The Australian Clinical Psychology Association (ACPA)

The Australian Clinical Psychology Association (ACPA) is a national organisation that solely represents postgraduate trained clinical psychologists. As not all practitioners who are titled clinical psychologists in Australia have the accredited postgraduate training that is the standard set by the Psychology Board of Australia, ACPA membership enables the public, government bodies, educational organisations, and other health professionals to identify those clinical psychologists who have undertaken accredited postgraduate training in the specialty area of clinical psychology. Such training ensures that these clinical psychologists have advanced understanding of psychological disorders and mental health, and specialised knowledge and skills to assess and treat a wide variety of mental health conditions. Clinical psychologists are trained to effectively manage mental health conditions that are characterised by complexity.

Vision:
ACPA’s vision is that every Australian has access to quality mental health care and that all Australians can benefit from the expertise and high-quality service that clinical psychologists provide. Mission:
ACPA actively advances the recognition of clinical psychology as a clearly identifiable area of expertise. ACPA’s mission is to promote the role and the expertise of qualified clinical psychologists to the benefit of the Australian public, ACPA’s members and the profession. We are committed to ensuring and advocating the highest training standards and the best practices for ongoing training and learning within clinical psychology.