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<p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear
Colleagues<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As
you are probably aware the new National Registration Scheme for Psychologists (NRAS)
in Australia has not endorsed Community Psychology and Health Psychology as
specialized areas of psychological practice and has thus put our existence
under threat. Members of the APS Colleges of Community and Health Psychologists
are working hard to have this decision reversed and for both areas to be
endorsed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As
detailed below, the Chair, Professor Brin Grenyer, and the WA representative,
Professor Alfred Allan, of the new Psychologists Board of Australia (PBA) are
holding an open forum in Perth on this coming Wednesday to discuss the new
national registration scheme. This meeting is an excellent opportunity for us
to demonstrate our support, to the PBA, for recognition of community and health
psychology as endorsed areas of psychological practice, and to ask the PBA to
continue to press for our inclusion in the scheme. The more people we have
there in support the stronger our message will be. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This
meeting is open to all psychologists – you do not have to be currently
registered or members of the APS. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please
email me on <a href="mailto:a.sibbel@ecu.edu.au">a.sibbel@ecu.edu.au</a> if you
would like any further information. I do hope to see you there.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kind
regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Anne
Sibbel <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Invitation
to attend a public forum to discuss transition to the national registration and
accreditation scheme <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear
Colleagues <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Professor
Brin Grenyer, Chair, Psychology Board of Australia will address a public forum
in Perth on 15 September 2010 to discuss the transition of WA practitioners to the
national registration and accreditation scheme. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Professor
Alfred Allan, National Board member from Western Australia will also present. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>All
psychologists and students are invited to attend. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Topics
to be covered will include: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>?
transition to the new scheme – what WA psychologists need to know <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>?
area of practice endorsements <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>?
provisional psychologists and higher degree students <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>?
role of the Psychology Board of Australia <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>?
roles of state and national offices. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>DATE:
Wednesday 15 September 2010 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>TIME:
5-7pm <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>VENUE</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>: Ballroom <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Duxton
Hotel <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>No.
1 St George's Terrace Perth <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>RSVP</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>: 14 September 2010 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Gabrielle
FitzGerald <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>e:
<a href="mailto:gabrielle.fitzgerald@ahpra.gov.au">gabrielle.fitzgerald@ahpra.gov.au</a>
p: 03 8708 9235 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please
feel free to pass this message on to colleagues who may also be interested. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please
note that Perth City Council Parking at the nearby Concert Hall is available at
a rate of $2.30 per hour <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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