The document provides an update from the New Zealand Psychologists Board. It discusses the current board members and structure. It also summarizes the board's major activities including developing best practice guidelines, quality improvement processes, and proposals from the Health Workforce New Zealand. Registration and complaints data from the past year are also presented.

1. New Zealand Psychologists Board Presentation to the NZPsS Conference Queenstown 23 August 2011

3. Current Board members Dr Ian Miller (Chair) Wellington Dr Monique Faleafa (Deputy Chair) Auckland Mrs Beverley Burns Hamilton Mrs Beverley Clark (Lay member) Wanaka Ms Ann Connell Wellington Dr David Stephens (Lay member) Hamilton (Plus two vacancies)

4. Current structure Minister of Health BOARD Audit, Finance and Risk Committee Secretariat Accreditation Committee Part 2 Committee Parts 3 and 4 Committee Chief Executive/Registrar 3 Board members 3 External members 3 Secretariat members 2 Expert Advisors 3 Secretariat members 3 Board members 3 Secretariat members Admin Assistant Deputy Registrar - Registration Office Manager Psychology Advisor Professional Standards Coordinator 3 Board members

18. The Board’s Secretariat

19. Registration growth New Registrants 08/09 09/10 10/11 Trainee Psychologists 12 2 2 Intern Psychologists 88 117 104 Psychologist s 41 36 31 Clinical Psychologists 48 25 41 Counselling Psychologists - - 2 Educational Psychologists 22 10 6 Total 210 190 186

20. APC growth APC Holders at 31 March 2009 2010 2011 Psychologist 777 797 810 Clinical Psychologist 1097 1126 1172 Counselling Psychologist - ? 9 Educational Psychologist 168 179 184 Intern Psychologist 128 180 (199) Trainee Psychologist 6 11 5 Total 2176 2293 (2379)

26. Complaints in 2010/2011 Setting Number of complaints % of new cases Private Practice 5 18 Family Court 10 36 ACC 5 18 DHB 0 0 Dept of Corrections 3 11 CYFS 1 4 Other 4 14