What should you look for when choosing a psychologist?
Posted on November 22nd, 2013
First Steps
- Check the person is a registered psychologist via the AHPRA [Australian Health Practitioners Registration Agency] website. ahpra.gov.au. All health practitioners in Australia must be registered with AHPRA to make sure qualification and standards of practice are met
- Membership of the professional body, the Australian Psychological Society also shows the psychologist’s interest in best practice of the profession psychology.org.au/. Psychologists note their membership by letters after their name Eg. Ranee Wheat MAPS [Member of the Australian Psychological Society]
Rockhampton Psychology Services psychologists:
- On “our people” page you can see a brief description of the interests and expertise of our psychologists. All of us are skilled in therapy with people who experience mood and anxiety disorders. The description is to help you to decide if you think that there may be a good fit between you and the therapist. Visit the Our People page »
- We all have different interest areas, you have a wider range of expertise to access
- You will note from the photos that we are mature women; all of us have come to psychology as a second career. Our life experience gives a depth to our practice which is invaluable for you; we are not just ‘text book’ therapists. Our employment backgrounds range from health services, teaching, employment consulting, rehabilitation and administration
- Working in a group practice provides your therapist opportunities to access advice from colleagues if necessary; one person can’t know everything
- At RPS we also have alliances with outplacement services, employee assistance providers and can provide WorkCover services
- We take seriously our responsibility to provide you with research-based therapy. We all undertake professional development each year as well as meet fortnightly for professional development as a group
In addition
- RPS has full time reception support which ensures that your queries are answered promptly and appointment details are managed when you phone
- If you prefer to contact us via the web, we will be respond by the next working day
- We have Skype facilities; this may work best for clients from out of town