David Stokes, B Ed, M A Senior Manager Professional Practice

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David Stokes, B Ed, M ASenior
ManagerProfessional Practice
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Outline of Issues 

• National Registration and Accreditation (NRAS)
• Process
• Benefits
• Problems
• National Health Reform (NHR)
• NHHRC, Primary Health care, Prevention and Early
  Intervention
• Primary Health
• E-health

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NRAS Process

• Consultative Papers
• Bill B
• Bills C
• PBA

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NRAS Benefits

• Standardisation
• Flexibility
• Better accountability
• Community Access
• Community Protection

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NRAS Problems

• Costs
• Criminal History Checks
• Mandatory Reporting
• Therapists
• Employers
• Non-health psychologists
• Seizure of Information
• Scope of Practice Protection of Psychological
  tests
• Accreditation
• Protection of Title

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NRAS Problems 2 PBA Consultation Paper

• Pathways to Registration
• Prof Indemnity Insurance
• CPD
• Recency of Practice
• Specialist Registration
• Supervision

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National Health Reform

• Funding mechanisms
• Organisational structures
• Primary health
• Collaborative care
• Integrating State and Private
• Equality of service providers
• E-health
• RRR

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APS Position

• Primary Care Organisation
• Access to AH
• CDM
• RRR
• E-health
• Education and training