Mental Health News
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Source and ACK: https://consultations.health.gov.au/mental-health-access-branch/survey-open-development-of-national-standards-for/
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I acknowledge that the below quoted content is from this source at the time of publishing: https://consultations.health.gov.au/mental-health-access-branch/survey-open-development-of-national-standards-for/
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Online Survey – Development of national standards for counsellors and psychotherapists
Overview
The Department of Health and Aged Care is developing national standards for counsellors and psychotherapists.
The national standards intend to describe the experience, capabilities and behaviours expected of the counselling and psychotherapy professions. This includes education, supervision, CPD and oversight requirements.
The Department wants to hear from you on your experience as a counsellor, psychotherapist, consumer or representative. You can provide feedback via:
Online Survey
- Access the online survey using the link in the ‘Give us your views’ section below
- The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete
- Responses are due by the COB Friday 5 July 2024.
Written Feedback Form
- The written feedback form can be downloaded to complete offline, see link in the ‘Related’ section below
- The form includes similar questions to the survey, allowing respondents to provide a more detailed response in Microsoft Word format
- Once completed the form can be emailed to NationalStandardsReview@allenandclarke.com.au
- Responses are due by COB Friday 5 July 2024.
Respondents are not expected to provide responses to both the online survey and the written feedback form.
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My note:
I believe in transparency and professional integrity. I believe the clients must be educated about information to make informed choices. As their therapist, I believe this is also my duty to let them know the mental health industry and its complex nature. Also, the submission has some typos as it was typed in a hurry with a lot of word restrictions. I personally felt that the department must give an opportunity to write a a detailed submission when dealing with such complex issues. My apologies for the error/mistake/typos in the submission. However, the context is true to the best of my knowledge and I look forward to having interviewssion with the department or with any interested public.
You can see my submission to the department here: my_response
Please feel free to post your comments to have transparent and professional discussion. All are welcome to engage. Please note that I may not be able to provide responses to all comments due to the nature of my profession and commitments. However, I will try my best to provide consolidated response from time to time.