Rose Stewart

Hi WilliamsClarke, Sorry to jump in on this thread but I've just moved to WA and I'm feeling kinda lost with the whole AHPRA confusion and wondered if you could help? I qualified as a clinical psychologist in the UK in 2012 and worked there for 3 years post-qualifying. The APS approved my qualifications (BSc, MSc, D.Clin.Psych) as equivalent to the 6 year course of study done in Aus and I migrated on an independent skilled visa (189). I understand the next step is AHPRA registration and that this must be provisional in the first instance for all overseas psychologists. My difficulty is that AHPRA cannot tell me whether or not I will need to do the 3 month transitional programme or not - they say they will assess this when I apply but that I can only apply once I have a job offer. This seems a bit of a catch-22 as I don't know what capacity I'm asking people to employ me in. I'm also not sure whether I should be responding to job adverts at all or calling practices to ask if they will take me on some kind of apprenticeship? Do you know how they decide whether or not you need to do the transitional programme and the national psychology exam? also any hints on how you found a transitional programme or what it entailed would be greatly received. For example, is it paid? can it be done in a private practice (there's a freeze on public psych jobs in Perth at the moment)? what extra are you asking for from an employer that you wouldn't as a fully qualified (e.g. more supervision etc.)? can I just call people advertising jobs and ask if they would consider taking me as transitional for the first 3 months before being fully qualified? thanks!