Have Your Say - Draft National Standards for Counsellors and Psychotherapists

Help Shape the Future of Counselling in Australia

The Department of Health and Aged Care is developing National Standards for counsellors and psychotherapists. The draft National Standards are now available for public consultation.

As part of our commitment to advocating for our members, ACA has been instrumental in shaping the draft National Standards. We invite you to provide feedback to ensure these standards reflect the needs and diversity of our profession.

Share your insights through this short survey, which will contribute to ACA’s formal response in the public consultation process. Your input is invaluable in advancing and strengthening our profession.

1.Should there be fewer or additional domains? Please provide details.
2.Should a career descriptor be added, changed, or removed? Please provide details.
3.Should there be fewer or additional focus areas? Please provide details.
4.Some focus areas are graduated by career stage e.g. education, while other standards, such as core skills, provide the similar minimum standards for each career stage. Do you agree with this approach? Why?
5.The education and training domain includes specifications related to qualification, placement and professional development. Do these focus areas reflect best practice? Do you agree with this approach? Please provide details.
6.Are there any other changes that should be made? Please provide details.