Skilled Occupation List (SOL)

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1 Skilled List (SOL) Tracking Code: 66FRVA Name Individual * Dr Judy Hyde Organisation Australian Clinical Psychology Association (ACPA) What are the industry/industries and ANZSCO occupation/s that you or your organisation represents for the purposes of this submission? Industry Professional The three dropdowns below accord with the ABS ANZSCO classification of occupations. Selections are required at the Group 2-digit level and at the Unit (4-digit) level, but can also be made down to the (6-digit) level depending on the occupation/s to which your submission relates. Additional occupations can be selected by way of the Add item button. For each occupation selected, please indicate whether your advice is to Include, Exclude, or is Neutral (other) with respect to the SOL. The rest of the form can be used to provide evidence/reasons to support your recommendations. Attachments can also be added after clicking the 'Submit' button. Item 1 Page 1 of 5

2 Group * Legal, Social and Welfare Professionals Unit * Psychologists All Summary advice for SOL * Include Exclude Neutral Item 2 Group * Legal, Social and Welfare Professionals Unit * Psychologists Summary advice for SOL * Include Exclude Neutral Are there any occupations that you represent where there is evidence of imbalances in the demand for and supply of skills in the medium-to-long term? * There is an over supply of generalist psychologists (ANZSCO, 2723, 2014; Hyde, 2014; Grenyer, 2013). There is an under supply of qualified clinical psychologists More than half of those clinical psychologists currently endorsed by the Psychology Board of Page 2 of 5

3 Australia do not have qualifications in clinical psychology, although these are now required for endorsement going forward. ANZSCO, 2723 (2014). Australian Government, Department of Employment. employment.gov.au/system/files/doc/other/2723psychologistaus.pdf downloaded, Hyde, J. (2014). Lessons from Australia in the public funding of mental health services. Canadian Psychology, 55, (see attached). Grenyer, B.F.S. (2013). Psychology Board of Australia Updates on Professional Practice NSW Heads of Psychology Annual Meeting. November. PowerPoint presentation Is there evidence of imbalances in the demand for and supply of skills in the medium-to-long term in non-metropolitan areas? If so, can you indicate in what part of Australia and the number in the occupation in over or undersupply. Non-metropolitan areas frequently struggle to obtain qualified clinical psychologists. On occasion they are forced to employ generalist psychologists who do not have the training to work at the level required in mental health. Are there any occupations which require formal licensing or registration arrangements in order to practice/perform in this occupation? For example: Midwives are required to register with the nurses board in their state or territory Panelbeaters are required to be registered or certified with the state Motor Vehicle Repair Industry Authority All psychologists are required to register with the Psychology Board of Australia. Page 3 of 5

4 Is it expected that your employment sector will be impacted by any medium-to-long term trends which will impact upon demand and/or supply (excluding costs associated with training, labour hire, and international sponsorship)? Please provide evidence (e.g. data source, policy document) which substantiates these claims. For example: New benchmarks for childcare centres mandate increased staff-to-child ratios and higher qualification standards for childcare workers. The University Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) now demands a PhD level thesis for any degree at doctoral level. Doctoral level training is the norm for any psychologists in developed countries. This new restriction of the AQF requirements has meant that universities cannot viably provide doctoral level professional training in psychology. This has led to the closure of these programs (e.g. the University of Sydney has offered only a Doctoral level training for clinical psychologists for 13 years, but has been forced by the restraints of the AQF to return to a Masters level degree. This further undermines the standards of training relative to the rest of the developed world for Australian psychologists. The training of Australian psychologists is already of the least amount and lowest standard of the developed world. Please provide any other information you consider relevant evidence to support your submission For example, you may know of some independent studies about your occupation that supports your advice to us. In addition to the three studies cited above: Grenyer, B.F.S., Mathews, R., Stokes, D.L., & Crea, K. N. (2010) The Australian Psychology Workforce 2: National Profile of Psychologists Education, Training, Specialist Qualifications and Continuous Professional Development. Australian Psychologist, 45, Psychology Board of Australia (2014). Psychology Registrant Data, June (2014) (see attached). Would you like to make any additional comments on the SOL? Page 4 of 5

5 Please provide the name, position and contact details of a person within your organisation who is willing to be contacted if any further information or follow-up is required. Name * Judy Hyde Position * President, the Australian Clinical Psyhcology Association Contact details * judy.hyde@acpa.org.au All information, including name and address details, contained in submissions will be made available to the public on the Department of Industry website unless you indicate that you would like all or part of your submission to remain in confidence. Automatically generated confidentiality statements in s do not suffice for this purpose. Respondents who would like all or part of their submission to remain in confidence should provide this information in an to SOL@industry. gov.au. Legal requirements, such as those imposed by the Freedom of Information Act 1982, may affect the confidentiality of your submission. Page 5 of 5