Kia ora
Welcome to e Poari Kaimātai Hinengaro o Aotearoa The New Zealand Psychologists Board
What we do
- Work to protect the public in relation to psychologists.
- Ensure that only those who are registered with the board use the title “psychologist”.
- Maintain a publicly accessible register of psychologists in Aotearoa New Zealand.
- Set standards for registration and practice for psychologists.
- Hear concerns or complaints about psychologists’ services.
Want to register
NZPB Scopes of Practice, accredited courses, and registration guidelines both for practitioners trained in New Zealand and overseas.
Already registered
A regularly updated resource of certification guidelines, reviews, competence matters and more for certified practitioners of psychology.
Raising a concern
Members of the public must be able to trust that a practitioner using a protected title has been determined to be competent and fit to practise.
Search the Register
Members of the public must be able to trust that a practitioner using a protected title has been determined to be competent and fit to practise.
Updates
Scopes of Practice
On 20 September 2023 the Board published a newsletter addressing issues relating to scopes of practice. The newsletter can be found here. Since publishing that newsletter the Board has continued to hear of confusion, particularly regarding the ‘Psychologist’ scope of...
Roadshow feedback
During the Roadshow, we promised we would update you on what happened with all of your fantastic feedback. We’ve made some progress and wanted to let you know what is happening next. The Board met on 16 and 17 August. The main kaupapa for the hui was to consider...
Call for volunteers
The "Best practice guidelines for working with clients with diverse sex, sexuality and gender" are under revision and the current authorship group would like to invite psychologists who identify as part of the Rainbow communities in Aotearoa, who might be interested...