CONSULTATIONS & SURVEYS
We welcome your feedback on these consultations and public feedback documents so we can maintain the high standards for which New Zealand’s psychology profession is respected. Your responses are valuable in helping to shape our future, our processes and the way we practice.
Psychology Assistant
Previously known as Assistant/Associate Psychologist (AP)
This consultation is now closed. Thank you to those who provided submissions.
Associated Documents
- Health NZ Role Description
- Health NZ Update – 05 March 2025
- Health NZ Update – 19 March 2025
- Allen & Clarke Feasibility Report
Updates
- 28/03/25
- Consultation Notification – 05/05/25
- Letter to Minister Doocey – 09/05/25
- Press Release – 20/08/25
Health Workforce Regulation and HPCA Act review
Proposed Framework for Scopes of Practice
This consultation is now closed. Thank you to those who provided submissions. We are currently reviewing the submissions we received. We will publish the updated statement once we finish this review.
Please click HERE for the feedback analysis report.
The NZPB acknowledge the work of the Psychology Scope Advisory Group (PSAG) and the Collaborative Reference Group (CRG) for their work commencing the process in reviewing psychology scopes of practice. PSAG were tasked with reviewing consultation feedback, reviewing literature and international comparisons concluding in the development of three options for the Board to consider.
The report can be viewed HERE.
Code of Conduct & Code of Ethics
This consultation is now closed. Thank you to those who provided submissions. We are currently reviewing the submissions we received. We will publish an update once we finish this review.
NZPB APC Fee/Levy
This consultation has now closed. Thank you to those who provided submissions. The consultation outcome document can be viewed by clicking HERE
Please click HERE to view the Gazette notice.
Raka Maui
This consultation has now closed. Thank you to those individuals who took the time to read and respond to the consultation document on its 2023 proposal to introduce Raka Maui: A cultural competency programme for all newly registered overseas trained psychologists.
This re-consultation ran from 1 December 2023 to 30 January 2024, proposing a cultural competence programme for all newly registered overseas trained psychologists.
A total of 447 responses were received. This represents a response rate of nearly 9.77% for the total workforce emailed at the time of consultation.
Based on the responses, the outcome determined by the Board is to proceed with a small test group.
Please click HERE for the Raka Maui Expression of Interest document.
Artifical Intelligence Guidelines
This consultation is now closed. Thank you to those who provided submissions. The updated guidelines can be viewed by clicking HERE.