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Overseas Recognition of Degrees

Recognition of Australian Psychology degrees and Accreditation

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Registration with Professional Bodies in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore

Hong Kong

Full details on registration see: http://www.hkps.org.hk/

The Hong Kong Psychological Society was founded in 1968. Its principal aims are to encourage the growth of psychological activities in Hong Kong and to promote the development of an appropriate professional environment to faciliate the maintenance of professional standards for psychologists. To this end, the Society maintains a Code of Professional Conduct for the guidance of members and to compel the observance of strict rules of professional conduct as a condition of membership. It also maintains a Register of psychologists who have applied for and granted admission to the Register. The Society is both a learned society and a professional association. It is the only organization of psychologists in Hong Kong which represents all specialties of psychology. The Society is a limited company under guarantee

Honours graduates from Australia are eligible for graduate membership of the Hong Kong Psychology Society; full membership requires an undergraduate degree plus a Master’s degree.

Malaysia

There is currently no process for the registration of psychologists in Malaysia though PSIMA is involved in trying to introduce a mechanism. Australian psychology qualifications are generally recognized. Information provided by PSIMA August 2007 http://www.uum.edu.my/psima/

Singapore

For full information on practising as a psychologist in Singapore, please refer to http://singaporepsychologicalsociety.org

There is no official statutory regulation of the practice of psychology in Singapore. Therefore, it is not compulsory to be licensed or registered with a government agency or professional board to practise as a psychologist.

In the absence of governmental regulation of the practice of psychology, the Singapore Psychological Society has implemented a register of psychologists who are professional qualified and providing psychological services. The Singapore Register of Psychologists is to ensure that
consumer interest is better served. Although psychologists providing psychological services are encouraged to apply to be listed on the Singapore Register of Psychologists, it is not a legal requirement to be listed in order to practise as a psychologist in Singapore.

Membership Information (from the Singapore Psychological Society website 1/6/2007)

c. ASSOCIATE MEMBER
For the Associate Member/Overseas Associate (S$40.00 per year), the minimum qualifications are one of the following:
(1) Degree with 50% of curriculum in Psychology.
(2) General degree in Psychology.
(3) Honours degree in Psychology.
(4) Master s degree in Psychology.

d. FULL MEMBER
For the Full Member (S$50.00 per year), the minimum qualifications are one of the following:
(1) A Bachelor degree in psychology or equivalent, or a Master's degree in psychology or equivalent, recognised by the Society, with 2 years relevant work experience.
(2) A Bachelor degree in psychology or equivalent, recognised by the Society, together with a further qualification in psychology which may be a Master's or a Doctoral degree or equivalent.
(3) A Masters or a Doctoral degree or a post graduate professional qualification in a specialized field in psychology from a recognised academic institution, such qualification having entailed supervised practical training of not less than 400 hours in a variety of settings.
(4) A licensed, chartered or registered psychologist legally entitled to practise as a professional psychologist in one of the following countries or states: an Australian state, Canada, New Zealand, United States of America, United Kingdom or Great Britain and Northern Ireland, or such other countries as the Council may from time to time determine.
(5) Full membership with an overseas national psychological society recognised by the Society