Board-approved supervisors work with you to prepare a supervised practice program in accordance with the latest PsyBA guidelines. A mentoring relationship provides direction, guidance and instructive critique to assist you in meeting your professional goals. This process is fundamental to achieving PsyBA core competencies. Our supervisors provide training, supervision and oral and written feedback about your progress.
Over the course of the program, you will be given the opportunity to work with a variety of the College’s supervisors who have a diverse range of specialities and areas of interest, providing a rich and varied learning experience. All our supervisors are current practitioners.
Professional Development
The purpose of Professional Development (PD) is to increase the skill level of provisional psychologists across all core competencies of professional practice. PD must be undertaken in each core capability, including psychological assessment and diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation of interventions and theoretical and empirical knowledge of psychological principles.
PD is an essential feature of training. Our program provides you with everything you need to develop and meet the Board’s key competencies whilst preparing you for the National Psychology Examination. We provide a range of specifically developed, practically oriented, skills-based activities, including workshops, lectures, classroom activities, and role plays.
All our professional development activities are delivered online.
Assessment Tasks
The successful completion of Board assessment tasks is fundamental to achieving general registration.
For each of the core competencies, PsyBA requires specific training objectives and detailed assessment tasks to be completed progressively over the period of the internship. Progress reports must be provided by the supervisor and submitted to the Board by the provisional psychologist every six months. COPP's Professional Development activities, along with guidance and support with these assessment tasks, is what sets us apart.
Case reports
Case reports are a major component of the internship. They are an educational and developmental process intended to help the provisional psychologist cultivate and refine clinical skills and demonstrate clinical competence under appropriate supervision.
Eight case reports must be completed by the provisional psychologist during the two-year internship, four must be focused on assessment of a client, and four must focus on intervention. Two assessment case reports and two intervention case reports must be assessed by the Board to ensure that they demonstrate competence. Our supervisors support and guide you through the preparation of these, we provide training on writing case reports, and we provide a review process ensuring case reports are of a high standard and more likely to meet with Board approval when submitted.
National Psychology Exam
To be eligible for general registration, the National Psychology Examination must be passed during the second internship year (after 1,500 hours have been completed). The examination assesses applied psychological knowledge and helps demonstrate that the provisional psychologist has an appropriate level of applied professional knowledge and competence. At the College of Professional Psychology, we have a library of Board recommended exam readings, e-learning exam preparation modules and NPE study groups guided by an experienced supervisor to support your success.
We provide
- Support from supervisors with explicit knowledge and experience in the preparation of Board assessment tasks across all core competencies;
- Training in and access to a range of Board approved mandatory and elective psychometric assessments;
- Training in writing case reports for PsyBA, a review panel to provide feedback on your report and maximise the likelihood of success;
- Assistance with your preparation for the National Psychology Examination, including e-learning modules, library resources and an exam study group.
2720
Hours
Minimum of 88 weeks full time
1000 hours direct client contact
1720 hours client related activities
160
Hours
Total supervision: at an average ratio of one hour of supervision to 17.5 hours of supervised psychological practice
At least 100 hours of individual supervision
120
Hours
Professional Development including live practical skills-based workshops and e-learnings
3000 hours in total
Eligibility
To enrol in our 4+2 Psychology Registration Program, you must have completed an approved four-yeartertiary psychology qualificationand have already commenced on the 4+2 pathway to general registration prior to 1 July 2022.
Program applicants are required to undergo a selection process that consists of an application and a structured interview. This process gives both the applicant and the College the opportunity to ensure that our program fits with your individual needs and goals.
Studentswith Overseas Qualifications
Overseas psychology qualifications will have to be assessed for their Australian equivalence by theAustralian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency(AHPRA)
Fees
The College of Professional Psychology was founded on the principle that by providing psychologists with the best professional and practical skills, they can go on to make a positive contribution to the mental well-being of the wider community.
Our supervisors, keen to give back and support the psychology profession, provide their time and expertise at a rate that allows us to keep our program fees to a minimum.
4+2 program:$30,000
(payable in 8 xinstalments)
If you have already completed part of your 4+2 program, the fee is calculated after your interview based on how much of the program you still have to complete.
The fees cover all components of the registration program, including regular individual and group supervision, professional development workshops, e-learning modules and other online networking opportunities, as well as assistance with finding a placement if needed. Also included is access to psychometric tests.
Why choose the College of Professional Psychology?
- We remove the guess work for meeting PsyBA internship program requirements whilst ensuring you are fully prepared for the National Psychology Examination and general registration with PsyBA.
- We support your success in the National Psychology Examination by giving you unlimited access to the College’s library of Board recommended exam readings, e-learning exam preparation modules and NPE study groups guided by an experienced supervisor.
- We help you to secure psychological practice placements that meet PsyBA requirements. Over 95% of our interns work full-time in paid placements.
- We provide you with all the supervision and professional development required to meet PsyBA requirements.
- Our track record. All of our interns who have completed our program have achieved general registration as a registered psychologist with PsyBA.
- We provide advice on AHPRA guidelines and assistance with the completion of documentation required by PsyBA.
- You can work in a variety of placements to gain a broader practical experience.
- You will have guidance and support from a range of supervisors over the duration of your program and have access to our network of psychologists and accredited professionals working in diverse organisations.
Good to know
- The Psychology Board of Australia grants you ‘provisional registration’ so you can complete a period of supervised practice for general registration.
- General registration as a psychologist involves at least six years of education and training.
- The start date of your internship program is the date the Board approves your provisional registration and you have a Board approved job role.
- You can enrol with us at any time of the year.
