PACAWA - Pychotherapists and Counsellors Association of Western Australia - Membership

<body> <h5>MEMBERSHIP</h5> <p><h2>Categories And Criteria</h2> <hr> <p> <table class="lt_grey"> <tr><td> <p>PACAWA membership is open to residents of Western Australian involved in the psychotherapy and counselling professions at either qualified or training level. Membership is available in 4 categories - Full Member, Provisional, Trainee, or Informal - where the AssociationÕs minimum requirements for training, supervision and clinical experience are met. PACAWA actively encourages members in the Associate categories to work progressively towards upgrading to Full Membership. <p><span class="emphasize">Please refer to the <a href="../pdfs/MembApplicInfo.pdf" class="magentalink"> Application Information document</a> for full details concerning criteria.</span> </td></tr> </table> <h4>FULL MEMBERSHIP</h4> <p><span class="emphasize">Member</span> <i>must have:</i> <ul> <li>A <i>sufficiently</i> relevant tertiary degree, <i>and</i></li> <li>Completed 200 hours formal psychotherapy or counselling course over 2 years, <i>and</i></li> <li>500 hours supervised clinical experience post training over 1 year, <i>and</i></li> <li>75 hours of clinical supervision, with 25 or more of those hours acquired post training, <i>and</i></li> <li>30 hours of personal therapy and/or self-awareness training.</li> </ul> <p><span class="emphasize">Or</span>, where there is not a <i>sufficiently</i> relevant degree, <ul> <li>Completed 300 hours formal psychotherapy or counselling course over 3 years, <i>and</i></li> <li>1000 hours of supervised clinical experience post training over 2 years, <i>and</i></li> <li>100 hours of clinical supervision, with 25 or more of those hours acquired post training, <i>and</i></li> <li>30 hours of personal therapy and/or self-awareness training.</li> </ul> <p><span class="emphasize">Or</span>, where there is an <i>undergraduate counselling or psychotherapy degree</i>, <ul> <li>1000 hours of supervised clinical experience post training over 2 years, <i>and</i></li> <li>100 hours of clinical supervision, with 25 or more of those hours acquired post training, <i>and</i></li> <li>30 hours of personal therapy and/or self-awareness training.</li> </ul> <p>Ongoing requirements for Full Members - 10 hours supervision and 10 hours professional development every 2 years. <h4>ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP</h4> <p><span class="emphasize">Provisional Member</span> <i>must have:</i> <ul> <li>Competed 200 hour formal psychotherapy or counselling course over 2 years, <i>and</i></li> <li>50 hours of clinical supervision, <i>and</i></li> <li>Monthly supervision if working with a caseload, <i>and</i></li> <li>25 hours per year ongoing professional development.</li> </ul> <p><span class="emphasize">Trainee Member</span> <i>must be:</i> <ul> <li>Enrolled in formal training in psychotherapy or counselling, <i>and</i></li> <li>Receiving monthly supervision if working with a caseload.</li> </ul> <p><span class="emphasize">Informal Member</span> <i>must have:</i> <ul> <li><i>Significant</i> training experience, <i>and</i></li> <li>Monthly supervision if working with a caseload.</li> </ul> <br>  <br> <table class="standard"> <tr> <td> <div align="right"><a href="#top" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('Image2','','../images/top_of_page2.gif',1)" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()"><img src="../images/top_of_page.gif" border="0" width="48" height="20" name="Image2"></a></div> </td> </tr> </table> </body>